For years, feminist advocates have highlighted the importance of accurate media reporting of violence against women.
Today, we're thrilled to announce that our GBV In The Media Guidelines are HERE!
Informed by a pan-Canadian network of anti-violence experts & journalists, 1/2👇
This is Jennifer.
She is Keira's mom & the force behind Keira's Law, aiming to educate judges about domestic violence &
#coercivecontrol
.
She used the worst pain imaginable for change. We were honoured to support & celebrate the passage of this life-saving law.
@forlittlekeira
The Body Bag, For Her
It's our reminder that femicide is real, prevalent & increasing. Ignoring it won't make it go away.
The Body Bag, For Her serves as our urgent call for the Govt. Canada to declare femicide an emergency.
Sign the petition. For her.
Can we have a moment? Just one.
To absorb & celebrate
@cityoftoronto
&
@oliviachow
declaring Intimate Partner Violence an EPIDEMIC. Gratitude to all who supported our Urgent Call to Action w/ Women's Habitat & all the support from
@schliferclinic
@OAITH
. The sisterhood is strong.
Keira's Law would protect children from violent parents & prevent mothers like Jennifer -and too many others- from enduring the unspeakable.
Tell your MP to support Keira’s Law:
@forlittlekeira
@PamDamoff
@adhillonDLL
Yes,
#IWD
is a time to celebrate women. But sometimes, those of us who do this work can't help but feel like it's all a front. An annual cover-up to hide what women face every day.
To hide the violence affecting 1/3 of us
To hide the killings of us & our children
🧵👇
#Femicide
We are overjoyed that
@cityoftoronto
City Council unanimously voted in favour of declaring IPV an
#epidemic
in Toronto! Thank you for everyone who supported, endorsed our Call to Action, and came out to City Hall today. The community is strong together. 💜
We stand with
@forlittlekeira
in advocating for change in our family courts and supporting women experiencing domestic violence. Please sign the petition today and share to help get Bill C-233 passed.
#KeirasLaw
@PamDamoff
This case was textbook Coercive Control and now two children under the age of 3 have lost their beloved mother, Marie.
#Femicide
is a national emergency. We continue to lose too many women to violence.
#Femicide
doesn't just happen. In the majority of cases, there are multiple risk factors and indicators, including a history of domestic violence.
The more we know, the more we can support safe interventions and prevent femicide.
Keira's Law is now Canadian law!
Jennifer, we are in constant awe of your strength and love for Keira. This news is a testament to a mother's love, political will and community solidarity!
@forlittlekeira
"Violence against women is often framed by police as isolated, random incidents rather than a pattern and a deeply embedded, systemic issue."
Our Exec. Director on the problems with the episodic framing of violence against women used by Police
#femicide
Femicide is not the same as homicide.
#Femicide
is the killing of women precisely because they are women by men driven by misogyny and a need to maintain power & control.
Sign the petition to declare femicide an emergency:
@NWRCT
@CAN_Femicide
While the names "Van Attack" & "Montreal Massacre" are easy to use/remember (we've also used them), they sanitize & minimize what really happened
It wasn't vans or a city that were targeted & killed -it was women. And in both cases of mass
#femicide
, the main driver was
#misogyny
Today is the fifth anniversary of the van attack on Yonge Street, where 10 people were killed and 16 others were injured.
My thoughts are with the families who lost loved ones, as well as with everyone in North York and across the city, as we continue to heal from this tragedy.
This is the deadly result of misogynoir - and it was 100% preventable.
Danielle should be alive. Black women deserve more.
Thank you for this reporting
@wendygillis
#Femicide
#BlackFemicide
Another woman killed by a man in Canada in one of the worst and most misogynistic ways imaginable.
Canadian leadership, we have a
#femicide
emergency in Canada, if you haven't noticed.
When will this matter more? When?!
Imagine there's no violence against women.
What would our world look like?
The IMAGINE series takes viewers on a journey through the unseen societal impacts of male violence against women.
Watch the 3 videos at
In honour of the
#16Days
of Activism
#GBV
On April 23, 2018, Alex Minassian drove a rented van along Toronto’s busy Yonge Street, deliberately targeting and running over women pedestrians and killing anyone else in the way. We will never forget.
This is
#FEMICIDE
.
#TorontoStrong
#TorontoVanAttack
#VanAttack
@forlittlekeira
We will always remember Keira and say her name, and the names of all children failed by the child welfare system and Family Court.
#WeRemember
#KeirasLaw
In Canada, more women are being murdered because they are women. Numbers are increasing.
This is an emergency.
This is an emergency.
This is an emergency.
Canadian leadership - anyone there?
#Femicide
#CallItFemicide
On last day of year, we document 182 women & girls killed in 2022 so far.
It was 173 in 2021 & 160 in 2020.
Numbers continue to rise.
Let one New Year's resolution be...
...to learn what
#FemicideIs
& why important to
#CallItFemicide
.
We can help at
The perpetrator of the mass shooting in Vaughan, Ontario had a history of violence against women, misogyny & religious extremism.
Academics & grassroots women’s groups continue to discuss the connection between mass murders,
#femicide
& misogyny, but are often ignored.
🧵👇
We're looking around at all the beautiful work being done in our sector for the
#16DaysofActivism
& feeling an immense sense of admiration for the women who not only experience male violence, but also devote their lives to eradicating it.
Some inspiring orgs below 👇& many more:
When will women matter enough?
To learn more about
#femicide
, check out
@CAN_Femicide
and visit our Gender-Based Violence Resource Centre at .
Knowledge and education = prevention.
The term "Domestic dispute" completely sanitizes the extreme violence this survivor has endured. It also obscures the fact that she could have been killed.
Slashing a woman's neck is attempted
#femicide
- not a "domestic dispute".
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Translation: “Woman dead in seemingly nothing to worry about incident with no connection at all to the rise in women being killed in Canada and violence against women in general so nothing to worry about.”
Words matter!
#Femicide
matters!
@CTVNews
Hate crimes are not exactly 'random'. This was an act of
#misogyny
and attempted
#femicide
. Burning women is historically one of the most misogynistic ways of killing & harming women. Burning witches, burning brides, burning widows, acid attacks..
As the
#16DaysofActivism
end, we are saying loudly & clearly: THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.
Every 2 days in Canada a woman is killed violently, most often by a man driven by misogyny.
Our FOR HER campaign doesn't end here. Stay tuned.
#femicide
@NWRCT
@CAN_Femicide
Two years in the making!
Join us on Mar 20 at
@globeandmailctr
in Toronto for the launch of GBV in the Media.
This event is designed for journalists & advocates to connect over the importance of transformative media reporting to end
#GBV
.
Register:
We've partnered with Women's Habitat of Etobicoke on this Urgent Call to Action to have Intimate Partner Violence declared an
#epidemic
in
@cityoftoronto
We can't wait anymore.
Read our full brief below and email your endorsements to info
@aurafreedom
.org
"Sometimes, even as a writer, I can't find the words to describe what days like yesterday meant to me & so many others.
How could we possibly convey the simultaneous joy & pain that burst through us all when IPV & GBV were declared an epidemic in
@cityoftoronto
...
(more below👇)
Using our Body Bag For Her campaign that has been endorsed by more than 1500 Canadians, we have asked the Government of Canada to recognize
#femicide
and declare it an urgent national emergency in Canada.
Still nothing.
When will women matter enough?
“Entrenched patriarchy at almost every level of society, combined with a rise in misogyny that permeates the physical and online world, is denying thousands of women and girls across the UK the right to live in safety, free from fear and violence,” said
@UNSRVAW
Reem Alsalem, the
Can we stop calling these "random attacks"? Two WOMEN were the target and they were targeted because they were WOMEN.
This is
#femicide
.
#CallItFemicide
This is a no-brainer. Keira's Law would protect countless children & mothers.
The fact that not every judge in Family Court has had
#domesticviolence
&
#coercivecontrol
training is a testament to the normalization of & indifference to male violence against women.
@forlittlekeira
My latest for the
@nationalpost
Ontario court has recognized tort of family violence and this is going to have a huge impact on holding abusers accountable:
A photo thread on the Ontario child care announcement.
So much credit goes to
@Child_Care_Now
for their tireless advocacy and so many other fellow activists and feminists in Canada.
A thread 👇
Ontario has a gender-based violence crisis. Urge your local candidates to commit to ending gender-based violence. This is not an OPTION!
#ONelxn
@WomanACT
@NickKristof
Pornhub says they will work towards verified users next year.
Next year?
It’s not enough.
We can appreciate that implementing new measures takes time. But, are they willing to shut it all down until then? Are they willing to take a hit to their own pocketbooks in the interim?
On
#Dec6
, 1989, 14 women were murdered simply because they were women. We remember them today and every single day.
Find out more about gender inequality & misogyny and their direct connection to male violence against women at
#MontrealMassacre
#femicide
Did you know that Canada doesn't officially recognize
#femicide
? The term doesn't exist in any legislation.
We have the choice to take action for all women & girls. Recognizing femicide as an emergency is the 1st step to addressing it.
Sign the petition.
92 women killed by violence so far this year, mostly by men. This should alarm everyone.
"Even if no other case involves Indigenous victims, this represents 12% of the total number of victims more than double their representation in the population (almost 5%)."
@CAN_Femicide
Join these stellar panelists who contributed to our Guidelines on GBV in the Media!
Enjoy food, craft beer, non-alcoholic drinks, activism, feminist mischief & more!
ASL & French Interpretation available on site. Only 100 spaces available!
Register:
Dr. Jennifer Kagan has been recognized with an
@ONAttorneyGen
Victim Services Award.
Jennifer has worked tirelessly to protect women and children who are victims of
#IPV
and coercive control.
Keira's legacy will be honoured by the lives you have saved.
#OakvilleNorth
-
#BurlON
Last day of the
#DomesticHomicide
conference by
@cdhpi
and feeling the love, power & solidarity of the feminist movement and all these beautiful folks working to end all forms of male violence against women. What a gift.
As always, the sisterhood and peoplehood heals.
#femicide
Yes! We can't address something we can't even name.
#femicide
Also, friendly tip: "women's violence" is vague and almost insinuates women are at fault for the violence we experience from men. "Male violence against women" is more specific & helpful to our movement
@ctvsaskatoon
Advocates against women's violence are urging the government to add femicide to the Criminal Code, saying it would bring further awareness to the term and the tragedies it describes.
Men are killing women in higher numbers every year, but our government is looking the other way.
We won't.
Go to to sign the petition to declare
#femicide
an emergency. For her.
The FOR HER microsite & petition was created w/
@CAN_Femicide
&
@NWRCT
Deadly words.
Problematic media coverage on gender-based violence is a global issue. After a week in Italy where 7 women were murdered in 7 days, this "journalist" asks if perhaps the victims were behaving aggressively or in a "maddening" way.🤬
@ViolaCarofalo
#GBV
#femicide
Non ho parole, solo rabbia, schifo. 7 donne uccise negli ultimi 7 giorni e Barbara
#Palombelli
si chiede se anche le vittime, in fondo, non se la siano cercata con atteggiamenti provocatori e aggressivi.
Quando verrà il giorno, dove vi nasconderete?
An open thank you letter from our Executive Director to
@NickKristof
for his Pornhub article in the
@nytimes
. We'll let the letter do the talking as there aren't enough words on Twitter to express our gratitude and the gratitude of the survivors we support
Imagine there was no violence against women. What would our world look like?
The latest in our ‘Imagine’ video series highlights the trafficking of Indigenous girls created w/
@NWRCT
for
#HumanTraffickingAwarenessDay
Watch the video
#MMIWG2S
#femicide
And what an important voice you brought to this work,
@CAN_Femicide
.
We hope journalists discover our special section on Reporting on
#Femicide
on page 20.
So much information to share!
We were happy to participate in the consultations on this very important and timely project!
Thank you
@AuraFreedom
for taking this on.
It's no small task and you've done great work here.
Check it out below 👇
#CallItFemicide
On July 1st, settlers have work to do.
We'll always support Indigenous communities. As a women-led group, we stand in solidarity with Indigenous women & life-givers during this painful time.
We're always on your side. And you're damn right we're going to
#CancelCanadaDay
On July 20, herstory was made in Toronto.
This work started decades ago, way before our time.
Grateful to
@_oaith_
&
@schliferclinic
for your support. Thanks to
@YWCAToronto
for the solidarity & to all endorsers of our Urgent Call to Action listed here:
"5 people, including 3 children" -erases the two women who were killed & the fact that the 3 children were the beloved children of one of them
"No risk to public safety" -unless you're a woman
"Shocking" -not really;
#femicide
happens every 2 days
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Tune in tonight at 8 pm EST to hear from Nneka MacGregor on
@TheAgenda
, where she will be discussing why Femicide is on the rise in Canada, as well as her insights on a recently published report by the Canadian Femicide Observatory.
Visit
@TheAgenda
at 8 pm to stream live 🎥🔴
Calling this crime - which left a 5-year-old to grow up without her loving mother - an act of 'incel terrorism' is a start.
But we must further recognize the gendered aspects of these killings. These are
#FEMICIDES
&
#HATECRIMES
#CallitFemicide
#Incels
Raising the
#WrappedInCourage
flag at the
@cityoftoronto
with a few of the many warriors fighting gender-based violence in the city.
Congrats to Women's Habitat &
@OaithDotCa
on a great event! A perfect way to commemorate Nov 25 & kick off the kick off the
#16Days
.
#GBV
#VAW
This report is research - but it's also activism.
Thank you to
@CAN_Femicide
for all the emotional, intellectual, and physical labour that goes into creating reports like these.
We will be examining this report over the next few days.
#Femicide
in Canada
#CallItFemicide
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls & 2Spirit+ peoples.
We walk in solidarity with Indigenous communities as they stand strong in the face of the genocide that is
#MMIWG2S
Discover more:
#reddressday
@NWRCT
Thank you CTV for covering our campaign.
Every 2 days, a woman or girl is killed, most often by a man. A stat from
@CAN_Femicide
, who along with
@NWRCT
collaborated on this project & curated education for our microsite/petition.
Ending
#humantrafficking
can seem impossible at times. But if we focus on addressing the root causes, it becomes easier to see what really needs to be done.
Discover more at Aura Freedom's new Human Trafficking Info Hub.
Visit today to learn & share!
"Domestically-motivated homicide"?
What does that even mean?
Motivated by 'domestics'? How does that occur?
Can we retire this term once and for all and call it what it is?
#IntimatePartnerFemicide
#CallItFemicide
Tania’s story matters. And so does the story of the child whose life was stolen. And so do the stories of all
#childtrafficking
survivors & victims.
This is why we won’t - can’t - stop this work. Why we are permanently outraged.
Tania, thank you for your courage & strength.
I am a victim of child
#trafficking
We were drugged raped photographed and more. I spent the night trying to make her be ok, but she died beside me under the covers. I was 9. This is my most precious painting. Please speak out, please be outraged
#HumanTraffickingAwarenessMonth
Just watched "How is Protection Against VAW/GBV an Internationally Protected Human Right?" and yelled in agreement the WHOLE time!
#VAW
is one of the most normalized & ignored
#humanrights
abuses on the planet!
Thanks for this gift
@DrAmandaDale1
@DeepaMattoo
@YWCA_Canada
More👇
This preventable
#femicide
case adds to the growing body of evidence pointing to prior histories of violence against women an an indicator of femicide/mass killings.
Sending care & solidarity to the Ready family and hope they are surrounded by community.
If you're attending the Toronto Police Human Trafficking Conference this coming week, check out our Director's workshop on Day2.
One of the only grassroots organizations at the event. Come learn about what it will REALLY take to end
#sextrafficking
for good.
#upstream
#theriver
Why were there so many available in the first place?
This is a step in the right direction. Now, let's get
#femicide
recognized as a hate crime in Canada.
#NovaScotia
#Canada
#misogyny
Feeling the collective swell of so many powerful campaigns in the VAW/GBV sector in Canada.
It's remarkable. And it's also heavy.
Reminding all those working in this space to take extra care these days.
#16Days
#GBV
#IPV
#VAW
#femicide
#MMIWG2S
Our Executive Director Marissa Kokkoros sat down with the hosts of
@TheSocialCTV
to discuss Canada's
#femicide
emergency.
Thank you for giving so much space and air time to this crucial issue!
Domestic violence survivors need access to independent housing, safety, dignity, support and COMMUNITY! It IS possible.
Thank you
@WomanACT
for this report!
NEW: We’re excited to share our
#SafeatHome
research report. The findings are clear: Survivors want access to independent housing when leaving an abusive relationship.
Read the full report to learn more:
Our grassroots research has shown that the Media is rarely used as a tool to end GBV. We have the opportunity to do that now
Excited to start this work with
@WAGE_FEGC
& a rich group of GBV orgs, journalists & feminist change-makers. To get involved email Orlaith
@aurafreedom
.org
This news means so much to so many. So many children, so many mothers, grandparents & siblings, so many activists, and so many communities.
All our respect to
@forlittlekeira
for your tireless advocacy & fierce love for Keira through this work.
#KeirasLaw
@Effie_ONB
@PamDamoff
New:
@Effie_ONB
’s motion passed in the legislature! The individuals tasked with keeping women & children safe will receive training on Domestic Violence & coercive control! Thank you for listening to victims & for taking action. Your efforts will save MANY lives!
#ONPoli
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