Wrapped in Courage

Thank you to Mike Schreiner for standing up and using your voice in support of Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis and over 60 VAW Shelters across Ontario benefitting from our Call To Action! Join us by texting COURAGE to 41010 to donate today

Text COURAGE to 41010 right now. November is Women Abuse Prevention Month and today you can help provide safety for women and children experiencing violence. Will you join award-winning songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, humanitarian and performer, Shy-Anne Hovorka and thousands of others who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in Ontario.... #WrappedinCourage #WomanAbusePreventionMonth Alternatives for Women Anova Armagh House Beendigen Bernadette McCann House Bethesda House Mattawa Women's Resource Centre Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre Maplegate House For Women Family Transition Place Faye Peterson House First Step Women's Shelter Gillian's Place Green Haven Shelter for Women Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis Haldimand & Norfolk Women's Services Halton Women's Place Herizon House Hiatus House Hoshizaki House Dryden District Crisis Shelter Huron Women's Shelter, Second Stage Housing and Counselling Services Interim Place Interval House of Hamilton Interval House of Ottawa - Maison Interval d'Ottawa Women's Shelter, Saakaate House Kingston Interval House Lennox and Addington Interval House Luke's Place Support & Resource Centre for Women & Children Maison Interlude House Manitoulin Family Resources Marjorie House Mission Services of Hamilton Muskoka Women's Advocacy Group My Friend's House Nellie's Shelter Nisa Homes Nova Vita Brant Optimism Place Women's Shelter and Support Services Pavilion Women's Centre My Sister's Place (Alliston) Shelter of Hope Sandgate Women's Shelter of York Region Inc. YWCA Sudbury The Redwood The Women's Centre Grey Bruce Inc. Three Oaks Timmins and Area Women in Crisis

Pluto and Pluto's mom are #WrappedinCourage in recognition of #WomanAbusePreventionMonth this November! The wise and wonderful 4-legged legend Pluto is asking you to take action today to support women and children experiencing violence. Will you join Pluto and Nancie of Pluto Living and thousands of others who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in... Ontario. Alternatives for Women Anova Armagh House Beendigen Bernadette McCann House Bethesda House Mattawa Women's Resource Centre Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre Maplegate House For Women Family Transition Place Faye Peterson House First Step Women's Shelter Gillian's Place Green Haven Shelter for Women Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis Haldimand & Norfolk Women's Services Halton Women's Place Herizon House Hiatus House Hoshizaki House Dryden District Crisis Shelter Huron Women's Shelter, Second Stage Housing and Counselling Services Ingamo Homes Interim Place Interval House of Hamilton Interval House of Ottawa - Maison Interval d'Ottawa Women's Shelter, Saakaate House Kingston Interval House Lennox and Addington Interval House Luke's Place Support & Resource Centre for Women & Children Maison Interlude House Manitoulin Family Resources Marjorie House Mission Services of Hamilton Muskoka Women's Advocacy Group My Friend's House Nellie's Shelter Nisa Homes Nova Vita Brant Optimism Place Women's Shelter and Support Services Pavilion Women's Centre My Sister's Place (Alliston) Shelter of Hope Sandgate Women's Shelter of York Region Inc. YWCA Sudbury The Redwood

Reminder to find your purple shirts and scarves for next Wednesday Nov 25th. Thank you Lisa Habermehl for supporting Wrapped in Courage -text the word COURAGE t...o 41010 to donate $5, the charges will be directly applied to your phone bill. Check out our facebook page to see Rick Mercer's video ... See more

Yesterday the Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses sent out a special edition newsletter highlighting new opportunities available across Ontario within the VAW sector. Check out OAITH's VAW Job Board today and take the first steps to becoming part of a team working together to end gender based violence in Ontario and beyond! Special Edition Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/oaith/vawjobboard VAW Job Board: https://www.oaith.ca/vaw-jobs/vaw-job-postings.html... #VAWJobBoard

A word from Ontario Nurses' Association, the Wrapped in Courage Campaign 2020 Provincial Sponsor! November is #WomanAbusePreventionMonth. Join ONA President Vicki McKenna in supporting women and children experiencing violence by texting COURAGE to 41010 to donate $5-$25. Your donation will help support participating VAW shelters across Ontario. Take action and make a difference today!... #wrappedincourage

I think there’s an opportunity right now to dismantle the systems that aren’t working for those most in need, says Lana Wells (Brenda Strafford Chair in the Prevention of Domestic Violence at the University of Calgary),I feel it’s a catalyzing time if there are people willing to do the work.

You can make a difference by texting COURAGE to 41010 right now. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month and you can help provide safety for women and children experiencing violence in #Ontario. Will you join Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist and author Rick Mercer and thousands of others who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s... shelters in Ontario. #WrappedinCourage Interim Place Interval House of Hamilton Interval House of Ottawa - Maison Interval d'Ottawa Women's Shelter, Saakaate House Kingston Interval House Lennox and Addington Interval House Luke's Place Support & Resource Centre for Women & Children Maison Interlude House Manitoulin Family Resources Marjorie House Mission Services of Hamilton Muskoka Women's Advocacy Group My Friend's House Nellie's Shelter Nisa Homes Nova Vita Brant My Sister's Place (Alliston) Shelter of Hope Sandgate Women's Shelter of York Region Inc. YWCA Sudbury The Redwood The Women's Centre Grey Bruce Inc. Three Oaks

Join our team! OAITH is currently seeking a "Policy and Research Coordinator" to advance OAITH's policy and research capacity, analysis and development. Access the full posting via our VAW Job Board: https://www.oaith.ca//oaith-policy-and-research-coordinator

"Halina Haag, a social worker at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, says she estimates that roughly 90 percent of violent encounters between intimate partners include hits to the head, face, or neck." Vital research continues to explore the connections between gender based violence and traumatic brain injuries, including those caused by strangulation. Many survivors of violence have had head, face or neck injuries "too many times to count."

In the face of COVID-19, it may feel like you are all alone, but across Ontario there are violence against women services ready to listen, support and provide s...afety. If you are experiencing violence and are not safe at home, reach out to your local service to learn more about how they can offer support. Find your local women's shelter via sheltersafe.ca Find your local sexual assault centre via sexualassaultsupport.ca/ Assaulted Women's Helpline ShelterSafe.ca Cornerstone Family Violence Prevention Centre Aging Without Violence Family Transition Place Huron Women's Shelter, Second Stage Housing and Counselling Services Yellow Brick House Interim Place Interval House of Ottawa - Maison Interval d'Ottawa Kingston Interval House Leeds & Grenville Interval House Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic Optimism Place Women's Shelter and Support Services Women's Shelter, Saakaate House Three Oaks Draw the Line

Are you looking for something to brighten up your Saturday? Check out Elvira Kurt all in support of My Friend’s House in #Collingwood https://youtu.be/57RzV5R5CyQ

In the face of COVID-19 Violence Against Women Shelter's are Responding when Home Isn't Safe for Everyone

The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is commemorated today with International Human Rights Day. Gender based violence is one of the most pervasive human rights violations Internationally, with 1 in 3 women experiencing physical or sexual violence in their lifetime, most frequently by an intimate partner.

Thank you so much for all your support for Wrapped in Courage 2019. You have made a big difference for shelters across Ontario and for women and children and we are so grateful. Thanks to Ontario Nurses' Association for once again being the official campaign sponsor. Your ongoing support has been incredible!

"I’m visibly trans, and that’s always going to affect the way people interact with me. Strangers treat me with open hostility and occasionally violence. Once, w...hen I was riding down Parliament Street, a man pushed me off my bike and into a concrete pole. Even my family struggled to accept me. I started collecting welfare, but it wasn’t enough to cover the cost of hormones. I dabbled in sex work. The johns called me shemale and tranny, and I left each encounter feeling humiliated. That was a year and a half ago. Since then, things have improved. But it’s not an easy life. This is one of many stories about what it's like to be trans in Toronto, published in @torontolife in 2015. To help take action, read the article below and call out transphobia the next time you encounter it. https://torontolife.com//what-its-like-to-be-transgender-/ #16DaysofActivism

Gender based violence is not a woman’s issue, it’s an everyone issue. LEARN MORE > WhiteRibbon.ca