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Would you like to talk to young men in your community about masculinity? Ontario’s White Ribbon has created a bilingual website that is sure to please !  The Let’s Redefine Masculinity website presents various concepts relating to masculinity in society and their impact on people’s lives. It is an excellent entry point to building positive masculinity. It offers a number of ideas that you could use in a closed group, for example.  The content of the web page can also be used as the foundation for a kiosk activity or a workshop to be held in a classroom.

This intervention tool puts forward various concepts relating to the abuse of power within relationships. It also provides a better understanding of sexual violence and the different types of abusive behaviour.  This document has been designed for intervention workers engaged with young people aged 16 and over. The document contains 11 pages and two appendices for the questions and answers of the questionnaire, as well as an appendix for the related videos. The abuse of power exercise sheet is divided into 5 parts, including an icebreaker exercise, definitions, a questionnaire and awareness-raising videos. Part 4, which includes the video presentation, is optional. The exercise takes between 45 and 75 minutes.   

If your events deal with sexual violence and you are looking for a tool to put participants’ knowledge into practice, this exercise sheet in the form of a questionnaire is just what you need! The tool is intended for intervention workers working with young people aged 16 and over. The exercise takes approximately 60 to 75 minutes and is divided into 4 parts, including an icebreaker activity in the form of a discussion. The 15-page document includes the questionnaire’s questions and answers in the appendices.

This tool provides you with testimonials that you may find useful in addressing the impact of sexual violence. The document contains three videos and five texts, allowing for a diversity of testimonials and covering a wide range of subjects. This document makes the impact of sexual violence more concrete by featuring numerous examples. It illustrates the potential repercussions of sexual violence, the emotions experienced, the effect of defense mechanisms, the importance of the entourage, etc. This resource has been designed to facilitate the mandate of sexual violence prevention workers who work with young people. It would be relevant to include it in your interventions, as it addresses the various consequences on physical, mental, cognitive, emotional and sexual health. In addition, concepts related to post-traumatic stress disorder are also presented.  

Are you looking for an easy and effective tool to talk about consent in a positive way? This resource from the Carleton University Sexual Assault Support Center is for you! This information could be incorporated into the sexual violence prevention content shared within your educational institution. The document could simply be printed and distributed within your community, or you could draw inspiration from it to create your own visuals. The positive examples within the infographic could also help initiate reflective discussions in small groups about consent and healthy relationships.

Are you looking for a good place to familiarize yourself with the issues related to harassment, assault or other types of sexual violence? The Canadian Women’s Foundation created a section on its website for people just like you! The entire approach is driven by an intersectional vision that encompasses a wide range of realities, adding to the depth and relevance of the message.

This short video uses absurd humour to illustrate the inconsistencies in some people’s reactions or questions when they hear stories of sexual violence. This kind of language perfectly illustrates elements of rape culture and the double standard between crimes of a sexual nature and other crimes.

You have in your hands a video on the topic of relationships that can serve as a workshop in its own right! Packed with content and peppered with humour, this capsule touches on a number of concepts related to healthy relationships and psychological violence that will provide the basis for some great group discussions. You can start your awareness session by screening the entire content, which lasts less than ten minutes. Then use the remaining time to explore the short sequences of the video individually. Going back on the most memorable sections will help you to engage in a dialogue with young people or to organize activities focusing on the different themes covered.

If you are looking to educate your audience about the different forms of sexual violence in intimate relationships, this is an excellent resource to achieve it. This SOS violence conjugale article lists 10 different forms of sexual violence and their intricacies to help the readers better identify them.

Alix is a platform that enables you to report situations of violence against people who belong to sexual diversity and gender plurality, in order to offer better practices and services. This website, designed by Interligne, provides a safe space to discuss the different types of violence faced by LGBTQ+ communities. It features information and awareness-raising tools to improve your interventions with victims of violence who belong to these diverse communities.