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I came across this post entitled, “Consent, Not Actually That Complicated”. The Woman who wrote this post (known as “Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess”) makes a brilliant analogy to make it perhaps the most blatantly simple explanation ever spoken. Even if you’re as mad as a March Hare (or a Hatter), you should understand! If you’re…
Dark Patterns that Mislead Consumers Are All Over the Internet Think you can tell a dark pattern from an ethically designed prompt? Take our quiz to find out By: Alfred Ng and Sam Morris In January 2018, Kelly Ross, a mother of three in Washington, D.C., saw a charge from the children’s education app, ABCmouse,…
All too often we hear news of someone who was abused as a child – but only reveals this trauma as an adult. For those who’ve never experienced this, it’s often difficult to understand why/how someone holds that in for so long. Trauma affects everyone differently, but one commonality when children are abused or assaulted…
We are looking to host Assault Prevention Classes for Women (13+) in the Niagara Region, starting in Port Colborne. Please share this with anyone you think may be interested. If you have questions, or a group that would like a Class or Safety Seminar, contact us. You can learn more about our classes/seminars here.
Often as children we are either told to “speak when spoken to” or told to “speak up” (in some cases followed by “stop mumbling”). As adults, we are often told the same thing, though occasionally in a less polite fashion! When it comes to your safety & security, I must insistently say SPEAK UP! Speak…
There is a lot of talk about Bullying (both of Children and Adults) and the effect it has on people mentally, emotionally and physically. Discussion is good, action is better, treating the root of the problem is always the best solution – but often the most difficult. Bullying is an injury to both parties – and…
Everyone has the inherent right to safety – their person, their family, their home… Why then is there such a question about the right to defend that safety? In North America especially, we seem to have two extreme views on defending oneself – either not at all, or to the extreme point of ridiculousness – both of…
