Safe Streets Poll

This is a general question, but bears a little thought…of course it also depends if you actually walk anywhere!


	
		
		
		Do you feel safe walking the streets of your city?

		 Yes - always
		 Most of the time
		 Only during daylight hours
		 No
		
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Speak For Yourself

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…

The Root Of The Problem

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…

10 Reasons Why Self Defence Training For Women Is Important

I have to thank Dr. Jill Cermele and Dr. Martha McCaughey for posting the following list to their blog “See Jane Fight Back” and allowing me to repost it here. The original title is 10 reasons why advocating self-defense training for women is feminist and not victim-blaming – I’ve shortened it, but it is no…

The Definition Of ‘Consent’, Simplified

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…

What’s In Your Pocket?

Borrowing from a certain Credit Card ad everyone has heard…”What’s In Your Pocket”? You must unlearn what you have learned (Master Yoda) What do you carry with you that makes you feel safe? A weapon? A “defensive spray”? Keys? A Talisman or Charm? Your Mobile Phone, maybe? Are you aware that these are mostly useless…

Truth, Spoken Aloud

Truth, spoken aloud, may open a mind, free a soul, save a life. A true poet, Shane Koyczan bares his soul…and it just might help someone understand – maybe even you. You cannot end depression with a First Aid Kit. By turn hilarious and haunting, poet Shane Koyczan puts his finger on the pulse of…

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