Safe Streets Poll
This is a general question, but bears a little thought…of course it also depends if you actually walk anywhere!
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This is a general question, but bears a little thought…of course it also depends if you actually walk anywhere!
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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…
Consent: noun: consent; plural noun: consents 1. permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. “no change may be made without the consent of all the partners” synonyms: agreement, assent, acceptance, approval, approbation; More permission, authorization, sanction, leave; backing, endorsement, support; informalgo-ahead, thumbs up, green light, OK “the consent of all members” antonyms:…
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…
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.
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…
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…