New Brunswick is at the top of a list you don’t want to be on. The province is home to two of the top three cities with the highest rates of reported sexual assaults in Canada. A study by McLean’s Magazine in 2010 found that Saint John was the city with the highest rates, while [...]
“Rules are like women, made to be violated” Quote from Quebec Judge Denys Dionne (1989). In 2010 sexual assault still happens, and to some it is still not an important issue. As the quote above illustrates, some people feel women do not have a right over their own bodies. Bill Patrick, Ph.D., Gender Justice Collaborator, [...]
Helping those in need is a way of life for two of Fredericton’s non-profit helplines, but in order to continue to do so, they need a little help from the community. The Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre and Chimo Helpline are collaborating for the first time to bring the city its very own music competition, [...]
For 24 years, the women of Fredericton have been fighting for the right to walk the streets at night. And yet after more than two decades of protesting, there is still only one night that wish comes true. “We do it at night because it symbolizes that this is an issue that is still very [...]
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