Learning Network
Mobilizing knowledge to end gender-based violence
The Learning Network is a knowledge mobilization initiative that bridges the gap between current gender-based violence (GBV) research, practice-based knowledge, and lived experience to enhance the capacity of the GBV sector and movement (e.g., legal help, shelter support, advocacy, education, sexual assault counselling). This knowledge is essential to preventing violence across diverse communities, supporting survivors and allies, and promoting gender equity.
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10 Ways to Invest in Survivor Expertise
In this infographic, we offer everyday actions and structural changes that can be undertaken at the organizational level to ethically and equitably include and center survivor expertise.
This infographic was made in partnership with the Region of Peel Anti-Human Sex Trafficking Program.
The Incel Movement in Canada: Context and Practices of Intervention
This Webinar focuses on the ideological evolution of the incel communities in Canada. By providing an overview of the tenets of incel beliefs in the context of persisting reports of incel-motivated harm, this Webinar situates incels within broader intersections of gender-based violence and ideological extremism.
"Meet Them Where They Are At": Reimagining the Child Welfare System
In this podcast episode, Thaila Dixon-Eeet discusses critical youth-centering and community development with youth survivors based on their work with the Collective of Child Welfare Survivors. Instead of infantilizing or tokenizing youth, Thaila shares how critical youth-centering involves capacity-building and creating safe opportunities for youth to share their feedback and experiences.
Engaging Youth to Promote Healthy Masculinities and End Gender-Based Violence
This Backgrounder explores patriarchal and healthy masculinities, the impacts of patriarchal masculinities on GBV, and the role of youth in promoting healthy masculinities. It spotlights White Ribbon’s intensive and gender-transformative curriculum on healthy masculinities.
This Backgrounder was co-created with the Learning Network and White Ribbon.
Supporting Survivors with Animals in Contexts of Intimate Partner Violence
This Issue shares how to integrate the human-animal bond in intimate partner violence supports and services for survivors. It identifies the barriers that survivors with animals face in help-seeking and safety planning. Additionally, this Issue offers strategies for trauma- and violence-informed care in supporting survivors and animals with inspiring examples of cross-sectoral collaboration.
Dance and Consent: Transforming Gender-Based Violence Prevention Efforts
This Facebook Live explores Leading Authentically’s consent-based dance workshop entitled Empowered Connections: Consent on the Dance Floor, which equips participants with enhanced skills in consent, healthy communication, and effective feedback. The session also outlines some of the many benefits of arts-based approaches to consent education for service providers and offers next steps for integrating them into everyday practice.
