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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

In support of Humber's Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion' s - Equity & Inclusion Dialogue 2021-22 series, Humber Libraries will highlight additional readings related to the dialogues.

Building Skills to Make a Positive Difference Together we can change the world but sometimes it can be difficult to know where to begin. Our theme for this event is about building skills to make a positive difference, whether it's with your friends, your community, or the world. December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Humber’s Equity and Inclusion Dialogue series is marking the day with a talk from Yamikani Msosa, Melissa Simas, and Seán Kinsella.
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Additional selected readings

Stand by me: Viewing bystander intervention programming through an intersectional lens in Violence interrupted: confronting sexual violence on university campuses, A chapter by Suzie Dunn, Jane Bailey, and panelist Yamikani Msosa. 2020. 
We live in a moment of renewed and highly visible action on the issue of sexual violence. Rape culture is a real and salient force that dominates campus climates and student experiences. Violence Interrupted presents different ways of thinking about sexual violence. It draws together multiple disciplinary perspectives to synthesize new conceptual directions on the nature of the problem and the changes that are required to address it.

Preventing violence against women and girls: Educational work with children and young people by Jane Ellis and Ravi K. Thiara. 2014.
The need for children and young people to learn about violence against women and girls (VAWG) has been voiced since the late 1980s. By bringing together international examples of research and practice, the book offers insight into the underpinning theoretical debates and key lessons for practice, addressing the complexities and challenges of developing, implementing and evaluating educational work to prevent VAWG.

Trauma stewardship: An everyday guide to caring for self while caring for others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, Connie Burk. 2009. 
This book helps caregivers worldwide keep themselves emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, and physically healthy in the face of the sometimes overwhelming traumas they confront every day. 

In my own moccasins by Helen Knott. 2020.
In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption.

What we talk about when we talk about rape by Sohaila Abdulali, 2018.
A beautifully written, deeply intelligent, searingly honest—and ultimately hopeful—examination of sexual assault and the global discourse on rape told through the perspective of a survivor, writer, counselor, and activist.

Not a new problem: Violence in the lives of disabled women edited by Janice L. Ristock. 2018.
Contributors to Not a New Problem examine the experiences of Canadian women with disabilities, the need for improved access to services and the ways this violence is exacerbated by and intersects with gender, sexuality, Indigeneity, race, ethnicity and class.

The war at home
Across Canada, a woman is killed every six days by her intimate partner. Another 3,000 flee their homes each night, seeking refuge in shelters. This documentary offers an intimate look at a private battlefield, one where thousands of Canadian women live in fear in the one place they should feel safe – their homes. 

Keetsahnak: Our missing and murdered Indigenous sisters by Kim Anderson, Maria Campbell, Christi Belcourt. 2018
A powerful collection of voices that speak to antiviolence work from a cross-generational Indigenous perspective.

LGBTQ intimate partner violence: Lessons for policy, practice, and research by Adam M. Messinger. 2017.
 While many similarities exist between LGBTQ and heterosexual-cisgender intimate partner violence, research has illuminated a variety of unique aspects of LGBTQ intimate partner violence regarding the predictors of perpetration, the specific forms of abuse experienced, barriers to help-seeking for victims, and policy and intervention needs. This is the first book that systematically reviews the literature regarding LGBTQ intimate partner violence, draws key lessons for current practice and policy, and recommends research areas and enhanced methodologies.