Michele Audette is the president of the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC). As an advocate for aboriginal women across the country, the mother of five hails from an Innu community in northern Quebec and fought against sexist laws in Canada’s Indian Act that...
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MentorAction Bio – Shawn Chisholm
Each month we introduce a member of MentorAction. This month we would like to introduce Shawn Chisholm. "My name is Shawn Chisholm, and I’ve been with on the Steering Committee with MentorAction since the early days. I believe that ending gender-based violence rests...
Professional Athletes Challenging Rigid Gender Roles
Professional athletes play an important role towards ending gender-based violence, by challenging rigid gender roles and toxic masculinity. Rigid societal roles often support the framework that perpetuates gender-based violence. When young boys are raised believing...
Be More Than A Bystander Tools
Being more than a bystander calls upon allies to step up and end gender-based violence. Often people don't know what to do when they see someone experiencing violence or abuse. As a bystander there are lots of safe ways you can intervene. If you don't know the person,...
SportHamilton Joins Be More Than A Bystander
Interval House of Hamilton is excited to welcome SportHamilton, as they join an impressive list of community partners working to end gender-based violence. SportHamilton will join forces with The Hamilton Tiger Cats, The Hamilton Bulldogs, McMaster University...
Be More Than A Bystander Awareness Month
Each February, we bring awareness to our Be More Than A Bystander campaign. The Be More Than A Bystander campaign is a layered approach and focusses on educating, advocating and rallying allies to end gender-based violence. In the month of February, we focus on...