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...
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Men As Allies – Resisting Defensive Impulses
The following article, authored by Maddie Brockbank, offers a viewpoint on men as allies and resisting defensive impulses. "In the current sociopolitical context, we are often inundated with news coverage of and public commentary on the prevalence of gender-based...
Male Privilege – A Lesson Learned
Until nearly 40 years living as a white male, a way-too-late lesson learned was understanding and appreciating the privilege that comes with simply being a male. Privileges that are perhaps unasked for, but certainly enjoyed, even at times taken as something that I...
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Women Experiencing Abuse
The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for many people, especially women who experience abuse. The economic and social support systems of women and their families have faced constraints in the wake of the pandemic, which has impacted their well-being. Research has...
What It Means to be a Healthy Man
Being a healthy man means doing some thinking about the expectations we experience as men. Expectations about how we as men are supposed to act, think and interact have been shaped and baked into our brains over a lifetime, from family, peers, school, through leisure...
MentorAction Member Bio – John Barron
Each month we do a MentorAction Member Bio. This month we would like to introduce John Barron. "Hello, my name is John Barron, and I am a Detective in the Domestic Violence Unit with the Hamilton Police Service. I became part of MentorAction because of my role within...