Day 3

16 Days, 16 Facts..

The Purple Ribbon Campaign will began November 25/2014 within our communities. This campaign is to promote awareness about the prevention of violence against women and also honors the memory of the women who have been abused or who have died due to a violent situation. This year Purple Ribbon magnets and pins will be placed throughout schools and public areas. For Bonavista we will be giving out magnets and pins at Robyn's Donuts Drive Thro between 8-9am.

Community+Awareness=Change

ERCAV would like to congratulate Heritage Collegiate on receiving our $500.00 community grant. With this grant the school will set up a Café during lunch time and provide sessions that will benefit the students. Topics will include mental health, drugs and alcohol, safety, social media, LGTBQ and bullying. Best of luck to your students and school:)

To celebrate this day ERCAV will be hosting Girls Empowerment Groups at Youth Tube starting Oct 14/ 2014 at 3:00pm and will be having 5 sessions over the next couple of months. For any information you can contact ERCAV or Youth Tube.

The week of Sept 15 - Sept 19 is Sexual Violence Awareness Week. We all need to be aware of "What is Consent" and " What is Not Consent."

"What is Consent"
- Consent to have sex is when both people agree to have sex.
- A Clear understanding of what is being asked for and consented to.
-Consent should be Freely Given
-Consent must never be assumed.
-It's always OK to say NO

"What is Not Consent"
-Silence, or not responding is not consent. The absence of a NO does not mean YES
-A Yes is not consent when someone is coerced, pressured, or afraid of how their partner might react to a NO response.
-Confused or unclear communication is not consent. Sometimes we may think we mean one thing we are actually saying something else.

June 15 is a day we all should keep in mind. There are many older adults in Newfoundland and Labrador who experience violence and abuse. This includes physical, emotional and sexual violence and well as neglect and financial abuse. We all make choices everyday. Some choices we make can be harmful and violate people's rights.

May 17th is symbolic date for homosexual people. Long considered an illness, homosexuality was removed from the list of mental illnesses on May 17, 1990 by the World Health Organization.

In spite of greater social recognition of sexual diversity in several countries, homophobia still exists. It is flagrant in some countries, and more subtle in others. Since homophobia is form of discrimination just like any other form of discrimination, it's important to raise the awareness of people from all walks of life to fight it.

For more information www.homophobiaday.org

For the Month of Jan, Feb and March there are weekly Ads on Violence Prevention and different types of ABUSE.
Feb. month we have a community grant out for the community.
You will see Placemats throughout the region at different restaurants on Violence Prevention.
Michael Gaultois will be out speaking at Tricentia and Swift Current Academy.
Feb.16 4:30-5:20 at CEC will be a free skate hosted by ERCAV
Stand Up Day Activities Feb. 26/14
Presentations throughout the communities..

Starting today at the College of North Atlantic in Clarenville there will be a display set up in remembrance of the women who lost their lives December 6th,1989. Please take a few minutes to remember these women and all other women who have lost their lives due to violence.