OCTEVAW in the news
CFRA Afternoon Edition - Hidden From Sight
A local women's advocacy group is taking issue with the actions the city takes to prevent violence against women. As CFRA's Brock Smith reports, the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women says Ottawa has not become any safer for women, as assaults in the city are on the rise. listen to the interview
Motivating Men – Their Role in Ending Gender-Based Violence
Tomorrow, the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women will be facilitating a discussion at Women’s Worlds 2011. We will be discussing the elephant that’s in every women’s events planning room: How can we positively include men? read more
Building Prevention – Complete Media Coverage
Ottawa’s “Don’t be that guy” campaign was launched in May 2011 in conjunction with the Building Prevention: Sexual Violence, Youth and Drinking conference and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The poster campaign, based on an Edmonton initiative, is a partnership between Crime Prevention Ottawa, the Ottawa Police Service, the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre and the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women. read more
Peace of Mind
If some of us had hoped to walk away with a global plan of action rather than a series of personal commitments stuck up on a board, well, we just may have forgotten that it's personal commitment that makes brave women stand up every day - Jenny Morgan reports from the closing session of the Nobel Women's Initiative conference read more
Constable Hoang’s Backyard Beat is a monthly column focused on local community policing issues and concerns.
This Month’s Column: May 2011 – Sexual Assault Awareness read more
Byward Market sex assault charges
Police should have notified the public about a sexual predator targeting women in the Byward Market, says the head of the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre. read more
Police suspect bandit cab driver in sexual assaults
An Ottawa man is facing charges of sexual assault, theft and other offences after offering rides to women and then molesting his passengers, police say. In at least one instance, police say, the man offered his victim a ride home from the Byward Market in an "underground" or bandit taxi. read more
Organizations cast light on domestic, workplace violence
When Rachelle Trudel flipped on a talk show earlier this year she saw herslef in the television screen. read more
Many Workplaces, Many Chances: Woman Abuse in the Workplace
Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW) and the Neighbours, Friends and Families Campaign have partnered with the Policy Centre for Victims Issues through the Department of Justice to create a free presentation that specifically deals with woman abuse in the workplace. read more
Victims' Services
Victims' Services : It has been a year since the federal government promised a mandatory surcharge to help fund services for the victims' of crime. The government still hasn't delivered on that. And the groups that provide those services say they can't afford to keep waiting... read more
CBC Nightly News Coverage
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CBC Radio 1 Interview with Kimalee Philips, Femmy Award winner
Kimalee Philips is interviewed on CBC's Ottawa Morning... read more
Celebrating 100 Years of International Women's Day
Today, I had the privilege of hearing friend and colleague, Erin Williams, Executive Director of OCTEVAW, speak at the International Women’s Day breakfast on Parliament Hill. Her talk was really creative, inspirational and moving; she was the only speaker to receive a standing ovation. For more of the story, check out our latest In Love… and In Danger blog post:... read more
Ottawa marks International Women’s Day
They take to Facebook, not the streets, and they’re more likely to burn CDs than to burn their bras: This is the next generation that stands poised to take up the torch of women’s rights as activists celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day... read more
Feminism event speaks to both men, women, organization says
Feminism might sometimes be known as the F-word, according to Erin Williams, director of the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women, but it doesn’t have to be a bad word.... read more
Sharing knowledge on family violence prevention
École Polytechnique victims recalled
Dec. 6 this year will be the 21st anniversary of the L’École Polytechnique shooting, so we use that day to remember and honour those women who were killed through male violence against women,” said Bailey Reid, coordinator of Neighbours, Friends and Families with OCTEVAW. ... read more
Campaign to halt violence against women
White Ribbon Campaign marks National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, as well as Woman Abuse Prevention Month Campaign launches tomorrow and runs until Dec. 6... read more
A few good men support a great cause
Family Services Ottawa's Mark Arnold, left, and Tim Simboli pin on a white ribbon yesterday to show support for the White Ribbon Campaign.. read more
Checkup 2010
TA]ake the pulse of your community read more
OCTEVAW responds to the Ottawa U research studying Twilight and the relationship between Bella and Edward
Thank you for interviewing the University of Ottawa PhD student Melinda Morgan studying Twilight and the relationship between Bella and Edward. Research like this is important because it allows us to see the affects that pop culture has on our real life norms and behaviours in intimate partnerships.
CBC - Ottawa Morning Interview August 23, 2010
Man Talk Take Two in SNAP Ottawa
Hosting a series of events, including most recently "Man Talk", emceed by A Morning's Bill Welychka, their goal is to not only inform men and boys about violence against women, but also hopefully to engage men in helping eliminate it... read more
Man Talk
Finding postive ways to engage men to end violence against women
community initiatives
white ribbon campaign
resources & links
Reports
Hidden From Sight Volume II: A week in the life of Ottawa's vaw sector
Hidden From Sight
This report arose from a need to obtain a more global understanding of the current state of violence against women (woman abuse and sexual violence) in Ottawa.
May 2009
Launch
