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#WeBelieveSurvivors

The Ghomeshi trial brought about many triggering and traumatic feelings for sexual assault survivors, women and community members alike. The day of the verdict (March 24, 2016), a rally was organized at Toronto’s Old City Hall with an amazing line-up…

Honouring Janet Cluett

The Janet Cluett Fund is in memory of a well-known Wen-Do Instructor who overcame severe adversity in order to complete her Instructor training course, while at the same time successfully escaping from the man who was intent on killing her.…

Wen Do in Sheshatshui

What was supposed to be a Wen-Do demo in a grade 8 class in Sheshatshui, Newfoundland and Labrador, quickly turned it into an opportunity to facilitate a conversation about consent, being the boss of your body and your choices, and working…

Watch the iconic Fighting Back video

More than fifteen years ago, Brent Choi and his ad agency worked with the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre to make a PSA about violence against women. A staff member at the centre had expressed frustration because women and girls were…