Below you will find educational resources that can help you to build your understanding and knowledge of various topics such as consent, gender-based violence, technology-facilitated violence, responding to disclosures, and more! Please note that the content of these resources may be overwhelming for many and we encourage you to proceed with care.
Resources for Students and Staff
Consent
- How Consent is More Than Just a Question and an Answer | Cheryl Bradshaw | TEDxQueensU
- How Do You Know if Someone Wants to Have Sex with You? | Planned Parenthood Video
- When Someone Definitely Wants to Have Sex | Planned Parenthood Video
- When Someone Isn’t Quite Sure If They Want to Have Sex | Planned Parenthood Video
- When Someone Doesn’t Want to Have Sex: What is Consent? | Planned Parenthood Video
- Consent and Refusal are not the only talking points in Sex | Rebecca Kukla | Essay
- Why Consent & Pleasure Go Hand-In-Hand | Farrah Khan
- Drag Race Contestants talk about Consent at Drag Shows | Pop Sugar
- Yes, Consent applies to Asexual People too | The Consent Workshop
- Adam Sandler, Anti-Blackness, and Safer Sex | Lydia Collins
- Moving Beyond Consent 101 | Wilfrid Laurier University
- Mohawk College and Consent (Video Links to an external site.) | Mohawk College
- Mohawk Students: What does consent mean to you? (Video)Links to an external site. | Mohawk College
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Sexual Assault
- Sexual Assault and Sexualized Violence Library Guide | Mohawk College
- Ride-Sharing Sexual Assault Safety Guide |Cutter Law
- Ontario Human Rights Commission: Sexual and gender-based harassment: know your rights
- Ontario Human Rights Commission: Policy on Preventing Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment
- Ontario Human Rights Commission: Sexual Harassment in Employment
- Workplace Sexual Harassment Education
- Assembly of First Nations: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Ending Violence
- National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Their Voices will Guide Us: An education initiative of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Issue 7: Violence Against Women with Disabilities and Deaf Women
- A Better Man (film): Resources
- Western University: Issue 12 - Intimate Partner Violence in Rainbow Communities
- Violence Against Newcomer Women With Disabilities
- Steps Men Can Take To End Violence Against Women
- Forced and Coerced Sterilization of Persons in Canada
- Federal Pathway to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People
- The Gehl Report: Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities and Gender-Based Violence
- The Value of Intersectionality in Understanding Violence Against Women and Girls
- Examining the Intersections of Anti-Asian Racism and Gender-Based Violence in Canada
Sex Trafficking
- Sex Trafficking 101 | SACHA
- Spot The Signs of Sex Trafficking | Public Safety Canada
- Recognizing Human Trafficking Victims | RCMP
- Survivor Shares How To Spot Signs of Human Trafficking | CTV News
- Human Trafficking 101 | Hamilton Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition
2SLGBTQIA+ communities
- Policy on discrimination and harassment because of sexual orientation
- Violence Against Trans and Non-Binary People
- Trans Canadians Of Colour Face Increased Violence: National Research
- Violence Against Trans People and Their Loved Ones | York University
- 8 Ways to be an Ally | Public Service Alliance Canada
- LGBTQ2S* Youth**, Violence, and Homelessness | Western University
Bystander Intervention
- Draw the Line: The Party
- The 5 D's of Bystander Intervention | Right To Be
- Be an Active Bystander | Monash University (Video)
- The Bystander Effect: The Science of Empathy | Participant (Video)
Technology-Facilitated Violence
- Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance Policy Paper
- Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence: An Overview
- Technology-Based Gender Based Violence Infographic |WomanAct
- Online gender-based violence: It’s not just words| Women and Gender Equality Canada
- The Internet & Intimate Partner Violence: Technology Changes, Abuse Doesn’t | Aequitas
- Info Sheet: Cyberbullying | Public Safety Canada
- Online harms faced by youth and young adults | Public Safety Canada
- Texting and Sexting with Respect | Love is Respect
- Digital Abuse: Revenge Porn | The Hotline
- Technology-Facilitated Stalking: What You Need to Know | Tech Safety
National Frameworks & Action Plans
- Developing a National draft Framework to Address and Prevent Gender-Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions in Canada - Courage to Act
- Our Turn Action Plan - A National, Student-Led Action Plan to End Campus Sexual Violence
Trauma- and Violence-Informed Practices & Approaches
- 2SLGBTQ+ Inclusive Trauma-Informed Care
- Intersectionality and Gender-Based Violence
- Issue 32: Trauma- and Violence-Informed Interview Strategies in Work with Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
- Five Reasons Why We Need Trauma-Informed Intersectional Analysis in Public & Patient Engagement
- Trauma- & Violence-Informed Care: Prioritizing Safety for Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
- Principles of Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care (TVIC)
- Trauma- & Violence-Informed Care (TVIC): A Tool to Support Safe Service Interactions
- Trauma- & Violence-Informed Care (TVIC): A Tool for Educators & Schools
- Trauma Walk-Through: An Exercise for Educators
- Preventing, Recognizing & Addressing Vicarious Trauma: A Tool for Educators and Schools
- Opinion: When students request accommodations, believe them: How intersectional mental health strategies can help us support one another
- Teaching During a Pandemic: A Model for Trauma-Informed Education and Administration
- Complex Trauma and Intersectionality Panel
- The Trauma-informed Equity-minded Asset-based Model (TEAM): The six R’s for social justice-oriented educators
Additional Resources for Staff
Access a list of training opportunities and helpful websites on our Staff Training webpage.
Contact the consent [at] mohawkcollege.ca (subject: Responding%20to%20Disclosures%20Workshop) (Student Rights and Responsibilities Office) if you're interested in booking a staff training about Responding to Student Disclosures of Gender-Based Violence.
Books, Articles & Blogs
Root, J. & Godderis, R. (2016) Instructor Strategies for Responding to Disclosures of Gender-Based Violence on Campus. The Canadian Journal of Action Research, Vol 17 No 3. Available online.
Perreault-Laird, J., Paak, M., & Godderis, R (2020) Remote teaching and technology-facilitated gender-based and sexual violence. Retrieved online from the Academic Matters website.
Burczycka, M. (2019) Students' experiences of unwanted sexualized behaviours and sexual assault at postsecondary schools in the Canadian provinces. Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics. Retrieved online from the Statistics Canada website.
