Vagina Voices - Hollaback Alberta!

Hey Readers!

Although there are Hollaback groups all over we are going to focus on Hollaback Alberta!!! Hollaback Alberta is a group dedicated to ending street harassment using online and mobile technology. On their website you can share your experiences, read other's personal stories, and support others using their "I've Got Your Back" green dot!

Support this group! Street harassment affects everyone and is a huge problem without an easy solution. Go to their website, check out their Facebook page, and subscribe to their channel on YouTube.

Happy Monday!

Vagina Voices - SlutWalk

Hey Readers,

Sorry for the weeklong sabbatical from the blog. Technical difficulties! But we are back and ready for more posts and more challenges!

Today’s Vagina Voice comes from the SlutWalk in Toronto. Yes we know the walk already happened (May 26, I believe), but we’ve been dealing with some serious material in our rehearsals lately and the SlutWalk and other anti-rape campaigns have provided some reassurance and inspiration.

SlutWalk Toronto began in 2011 to fight back against victim-blaming and slut-shaming around sexual violence. The idea was sparked when a Toronto Police officer referred to women and survivors of sexual assault as "sluts" and suggested women 'dressing like sluts' were asking for it! To learn more about SlutWalk Toronto go here.

Below are some commercials we thought were also fitting for this topic. Please respond with your thoughts and other campaigns, articles, and other resources you have come across!

Happy Monday!

Vagina Voice - Jaclyn Friedman

Hey Readers!

Our next Vagina Voice is Jaclyn Friedman.



Friedman is a writer, performer and activist. She has spoken all over the U.S. at conferences and schools. Jaclyn Friedman has been a student and instructor for IMPACT safety training and is the founder and Executive Director of Women, Action & the Media, a national organization working for gender justice in the media. You may recognize her name from the following books: Yes Means Yes: Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape and What You Really Really Want: the Smart Girls Shame-free Guide to Sex & Safety.




You can learn more about Jaclyn Friedman here.

Also check out her books, articles, speeches, interviews, etc.

How to Teach Sexual Harassment

This video was shown at a school in St. Albert during a Grade 7 English class in to generate a discussion about a book they were studying (we're hoping the book was about sexual harassment in some way). Apparently the showing of the video caused quite a stir amongst students, parents, faculty and staff, and the teacher who showed the video is currently on leave. Amongst ourselves, this video generated much discussion about teaching sexual harassment in the school system and what is the best way to approach the subject. Sexual harassment is a very important topic to educate our students about. It is a prevalent issue and they may come in contact with some form of it in the future, but is this video a helpful tool? What are the important elements for an effective sexual harassment lesson plan? Are there better resources that we should be looking at (if so, which ones)?

For more information on this particular case check out these articles:

http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/parents+school+board+meet+over+inappropriate+harrassment+video/6442535899/story.html

http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Inappropriate+video+showed+Albert+Grade+students+stirs+controversy/5829119/story.html