We have 233 blogposts in the field of Abuse.
Related Pinterest board: Abuse & Violence. Related categories: Violence, Women’s Issues.
Keywords: Domestic Violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Bullying, Harassment.
Anti-stalking advocate speaks from #OutsideOfTheShadows
Read moreJulie S. Lalonde is an Ottawa-based Canadian activist and educator on sexism and violence against women. She has a particular focus on stalking. On the latter, sadly, she speaks from personal experience. To raise awareness and help others who...
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What emotional abuse feels like
Read moreThis beautiful film aims to help young people understand that domestic abuse isn’t just about physical violence, it’s about control. Produced pro bono for a small UK charity it’s aimed at reaching a young audience who are newly awake...
Internet cartoon cats speak out against #sextortion
Read moreThorn: Digital Defenders of Children is an American nonprofit organization dedicated to building technology to defend children from sexual abuse. They recently launched this social campaign and educational video, narrated by Canadian actor Shay Mitchell (of Pretty Little Liars) to...
This Mumbai poet beats your ears about sexism
Read moreWe have posted a lot about campaigns on rape culture and sexual abuse. And I thought we’d have seen it all. Until I encountered this slam poetry from Mumbai based poet Aranya Johar. Wow! The horrors of sexual abuse...
Uncertain Terms campaign highlights risks of sexting
Read moreEach year, the Canadian Children of the Street Society comes with a new chapter of their awareness campaign about online sexual exploitation. It is actually more than a campaign, it is a program named Predator Watch program. The aim is to prevent sexual...
Mexican penis seat spreads awareness of harassment on the metro
Read moreAdweek today featured a truly disturbing ambient marketing PSA on sexual harassment, which has gained infamy on English-language social media as the “penis seat.” This moulded. anatomically-correct male torso and crotch appears in the seating area of a car...
Scottish government declares revenge porn a crime scene
Read moreNew Scottish laws aimed at curbing the awful phenomenon of “revenge porn” could result in significant prison time for partners or ex-partners sharing intimate images without consent, according to the BBC. To raise awareness of the issue, Safer Scotland has produced a...
FGM is terrifying shocking, even with paper
Read morePlan Belgium came with this video in the first week of February to take part in the fight against Female Genital Mutulation (FGM), with global activities on 6 February. The organisation worked with Mandy Smith, who became famous with her...
When The One That Got Away… Really Needed To
Read moreThis new ad by Union Creative, for Toronto’s Interval House, plays with your assumptions. Launched on Valentine’s Day, it opens with three men from different walks of life (but all white) talking about “the one that got away.” The interview...
The Code Word to Combat Sexual Assault
Read moreOn 18 October this tweet was posted and has been shared almost 30.000 times. Because it provides such a practical solution. And because it’s easy to remember. And especially because it makes it painfully clear that sexual violence and abuse in the nightlife...
