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Community and Sexual Violence on a Faith-based Campus

By Nathan Dueck | It is cliché to say that Canadian Mennonite University has a strong sense of community, but it is also true. Most of my classes have fewer than twenty students, many faculty have students over to their houses for meals throughout the year, and office doors are open …

We’re Here. We Hear You

By Mary Lobson | Photo Credit: Carla Buelow Photography | Since 2009, I have been involved with the Safety Net Project through the National Network to End Domestic Violence in Washington, D.C. For 10 years I was often one of only two Canadians attending their annual Training of Trainers (which later …

Why Consider Reporting Sexual Violence?

By Jess Spindler | Photo Credit: Jenna Muirhead | If you have experienced sexual violence, the first thing you need to know is that it is not your fault. Acts of sexual violence are the responsibility of the perpetrator alone, and you are never to blame.  The second thing to know is that …