The creator of an anonymous reporting platform for sexual violence on university and college campuses in Manitoba has launched a French portal for students at the Université de Saint-Boniface.
Rhyze Up! participant Mary Lobson, CEO of REES Community said the program was particularly well-timed for her newly launched company. REES Community is a simple, secure online platform for reporting sexual violence. It can be adapted for use across sectors and industries beyond post-secondary campuses; anywhere people live, learn and work.
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Columbia Bible College has partnered with Manitoba-based REES to make online reporting of sexual violence available to their campus community.
REES (Respect, Educate Empower Survivors) is a 24/7 reporting and information platform that provides increased reporting options for students, staff and faculty to report sexual violence on campus.
Columbia Bible College (CBC) in Abbotsford has partnered with a Manitoba-based online platform to make reporting of sexual violence available to their campus community.
REES (Respect, Educate Empower Survivors) is a 24/7 online reporting and information platform that provides increased options for students, staff and faculty to report sexual violence on campus.
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OTTERBURNE, MB – There’s no denying that COVID-19 has brought some disappointments for Providence this past year such as layoffs, cutbacks to programs, no Spring graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 and the cancellation of our summer sports camps. All our classes moved to remote learning and then came the official MCAC announcement to cancel varsity sports.
Sexual violence is both an individual and a community-based issue. It can involve one survivor and one perpetrator, or multiples of each; it can also affect those involved in the lives of survivors, from family and friends to colleagues and professors.
Sexual violence is prevalent on campuses across Canada. A report by the Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario notes that “one in five women experience sexual assault while attending a post-secondary institution.” (more…)