RRC Implements New Sexual Violence Reporting Tool
Red River College has implemented a new reporting platform for sexual violence survivors, making it easier for students and staff to report sexual violence on campus, anonymously or not.
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RRC adopts groundbreaking sexual violence reporting tool
Red River College has partnered with EVA (Ending Violence Across) Manitoba to launch a new online tool that will empower students, staff and instructors to anonymously report sexual assaults on campus, and access the support they need.
(more…)BU offers new reporting option to support survivors of sexualized violence
Brandon University is pleased to announce our participation in a province-wide initiative to address campus sexual violence in Manitoba. We have partnered with REES (Respect, Educate, Empower Survivors): a trauma-informed and survivor-centred online platform for reporting sexual violence on campus.
Reporting system for sexual violence at post-secondary institutions
REES Community founder Mary Lobson explains how the online platform is offering centralized reporting of sexualized violence at post-secondary institutions.
Data & tech to make post-secondary campuses safer
REES, a new online platform for reporting sexual violence launches this fall on campuses across Manitoba.
For Winnipeg resident Mary Lobson, The Hunting Ground – the 2015 documentary about the incidence of sexual assault on college campuses in the United States – was a wakeup call. (more…)
PROVINCE-WIDE INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS CAMPUS SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Manitoba is the first province in Canada to offer centralized online reporting of sexualized violence at post-secondary institutions.
(more…)STARTUP SPOTLIGHT: REES Technology Group Inc.
Respect Educate Empower Survivors, or more commonly known as REES, is an innovative platform that reduces the barriers of reporting sexual violence for survivors. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men experience sexual violence, yet less than 5% of sexual assaults get reported. REES aims to solve this problem by providing survivors with an online platform that can connect them with information, resources, and increased reporting options. (more…)
Students’ experiences of unwanted sexualized behaviours and sexual assault at postsecondary schools in the Canadian provinces, 2019
Greater awareness of gender-based violence, sexual consent and related attitudes about what constitutes acceptable behaviour is emerging in many public spheres, including on postsecondary campuses and their online spaces. (more…)
CMU partners with REES, new sexual violence reporting tool
This fall, CMU has launched a partnership with REES (Respect, Educate, Empower Survivors), a new online platform for reporting sexual violence on campuses. Eleven universities and colleges, all the post-secondary institutions in Manitoba except for the University of Manitoba, have committed to signing on to the initiative in 2020 or 2021.
U of M holds off on online sexual violence reporting tool
Eleven of Manitoba’s colleges and universities have signed on with Respect, Empower, Educate Survivors (REES), an online sexual violence reporting tool tailored to the needs of post-secondary campuses. The only institution yet to do so is the U of M. (more…)