My Dark Vanessa is a powerful portrayal of the complexities experienced by individuals who have suffered sexual abuse, presenting a nonconformist perspective on trauma that…
“Bone” is a poem from Yrsa Daley-Ward’s critically acclaimed poetry collection of the same name. Born in Chorley, Lancashire, to a Jamaican mother and Nigerian…
Media coverage of the recent uptick in violence on Toronto’s public transportation system, the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) has highlighted abuse faced by passengers. But…
Imagine being silenced by your childhood abuser who happened to be someone you once idolized. Someone who happened to be a close family friend, boy…
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in the United States. As women and girls are disproportionately impacted by this type of violence,…
“Guilt doesn’t live here anymore” is a poem written by famous slam poet Blythe Baird. It is a message of self-assurance to survivors of sexual…
“As memory may be a paradise from which we cannot be driven, it may also be a hell from which we cannot escape” – Amy…
Blood and Guts in High School is a postmodern novel by Kathy Acker that incorporates multiple art forms such as prose, poetry, visual art and intertextual…
“No one comes running for young boys who cry rape” – Kevin Kantor, “People You May Know”. Anthony Edwards, an American actor and director, widely…
When she was a young girl, Danielle (name changed) was recruited into domestic sex trafficking from her long-term foster home. She was only able to…
