Show Notes
Last fall, a woman was sexually assaulted on public transit in Philadelphia. And there was a ton of social media disbelief – how could other passengers just sit there and not do anything?
That’s why I reached out to Julie Lalonde for my podcast. Julie is a women’s rights advocate and public educator, and she’s been teaching bystander intervention for over 10 years.
In this episode, Julie gives us life-changing tools for how to react when we witness harmful behaviour, whether it’s violence, hate crimes, catcalling, or online abuse. Ultimately, her tools are about creating safe communities and once I learned them, it changed the way I saw everything.
This episode references sexual assault and gender-based violence. Please listen with care.
Resources: Assaulted Women’s Helpline in Ontario: 1-866-863-0511 OutsideOfTheShadows.ca (Julie’s public service announcement on stalking for survivors and their allies) ShelterSafe.ca (One stop website for all the women's shelters in Canada) PSA for the Stand Up training Canadian Women’s Foundation Sistering, multi-service agency for at-risk, socially isolated women and trans people in Toronto Anduhyaun, shelter and transitional housing serving Toronto’s Indigenous women and children Resilience Is Futile: The Life and Death and Life of Julie S. Lalonde
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