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Danielle stood on a platform in front of the Minto Park Women’s Monument on Thursday night to relate the most horrific experience of her young life.
“I became a victim of sexual violence. My boyfriend raped me,” the slim, dark-haired 25-year-old told the 300-strong crowd, mostly women, that gathered at the monument for a Take Back the Night rally.
The rally, sponsored by the Women’s Event Network, was staged to honour the three Wilno-area women, Anastasia Kuzyk, Nathalie Warmerdam and Carol Culleton, killed this week allegedly by a man they’d known. Afterward, the crowd march to City Hall and into the By Ward Market area.
About 300 people came out for the Take Back the Night rally at Minto Park in downtown Ottawa on Thursday.
“This was obviously a tragedy, but it happens everyday,” said Bailey Reid with the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women. “Women are not safe on the streets, in their homes, in the shopping malls, anywhere. And we’re not safe because we are women.”
Danielle would likely agree. A third-year law student at the University of Ottawa, she recounted how as a first-year student she struggled to escape an abusive relationship with a fellow law student who eventually raped her.
The attack, she said, “affected every facet of my life. I struggled to do my work, even to get out of bed in the morning.”
It took Danielle about a year to work up the “courage” to report the attack to university officials and, eventually, to police. At first, she explained it was hard to convince people of the attack — “people didn’t consider it rape because he was my boyfriend” — but eventually the university and then the police investigated. The university adopted a new sexual assault policy and the police, finally, laid a charge.
A woman hugs her son during talk of the three most recent victims of domestic violence. About 300 people came out for the Take Back the Night rally at Minto Park in downtown Ottawa on Thursday.
For Danielle, there is some relief that those in authority finally believed her, but she remains “angry and frustrated” that society at large does so little to stop violence against women. To loud applause, she urged her audience to “push back against a misogynist culture.”
It was also a common theme for others. “Femicide is preventable,” said Reid, arguing that at the root of violence against women is an “imbalance of power.”
“Being agreeable doesn’t keep us safe, and silence doesn’t protect us,” said Kira-Lynn Ferderber, with the group Cornered in Ottawa. “This is our city. The days are ours, and the nights are ours. We are taking back the night.”
Ten year old Evelyn Nickerson holds her sign amidst the march with her mom. “Who is She” is a digital fundraising campaign aimed at helping to bring families of murdered/missing indigenous women to the table during an inquiry.
Lauren Ogden, 18, marches amidst the crowd through downtown Ottawa. About 300 people came out for the Take Back the Night rally at Minto Park in downtown Ottawa.
Ariel Troster’s sign says it all. About 300 people came out for the Take Back the Night rally at Minto Park in downtown Ottawa Thursday.
About 300 people came out for the Take Back the Night rally at Minto Park in downtown Ottawa Thursday, Sept 24, 2015.
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“I became a victim of sexual violence. My boyfriend raped me,” the slim, dark-haired 25-year-old told the 300-strong crowd, mostly women, that gathered at the monument for a Take Back the Night rally.
The rally, sponsored by the Women’s Event Network, was staged to honour the three Wilno-area women, Anastasia Kuzyk, Nathalie Warmerdam and Carol Culleton, killed this week allegedly by a man they’d known. Afterward, the crowd march to City Hall and into the By Ward Market area.
About 300 people came out for the Take Back the Night rally at Minto Park in downtown Ottawa on Thursday.
“This was obviously a tragedy, but it happens everyday,” said Bailey Reid with the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women. “Women are not safe on the streets, in their homes, in the shopping malls, anywhere. And we’re not safe because we are women.”
Danielle would likely agree. A third-year law student at the University of Ottawa, she recounted how as a first-year student she struggled to escape an abusive relationship with a fellow law student who eventually raped her.
The attack, she said, “affected every facet of my life. I struggled to do my work, even to get out of bed in the morning.”
It took Danielle about a year to work up the “courage” to report the attack to university officials and, eventually, to police. At first, she explained it was hard to convince people of the attack — “people didn’t consider it rape because he was my boyfriend” — but eventually the university and then the police investigated. The university adopted a new sexual assault policy and the police, finally, laid a charge.
A woman hugs her son during talk of the three most recent victims of domestic violence. About 300 people came out for the Take Back the Night rally at Minto Park in downtown Ottawa on Thursday.
For Danielle, there is some relief that those in authority finally believed her, but she remains “angry and frustrated” that society at large does so little to stop violence against women. To loud applause, she urged her audience to “push back against a misogynist culture.”
It was also a common theme for others. “Femicide is preventable,” said Reid, arguing that at the root of violence against women is an “imbalance of power.”
“Being agreeable doesn’t keep us safe, and silence doesn’t protect us,” said Kira-Lynn Ferderber, with the group Cornered in Ottawa. “This is our city. The days are ours, and the nights are ours. We are taking back the night.”
Ten year old Evelyn Nickerson holds her sign amidst the march with her mom. “Who is She” is a digital fundraising campaign aimed at helping to bring families of murdered/missing indigenous women to the table during an inquiry.
Lauren Ogden, 18, marches amidst the crowd through downtown Ottawa. About 300 people came out for the Take Back the Night rally at Minto Park in downtown Ottawa.
Ariel Troster’s sign says it all. About 300 people came out for the Take Back the Night rally at Minto Park in downtown Ottawa Thursday.
About 300 people came out for the Take Back the Night rally at Minto Park in downtown Ottawa Thursday, Sept 24, 2015.
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