African Nova Scotian

First, [if a friend came to me for advice after an experience of sexual violence] I would ask them what they wanted to do and then based on what they feel or what they want…

I think trust is a huge thing. I feel that in these situations, the onus is not on the victim, the onus is on the supporter to show the victim, like, “You can trust me.…

The main thing in any type of sexual assault, […] especially if it’s a woman, oftentimes we blame ourselves. I’ve never had that happen to me, but talking to other people who’ve gone through these…

I hope everyone in this conversation is aware of the movie Birth of a Nation. If you’re not aware of it, you have to look that up. Essentially, it was a movie from the 1920s…

The best advice I can give anyone is to be a listener, but in a non-judgmental way, and just let them tell their truth and their story without pushing them to do something that they…

We don’t have many of these. Like, people of colour don’t get to talk about our feelings towards our universities policies- whether it’s the sports or the school, or the teachers online- it’s good to…

I would say, like, three major [suggestions], for anyone providing help in these situations are: (1) Check your privilege. Know what that looks like, know who you are, know your position. (2) If you’re not…

Sometimes, like you said, we are viewed as violent. and we have been for a long time. So, in my perception, I might have felt like I was acting normal. But in her perception, because…

There are so many biases that come with different ethnicities, so it is important to listen with an open mind and to remove any biases before someone discloses. As we know, if you don’t feel…

Participant 1: At what age do we think we should start to have these conversations with younger black men? I know it’s kind of a big question, but I think it’s a question, or at…