DAL
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…
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…
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…
I agree with what everyone said, and maybe, just to go a little bit further, and just make like, somewhere that African Nova Scotians could specifically turn to in these situations. You know, say this…
Participant 1: Yeah, I’ve only ever come across it. I had to do a module once, you know, just required to do it. But I feel like if I didn’t have to do it, I…
I don’t think there’s anything that uniquely makes it [the SV/SA policy] feel that it would consider the perspective of an African Nova Scotia male, at all. I mean, I think one of the glaring…
What do you guys think about that though? Like do you guys, even just in terms of, I don’t know, it’s definitely different for men. I would assume that if something happened with like anyone…
I feel like I wouldn’t have a voice at all in this process. You know, just being, as he just mentioned, a black male, just my appearance, etc., I feel like my voice would totally…
Yeah, just, even looking at the anonymous allegations. Like, it says, it’s ambiguous- it says it can proceed in the absence of an identified complainant. I mean, in all reality, like the previous guys just…
Participant 1: If I had to go through with something like this, I’d probably, definitely feel embarrassed and, you know, not want to see anybody. My mental health would be shot. I know it’s probably…