Ottawa community members rallied to put a spotlight on rape culture in annual SlutWalk on Sept. 8.
ORCC
Despite the excitement of returning to campus, the first few weeks of the fall semester is when students are at greatest risk for sexual assault and harassment.
On Nov. 10, the Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre (ORCC) gave a community update announcing a temporary closure, set to begin on Dec. 2. At the time of the ORCC’s opening in 1974, it became the first of its kind in Ottawa and was the third rape crisis centre in the country.
“It isn’t enough to have one or two classes about consent in high school. We need to be constantly encouraged to challenge the messages around us that teach folks—particularly women and gender non-conforming folks—that it’s on them to protect themselves.”
