New AASAS Members
The Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services is excited to announce two new member agencies are now providing specialized sexual assault support in the province.
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YWCA Banff, in partnership with the Bow Valley Harmony Project, is here to help survivors of sexual assault, harassment and abuse and their support people through emotional support and assistance navigating legal, medical and therapeutic services. Our services are free, confidential and available Monday - Saturday to everyone in the Bow Valley. Please contact us for more information at 403.760.3200 or visit harmonyproject.ca.
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Chinook Sexual Assault Centre (CSAC), located at 502, 740-4th Avenue South in Lethbridge, is open. Reaching to Milk River, Crowsnest Pass and Taber areas, the CSAC can be reached at 403-694-1094 or toll free at 1-844-576-2512.
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Alberta Budget Input
The Alberta Government is inviting individuals to have input on the upcoming budget. This is an opportunity for you to voice what you think is important to fund. If that includes specialized sexual assault support services, we encourage you to include that in your feedback.
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Canadian Femicide Report
The Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability (CFOJA) is a web-based research and information centre which aims to conduct, mobilize, exchange and promote research and knowledge to prevent femicide and other forms of gender-based killings in Canada. They recently released their report: Understanding Gender-Related Killings of Women and Girls in Canada 2018.
The CFOJA was established in response to a call from the United Nations for better tracking of gender-related killings of women.
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First Responder to Sexual Assault and Abuse Training
What will Participants Learn?
This training is intended to build the capacity of professionals, paraprofessionals and community members to assess and respond effectively to disclosures of sexual assault and sexual abuse. Survivors who receive safe and supportive responses to disclosures of sexual violence are more likely to reach out for help from medical and counselling services and/ or report to police. First Responder to Sexual Assault and Abuse Training™ is a comprehensive two day training, inclusive of the full continuum of sexual violence and across the lifespan.
Upcoming training dates:
Feb 6-7 Edmonton (Full)
Feb 20-21 Lloydminster (Private Training)
Feb 28-Mar 1 Calgary (Private Training)
May 2-3 Lethbridge (Registration Open)
May 27-28 Lloydminster (Registration Open)
May 29-30 Edmonton (Registration Open)
Oct 10-11 Lethbridge (Registration Open)
Please visit the AASAS website regularly for new training dates.
If you would like to coordinate a First Responder Training in your community, organization, or institution – please email AASAS.
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Member Agency Events & Updates
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Women's March 2019
Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse participated in the Women's March in Calgary in January where marchers were drawing attention to a variety of issues, including missing and murdered Indigenous women, issues that impact working mothers, transgender rights and sexual violence.
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We Believe Gala
The Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton is excited to announce that tickets are now available for our 6th annual fundraising gala We Believe: Let’s Move Forward Together 2019, featuring Keynote Speaker Jeff Perera and Emcee Danny Hooper.
Jeff Perera has been speaking on healthy versus toxic masculinity and men helping end gender-based violence for close to ten years, to tens of thousands of people across Canada. Jeff’s work helps nurture brave spaces for real discussion: inspiring people to challenge our gendered ideas of success and failure, and to be the lesson in action.
Danny Hooper knew at an early age that his passion was in the entertainment world. In the decades since, he has parlayed his unique personality and sense of humour into an award-winning career and thousands of on-stage performances as a recording artist, motivational speaker, comedic emcee, and celebrity benefit auctioneer.
We invite you to join us on May 2, 2019 in Hall D of the Edmonton Convention Centre (previously known as the Shaw Conference Centre) for an evening of fine dining and exceptional homegrown entertainment. All funds raised from this event will go directly towards providing essential support for people and communities impacted by sexual violence. Let’s move forward together.
Please click the invitation below to read more information about the event and to purchase tickets. We look forward to seeing you there!
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CASASC and The Calgary Rougnecks, Calgary’s professional box lacrosse team, have partnered together to raise funds.
Purchase tickets for a home game in Calgary this season and receive a Saturday night of fun while supporting a great cause. Roughnecks games are fast, fun and entertaining for everyone.
CASASC raises money for each ticket that’s sold. That’s right. It’s as easy as going to the ticket page for an upcoming game and placing the code 10F104 into the offer code box to unlock fundraiser savings.
This fundraiser ticket feature (with the discounted ticket rate) will be offered for the next six home games. See the Roughnecks schedule here: http://calgaryroughnecks.com/schedule/
Grab your friends, pick a few games and let’s raise some funds for CASASC.
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