@OCTEVAW

Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women. We're feminist, anti-racist, pro-choice & 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusive. Not monitored 24/7. Text @UnsafeAtHome 4 support

 Unceded Algonquin Territory
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OCTEVAW will be closed for an end-of-summer break from August 25 – September 2, 2025 💛 La COCVFF sera fermée pour les vacances de fin d’été du 25 août au 2 septembre 2025 💛
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✨ Black Hair Healing: A Pop-Up Salon for Survivors & Their Community ✨ 📅 Sat, Sept 6 • 🕙 10:00 AM–6:00 PM 📍 ACO Ottawa, 19 Main St RSVP: Email [email protected] to reserve your spot. #BlackHairHealing #Ottawa #BlackJoy #GenderAffirmingCare #CommunityCare
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✨ Un Salon de Guérison Collectif : Salon éphémère pour les survivant·e·s et leur communauté ✨ 📅 Samedi 6 sept. • 🕙 10h–18h 📍 ACO Ottawa, 19 rue Main #GuérisonCollective #Ottawa #JoieNoire #SoinsAffirmatifs #PrendreSoinEnCommunauté
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🖤 Emancipation Day | August 1 On unceded Algonquin Anishinaabe Territory (Ottawa), we mark Emancipation Day by honouring the resistance of Black communities and confronting the ongoing legacies of slavery.
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🗣️ On this Emancipation Day, we commit to: ✨ Listening to Black survivors ✨ Investing in Black-led SGBV prevention and response ✨ Supporting abolitionist approaches rooted in healing and community care
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Freedom isn’t a historical event—it’s an ongoing practice. #EndGBV #EmancipationDay #BlackLiberation #EndGBV #Ottawa #HealingJustice #AbolitionIsCare
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💜Workshop Alert💜 Rooted in Care: Community Session to Address Gender Based Violence This session will center on the lived experiences of participants who speak Tigrinya and Amharic in Ottawa, and will be conducted in both languages. 🎟️ Registration: loom.ly/BQOEYIU
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On May 31, we transformed Minto Park into a powerful tapestry of voices, stories, and resistance. Thank you to everyone who showed up and shared their experiences. #ClotheslineProject #EndGBV #SupportSurvivors
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Rain Location🌧️ 📣 TODAY: The Clothesline Project – Saturday, May 31, 2025 🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 New Location: Jack Purcell Community Centre – Room 101 320 Jack Purcell Ln, Ottawa, ON 💜 All are welcome. Come as you are. 🩶 Support, witness, and stand in solidarity.
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Within the last week, two femicides occurred in Ottawa. We are grieving — and deeply angered — by the deaths of Renée Descary (April 1) and Brenda Rus (April 5). We are thinking of family and community members impacted. #EndFemicide #StopGBV #CommunityCare #GenderJustice
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Here’s how you can take action: ➡️Talk about it — normalize conversations around GBV & femicide. ➡️Share what you learn ➡️ Start a Community Care Circle ➡️Get involved with local feminist & grassroots organizations. ➡️Advocate for policy change #EndFemicide #CommunityCare
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New location, same intentions for rest & collective care! 🌿🧘🏾‍♀️ Today, we’re hosting our IWD 2025 session for frontline workers & those impacted by GBV. Sign up until 3 PM! 📍 NEW location: 45 Eccles St, Ottawa 🔗 Register: loom.ly/wQdl5EY #IWD2025 #decentwork
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We are honored to open the Our Voices Symposium on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025, with the incredible Bridget Tolley from Family of Sisters in Spirit (FSIS). 🔗 Register now: loom.ly/EuzDUO8 #OurVoices #MMIWG2S #JusticeForOurSisters #CommunityCare #GenderBasedViolence
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📢 This #InternationalWomensDay, we honor and uplift all women and femmes! 💜✨Collectively, we hold power, and we refuse to let our rights be pushed back. Today, we celebrate our strength, resilience, and joy. May this day be one of rest, care, and radical celebration.
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On The Frontlines: Worker Wellness – International Womens Day SessionMarch Event 🌿🧘🏾‍♀️ 📅 Date: March 13, 2025 📍 Location: Pranashanti Yoga 🧘 Special Feature: Guided meditation by Seeds Yoga 🔗 Register now: loom.ly/wQdl5EY
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🚨 Volunteer Opportunity 🚨 📅 When: Saturday, March 15th ⏰ Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM 📍 Where: OCTEVAW Office #OCTEVAW #VolunteerOpportunity #CommunitySupport #StudentVolunteers #Ottawa #OttawaStudents #OttawaVolunteer #GiveBack #MakeADifference #EndGBV
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OCTEVAW stands alongside YWCA Toronto and other feminist organizations across Ontario to ensure Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and Femicide remain critical election issues. 🔗 Learn more and take action:ywcatoronto.org/takeaction/c…
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Together, we’re demanding that political candidates #VoteToEndGBV and commit to: ✅ Declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic ✅ Accountability mechanisms for long-term planning and prevention ✅ Sustainable funding for survivor support and community-led solutions
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🚨 62 lives were taken by femicide in Ontario last year. These tragedies are preventable. We need political action NOW. 🧡 Join us in demanding safety, accountability justice, and change.
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🖤 Happy Black Futures Month: Honoring Resistance & Leadership ✊🏾 #EndGBV #BlackLiberation #SurvivorJustice #BlackFutures
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