Divest from Policing. Invest in Community.
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Sexual Assault Voices of Edmonton stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter Edmonton in their demand for Edmonton to invest in community and divest from policing. In addition to the deep roots of white supremacy and history of upholding systems of oppression in policing, we know that policing practices fail to bring justice for victim/survivors and often even increase trauma symptoms. Together with survivors and our community, we are building a vision of a future without sexualized violence, and an anti-racist, survivor-centric violence response system that can get us there. Explore our site to learn more and to join the movement.
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Our Vision
We thank everyone who participated in our community visioning session. Our 'official' vision is coming soon!
Resources
When people hear about responding to and preventing sexual violence without police, they sometimes wonder why this is necessary, or how it can happen. We have assembled links below to articles and further reading on the topic - the opinions of these authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of Sexual Assault Voices of Edmonton. Rather, they represent a number of different viewpoints on the issue.
For information on anti-racism and how you can fight racism in your community, visit the Resources page of BLM YEG.
For information on anti-racism and how you can fight racism in your community, visit the Resources page of BLM YEG.
On how policing fails sexual violence survivors:
A Fresh Framework: The Feminism of the Abolition Movement - Rayne Fisher-Quann, Bitch Magazine
Feminism Requires Abolition: Police Aren’t an Adequate Response to Sexual Violence - Maeve Barry, Ms. Magazine
Those Who Take Us Away: Abusive Policing and Failures in Protection of Indigenous Women and Girls in Northern British Columbia, Canada - Human Rights Watch
Unfounded: Why Police Dismiss 1 in 5 Sexual Assault Claims as Baseless - Robyn Doolittle, Globe and Mail
On a community-based response:
Addressing Harm, Accountability, and Healing - Critical Resistance
Creative Interventions Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Stop Interpersonal Violence - Creative Interventions
Defunding the Police: What will it mean for survivors of sexual violence? - Heather Lawson, Behind the Numbers
Philly's Pissed collection of zines on survivor support work
Stop Law Enforcement Violence Toolkit - INCITE!
A Fresh Framework: The Feminism of the Abolition Movement - Rayne Fisher-Quann, Bitch Magazine
Feminism Requires Abolition: Police Aren’t an Adequate Response to Sexual Violence - Maeve Barry, Ms. Magazine
Those Who Take Us Away: Abusive Policing and Failures in Protection of Indigenous Women and Girls in Northern British Columbia, Canada - Human Rights Watch
Unfounded: Why Police Dismiss 1 in 5 Sexual Assault Claims as Baseless - Robyn Doolittle, Globe and Mail
On a community-based response:
Addressing Harm, Accountability, and Healing - Critical Resistance
Creative Interventions Toolkit: A Practical Guide to Stop Interpersonal Violence - Creative Interventions
Defunding the Police: What will it mean for survivors of sexual violence? - Heather Lawson, Behind the Numbers
Philly's Pissed collection of zines on survivor support work
Stop Law Enforcement Violence Toolkit - INCITE!
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