Thursday, October 13, 2022, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Moderator:

Eva Karpati, Chair – One Voice – Multifaith Women Working to End Violence Against Women

Presenters:

Dr. Nazila Isgandarova

Margaret

Imam Irshad Osman

Convener:

Cheryl Paige, Community Service Convener, RTOERO District 23, North York

The video recording of this powerful presentation can be viewed at our RTOERO District 23, North York YouTube Channel:
https://youtu.be/6qjrbapGeDY

Here are the Helpline links that Eva Karpati posted on the chat:

Assaulted Women’s Helpline – FREE Crisis Line:

GTA: 416.863.0511
Toll Free: 1.866.863.0511
#SAFE (#7233): On your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus mobile phone
https://www.awhl.org

TorontoCentralHealthline.ca supports for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault – Toronto Central

https://tinyurl.com/RTOd23dv

One Voice: Responding to Domestic Violence in Our Community

This year RTOERO District 23 applied for an RTOERO Community Service Grant 2022-23 to support One Voice, an initiative that addresses Domestic Violence (DV) in our communities. Our partner in this initiative is the National Council of Jewish Women Canada, Toronto (NCJWCT).

This initiative developed because of rising issues of abuse. A group of multi-faith women gathered to propose solutions because Domestic Violence (DV) is a crime across all faiths. As a result of workshops and meetings, it was determined that faith leaders do not have access to reliable, appropriate resources to support victims of DV.

Thus, project One Voice was born to create a multi-faith Tool Kit that would bring appropriate and needed materials to support faith leaders. Over the last three years, the One Voice Committee crystallized the content for the Tool Kit. Now the goal is to provide this resource to all faith leaders in the GTA and create a website with resources and information about DV.

As a result of this partnership, our members will have access to speakers, workshops, Tool Kit resources and articles in STONY Bridges that address domestic violence and abuse. In addition, they will learn about patterns of control in which the victim is manipulated or coerced to stay in a relationship that reinforces the power of the abuser, a form of bullying or coercive control.

The Project builds on a multi-faith (Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Hindu, etc.) and secular initiative. We are looking forward to our new partnership with One Voice.

For information on Session 2 How to Recognize Abuse When It “Doesn’t Bleed”?  and its video recording, visit:

How to Recognize Abuse When It “Doesn’t Bleed”? – Video Recording