Promising Practices
Engaging Men and Boys as Allies in Preventing GBV Through Community-Based Humane Education Programming
What is the Promising Practices Project: Engaging Men and Boys as Allies in Preventing GBV Through Community-Based Humane Education Programming?
The Promising Practices Project: Engaging Men and Boys as Allies in Preventing GBV Through Community Programming is a 3-year project generously funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada, that aims to collaboratively develop and put in place humane education programming to strengthen the GBV sector. This project falls under the scope of Humane Canada’s National Programs Department, which includes the ground breaking Justice & Legislative Affairs which integrates the Canadian Violence Link Coalition (CVLC), the National Centre for the Prosecution of Animal Cruelty (NCPAC) and the legislative and policy changes needed to support the goals of the NCPAC and CVLC, as well as the ACT Project, another project generously funded through Women and Gender Equality Canada.
During this 3-year project Humane Canada hopes to engage key multi-sectoral stakeholders from the human education and GBV sectors, including women’s shelters, anti-violence organizations, social services, educational organizations, and animal welfare services.
If you are interested in learning more about this exciting initiative or getting involved, please get in touch with the Promising Practices Project Manager, Sue O’Neill: [email protected].
Research Summary
This research summary reviews published research related to engaging men and boys as allies in humane education. Learn more about the research that inspired this project. Promising Practices Research Summary
Language & Safety
The language we utilize matters and can be incredibly impactful to survivors of Gender-Based Violence, their animals, male allies, and those impacted by gender-based violence. WomenatthecentrE, an incredible survivor-led organization, has shared this language which we utilize throughout our Online Learning Centre. We encourage you to check out WomenatthecentrE and the work that they are doing to advocate and support survivors across Canada at https://www.womenatthecentre.com/.
Survivor, not victim.
Declarations, not stories.
Reported, not alleged.
Aggressor, not perpetrator.
Accomplice, not ally.
WomenatthecentrE (2022)
The topics discussed throughout the Promising Practices Online Learning Centre are complex and potentially triggering. Practicing self-care and taking time to recognize and respond to your needs while learning about these topics is important. To seek further support, check out the “How to Find Help” guide located in our Tools & Templates section of the ACT to Keep Families Safe Online Learning Centre.
If you or someone you love is experiencing abuse, we encourage you to consider safety while accessing resources on Humane Canada's ACT To Keep Families Safe Online Learning Centre and take precautions such as accessing these resources from a public computer and/or erasing your browsing history. To seek further support, sheltersafe.ca offers information about Gender-Based Violence services across Canada that can offer further safety planning support.
Indigenous Affirmation
As a remote organization, Humane Canada acknowledges the many Indigenous Nations and communities that have relationships with these lands since time immemorial where our work takes place. We express our gratitude to all Indigenous communities – First Nations, Metis and Inuit, for their past, present and future leadership and stewardship. We are inspired by and grateful for Indigenous ways of knowing that teach us the interdependency and interconnectedness of all life forms, and our relationship of mutual reliance and shared destiny with other people, animals and the earth. We encourage everyone to learn more about the Indigenous Peoples who are the original stewards of the lands you reside on.
To learn more please visit https://native-land.ca/.
This affirmation was in part inspired by the words of the late Honourable Murray Sinclair in his speeches to the Senate of Canada regarding Indigenous ways of knowing and animal welfare.
Humane Canada acknowledges the financial support of Women and Gender Equality Canada for this project.
