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She Is Your Neighbour is a prevention project and public education series focused on increasing awareness and understanding of domestic violence. Our goal is to shift public perception around domestic violence so it’s viewed as a public issue that everyone has a role in ending.
Through our podcast, documentary and social media we explore the following areas:
- Types of domestic violence – emphasizing it’s more than physical abuse
- The prevalence of domestic violence
- Addressing myths about victims and survivors
- Taking an intersectional approach, highlighting those who are disproportionately impacted by gender-based violence
- The role of men – we all have a role to play in ending domestic violence
- How you can help
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She Is Your Neighbour brought to you by
Women’s Crisis Services
She Is Your Neighbour is an awareness project and storytelling series created by Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region. The project explores the realities and complexities of domestic violence by sharing stories from people of all walks of life.
Through our podcast and public education series, we highlight the intersectionality of domestic violence. Our goal is to increase awareness, build understanding, and shift public perception so domestic violence is viewed as a societal problem that everyone has a role in ending.
The shame and stigma surrounding domestic violence can make it difficult to talk about, but this won’t change unless we have difficult conversations.
The reality is domestic violence is happening; it impacts people in all neighbourhoods and we all have a role a play in ending domestic violence.
starting the conversation
She Is Your Neighbour was launched in 2019 in the form of a blog series and social media campaign. Since then, the project has evolved. We’ve held information nights, given presentations, and sold books, merchandise, and more. The project was named Best Marketing Campaign at the Cambridge and North Dumfries Community Awards in 2019.
In 2020, we launched the She Is Your Neighbour podcast where we take a deep dive into domestic violence, exploring the realities and complexities of it. In 2021, the She Is Your Neighbour project was a finalist at the Leadership Waterloo Fresh Innovator Awards.
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what's next?
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We encourage you to get involved! Read a blog story, tune into the podcast, start conversations, and use the hashtag #SheIsYourNeighbour. We can’t do this without you! We all have a role to play in ending domestic violence.
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what is domestic violence?
There are many forms of domestic violence, all of which include attempts to maintain power and control over the thoughts, beliefs and behaviour of a woman by creating fear and/or dependency. All forms of abuse result in the woman feeling powerless, unequal and unsafe.
Forms of Domestic Violence
Domestic abuse includes but is not limited to:
- Emotional
- Physical
- Psychological
- Financial
- Sexual
- Verbal
- Spiritual
Know the signs
Signs of domestic abuse include but are not limited to:
- Insults or put downs, name calling
- Violent outbursts
- Threats of violence or harm
- Threats to destroy property or harm pets
- Forced sexual acts
- Physical assault
- Control over finances
- Unkept promises of change
host
meet the host
Jenna Mayne
Director of Communications and Corporate Initiatives at Women’s Crisis Services and Host of the She Is Your Neighbour podcast.
Jenna is passionate about empowering women and shifting public perception of domestic violence. An avid storyteller, for years she was torn between becoming a journalist and working at a non-profit – now she gets to do both! Jenna completed her Masters in Journalism and Communications at Western University. In 2019, she led the creation of the She Is Your Neighbour awareness project and storytelling series, designed to highlight the prevalence of domestic violence in Waterloo Region.
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Lillie Proksch
Prevention and Community Engagement Specialist at Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region and Producer of the She Is Your Neighbour podcast.
Lillie started at Women’s Crisis Services in 2020 and can often be seen on their social media channels, educating the community about upcoming events, initiatives, and the She Is Your Neighbour project. She has been working behind the scenes of She Is Your Neighbour since season one of the podcast and she also likes to get creative in front of the camera when she’s creating content for Instagram and Tik Tok. Lillie always knew she would end up working in the non-profit sector and she is so grateful that she gets to mix her passions of advocacy and non-traditional media.
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