documentary
a short documentary
This short film follows the story of Colette, a domestic violence survivor and advocate. It also looks back at the creation of the project, shares insight into how we have supported survivors and how the narrative surrounding domestic violence is changing.
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changing the narrative
meet colette martin
Colette is a survivor of domestic violence. After a near-fatal altercation with her ex-boyfriend in 1997, she spent many years trying to process her experience. Now, she is an advocate for survivors of domestic violence as well as missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
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thank you to
digital sabbath film company
for producing this short documentary in collaboration with Women’s Crisis Services of Waterloo Region and She Is Your Neighbour.
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host
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Lillie Proksch
Community Engagement Manager at Women’s Crisis Services and Host of She Is Your Neighbour.
Lillie graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a degree in Communications in 2019. She began working in the non-profit space as a teenager in a volunteer capacity and after graduating University she went on to make this her career. She is often seen in front of the camera on social media and most recently, behind the mic as the host of She Is Your Neighbour. Lillie‘s passion lies in advocacy and non-traditional media and working at Women’s Crisis Services she feels lucky to be able to mix those two passions!
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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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