FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
23rd July 2014
Mississauga, ON - Today the Mississauga News reports that a man attempted to grab a woman out jogging yesterday morning. The woman was fortunate to break free and call the police for assistance but the perpetrator of this attempted assault as of this morning, was still at large. This troubling incident is further unsettling because it follows on the back of two recent cases of assault against women: there was an incident of a stabbing of a woman in Brampton only a month ago. The male suspect in this incident, who was known to the woman, has been arrested but the woman was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. A woman was sexually assaulted earlier this month in Port Credit- today we've learnt that Peel Police have made an arrest in connection with this case.
The majority of violence experienced by women is perpetrated by someone they know, but women's safety is not only about violence experience in the home, but her ability to enjoy her community without fear and insecurity. Gender-based violence affects women's quality of life, their families and their communities, affects how women access public space when they're by themselves during the day or the night and is widely considered a human rights violation and public health issue that we should all be concerned about.
We strongly condemn this violence!
We encourage you to review the recently published UTM CampUs Project report, which documents the safety audit completed on the UTM campus in order to address issues of violence against women. Though this audit was specific to the university campus, the experiences of fear and insecurity experienced by women accessing public space is transferable, and the recommendations are important on and off a campus.
Toni Francis, Coordinator, PCAWA
23rd July 2014
Mississauga, ON - Today the Mississauga News reports that a man attempted to grab a woman out jogging yesterday morning. The woman was fortunate to break free and call the police for assistance but the perpetrator of this attempted assault as of this morning, was still at large. This troubling incident is further unsettling because it follows on the back of two recent cases of assault against women: there was an incident of a stabbing of a woman in Brampton only a month ago. The male suspect in this incident, who was known to the woman, has been arrested but the woman was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. A woman was sexually assaulted earlier this month in Port Credit- today we've learnt that Peel Police have made an arrest in connection with this case.
The majority of violence experienced by women is perpetrated by someone they know, but women's safety is not only about violence experience in the home, but her ability to enjoy her community without fear and insecurity. Gender-based violence affects women's quality of life, their families and their communities, affects how women access public space when they're by themselves during the day or the night and is widely considered a human rights violation and public health issue that we should all be concerned about.
We strongly condemn this violence!
We encourage you to review the recently published UTM CampUs Project report, which documents the safety audit completed on the UTM campus in order to address issues of violence against women. Though this audit was specific to the university campus, the experiences of fear and insecurity experienced by women accessing public space is transferable, and the recommendations are important on and off a campus.
Toni Francis, Coordinator, PCAWA
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