[Wamvan] Consent in Schools issue- Does this Ontario initiative need to come to BC?

[Laura Track]

Hi all,

My former employer, West Coast LEAF, does education on consent in
elementary and high schools through a workshop called No Means No. They
talk about the law around consent, sexual assault, power, gender
stereotypes, and recently have added a portion on online harassment,
sexting, etc. It's a pretty fantastic curriculum (yes, i am biased of
course) and WCL's Education Manager, Chrissie Arnold, is fabulous. They
train youth facilitators (age 18-24) to deliver the programs, which I think
is a great model. I'd definitely recommend reaching out to Chrissie if
folks are interested in pushing something forward like what's happened in
Ontario. Her email is education at westcoastleaf.org.

Warmly,
Laura

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 8:43 PM, Trish Kelly <trishkellyc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I'm curious as to whether the issue of consent in school sex ed curriculum
> is something that needs addressing in BC, or if this issue is already being
> championed by any organization?
>
> Here is the link, in case you're curious:
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/premier-kathleen-wynne-wants-ontario-students-to-learn-about-sexual-consent-early-1.2932627
>
> Thanks,
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