Episode 7: Gender-Based Violence and Homelessness

Sharon Floyd, Chief Executive Officer of Embrave: Agency to End Violence, an anti-violence organization that provides shelter, counselling, and advocacy supports for women, Two-Spirit, genderqueer, trans and non-binary folks experiencing violence, leads a in-depth discussion defining gender-based violence, what forms it can take, and how different communities are impacted by it.

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Further Reading:

European Union and United Nations Spotlight on Violence Against Women and Girls (Relief Web)

Social Norms and Beliefs about Gender-Based Violence (BioMed Central)

The Facts about Gender-Based Violence (Canadian Woman's Foundation)

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Follow up with Embrave: Agency to End Violence:

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube

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About the Guest:

Sharon Floyd

Former Executive Chief Officer | Embrave: Agency to End Violence | She/Her

Embrave: Agency to End Violence is an anti-violence organization that provides shelter, counselling, and advocacy supports for women, Two-Spirit, gender-queer, trans and non-binary folks experiencing violence.

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About the Host:

Mya Moniz

Peer Support Leader | REST Centres She/Her

Mya is an independent youth and Former Crown Ward of the Peel Children’s Aid Society. She’s achieved an Honours Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction from the University of Toronto in English, Professional Writing and Communications, and Sociology. She also sits at the Senior Leadership Table for the Peel Alliance to End Homelessness as a youth with lived experience.

Mya believes there is great power in healing, growth, and catharsis through writing and storytelling, and she strives to help others tell their stories the way she tells hers.