Edmonton Harasser/Animal Abuser!
My wife E. and my dog have been harassed several times by this man in the Jasper Ave area. He’ll try to accost you, ask for money, call you names, etc. He is very aggressive and pushy, and usually drunk.
The most recent incident happened today and involved an attack on our dog. He will harass women and dog walkers, and try to suss out if a dog is friendly – then he’ll try to hit or kick your dog. He has been reported to Edmonton Police.
He typically hangs out by the Lois Hole Park and Shaw Conference Centre, usually by the benches and typically with several of his friends.
I confronted him today after finding out he’d hurt my dog, and let him know what he could expect if he bothered my family again! – T.C.
Cynthia Ganga Overhears 3 Men Discussing When Rape is ‘Deserved’
3 guys on the train talking very loudly about how rape is totally expected when women wear low cut t-shirts because they deserve to be raped just like if you fall asleep in front of your glass of beer and have your phone stolen.
First is 200 lbs, wearing black and a Boston Bruins cap maybe 20, second is 140 lbs wearing brown tweed hoodie button up and light wash jeans that are too big aged 20′ish, third is blond maybe 180 lbs (20′ish).
They say that they talk about rape at the bar and people at the bar agree that women deserve to be raped if they wear low cut t-shirts. Way to go Edmonton! Women in hoodies ONLY apparently.
The kid in brown tweed hoodie gets off the train behind me and doesn’t seem to notice that I was horrified by his conversation. Texts on his phone as he passes me sitting. I think, how easy would it be to trip this kid, smash his face into the ground and whisper in his ear that he looked like a victim, was dressed like a victim and was asking to be a victim? There is no camera at this stop that I can see, I don’t trip him and smash his head into the ground telling him he deserves to be a victims because that would be bad.
Instead I realize on April 5th that a person fitting the same description has attacked 3 women at night (on separate occasions) near Whyte Ave. I have talked to police about all of them and where we were on the train and who of the public I know was on the train with me so that when they go through tapes they can identify to see if any of these rape blamers are the same person who is attacking women on Whyte Ave.
Sexual Assault by a Fellow Student- Cynthia’s Story
Attempted sexual assault.
By a student from Montreal in English program at Norquest College.
Talking online for 3 weeks to arrange a time to meet to speak French and have him practice English.
Meet at coffee shop for an hour and go for a walk near Torie, caresses my face calls me “charmant”, tries to kiss me with disgusting gropingness, keeps trying to touch me. I tell him he’s not cool in French and that he is actually pathetic and not at all sexual or seductive and just a pathetic French guy who needs to feel manly by doing douchbaggy things. I told him I was surprised because he’s from Montreal and most Montrealers I’ve met aren’t creeps.
I talk to the site admin on the language learning specific site we met on. Site administrator instantly deletes his profile and says that it sounded like sexual assault. I report it to police.
He calls the next day to tell me that I’m nice and his friend. I tell him he’s a creep and needs to not call back.
He emails me to tell me I’m crazy and it’s my fault. Nope, it’s not.
A Creep in the Neighborhood- Eryn’s Story
I was out taking photographs for an assignment at school. I was in the parking lot behind my house. A man in his mid-twenties came around a corner and saw me taking photos. His first words to me were: “Damn, you’re sexy baby.” I tried to ignore this and just move on, but he kept asking questions and trying to talk to me. He finally asked me if I was single and if I wanted a date. I said I was engaged and for him to leave me alone. He hung around for about 10 minutes trying to talk to me some more. I did not have my cellphone with me to call the police, and I didn’t even think to snap a photo of him. I just wanted him to go away. I waited until he wasn’t visible anymore and went back to my house.
This happened just a few feet from my home. I shouldn’t be made to feel afraid for myself anywhere, especially in my own neighbourhood.
Shout out’s and thank you’s: Donor Edition!
Tonight is the Alberta iHollaback Launch Party!
Before we go too far, we’d like to send some shout outs to the people who are helping make tonight possible.
First and foremost: OUR VOLUNTEERS! Thank you to all the helpful hands that will be making tonight smoothly run.
OUR PHOTOGRAPHER!
Big, HUGE shout out and thank you to Raj Boora of Patient Man Productions for donating his time to taking pictures of our event.
For more on Raj, and how to get in touch with him, please visit:
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Web: www.patientmanproductions.ca
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OUR DONORS!
A small group of extremely charitable individuals have graciously donated items to our silent auction.
Jamey M. is an emerging Edmonton-based fine-art and lifestyle photographer. His keen eye and attention to unique detail makes his work especially note-worthy.
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So, a big big thank you to our very kind donors!
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Schedule
7:00-8 :30 Meet & Greet- booths:
-SACE (http://www.sace.ab.ca/)
-WSUA (http://wsua.wordpress.com/)
-Feminist Edmonton/the ReBELLEs (http://www.facebook.com/groups/122815467787951/)
-Oxfam (http://www.oxfam.ca/grow)
-ConsentEd
-Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.ca/)
8:30-8:35 Introduction to Hollaback Alberta
8:35-8:40 Guest Speaker: Dr. Frank Robinson (Dean of Students, UofA)
8:40-8:45 Guest Speaker: Sandra Azocar (NDP candidate for MLA Millwoods, Edmonton)
8:50-9:20 Musical Performance: Sara Isabel (http://www.facebook.com/SaraIsabelMusic/app_2405167945)
9:25-9:55 Musical Performance: Karl Andriuk (http://www.facebook.com/pages/KMA/113981098615028)
10:00-10:20 The New Dirty Pretty
10:25-10:55 Acoustic Project
11:00-11:10 Finale wrap up (Hollaback team)
11:20-12:00 Musical Performance: KickupaFuss (http://www.facebook.com/kickupaFuss)
Hollaback Alberta All-Ages Launch Party MARCH 31st!
It’s NOT What You Wear- Shannon’s Story
This should prove to everyone once and for all that it doesn’t
matter what you wear or look like, harassment can happen to ANYONE. It took me
awhile to decide to write this story because it’s so shameful and embarrassing
and I’ve never told anyone. When I was fourteen I went to an air cadet summer
camp of 3 weeks to get my rifle coaching certificate. There was a guy in our
“flight” (group) who was very extroverted and everyone liked him, including me, until
the incident. After that, I hated him. I will refer to him as D. There was
another guy in our flight, who D made fun of for being overweight. One day D
started flicking this guys pecs and he said “titty flick” every time
he did it. The guy was giving D an angry glare, but he didn’t say anything
about it. I wanted to tell D to stop it, but I was too shy. I wish I had,
because sometime later when our whole flight went into the dining hall for
lunch, D turned around, looked me up and down, and touched ME! right there on
the “boob region” and he said: “titty flick”! I was so
shocked, not to mention embarrassed because it happened in front of my entire
flight! I remember that after we got inside, instead of eating I went to the
downstairs bathrooms in shock. I didn’t tell anyone despite the fact that they
are super strict on abuse there, and that the guy would have been sent home
immediately. Telling someone would have benefited me a lot, because not only
would D have been RTU’d (returned to unit), he also would not have gotten his
rifle coaching certificate, and possibly been kicked out of the cadet program.
Also, he was 18, so he could have had something legally done about the
situation. Why didn’t I tell? Because I was so embarrassed and humiliated, I
couldn’t imagine telling someone basically “Hey, um, I just got
inappropriately touched, and I feel totally disrespected, and by the way, you
are sooo lucky that it wasn’t you, wish I could trade places with you.”
Now to answer the questions: What was I wearing? The same thing as everyone
else. Girls and guys alike, we all wore grey camp issued shorts and t-shirts. There
was no difference between the girls wear and the guys wear (and since the guys
were wearing the same thing as us, do you think it was in any way
“sexy” or “revealing”? NO!) Also girls have to wear their
hair in a bun and are not allowed to wear makeup. So to anyone who still thinks
it can’t happen to someone who’s dressed conservatively/isn’t wearing makeup,
this is proof that your dead wrong.
