Eliminating violence against women: building safer communities

November 25, 2021 Zaara Mazzuca

Author, Speaker, Paralegal Sandra Anin. Photo credit: Envoyphotography

From November 25th to December 10th every year, Canadians recognize 16 days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. The first day, November 25th is International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women. According to the United Nations (UN), 1 in 3 women will experience physical or sexual violence in their life (usually by their partner), 52% of women in marriages make their own decisions about sexual activities, and 71% of all human trafficking victims are women and girls, and 3 out of 4 are sexually exploited.

Sandra Anin: Child of an immigrant

November 23, 2021 Sandra Anin

Sandra Anin was born and raised in the Jane and Finch area. She attended high school at James Cardinal McGuigan, and was actively involved with community arts in the Ghanaian community. As a young black woman, growing up in an area; that had a negative net cast around it, Sandra was exposed to a lot of adversaries and obstacles.