May 11 to 15, 2020 is Sexual Assault Awareness Week in Saskatchewan
Prince Albert Sexual Assault Centre (PASAC) is recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness Week from May 11 to May 15, 2020 with a new campaign entitled “No Story Left Untold.” The week was proclaimed by the City of Prince Albert and the Government of Saskatchewan and is supported by Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan (SASS) and its 13 member agencies.
The social media campaign will highlight the issue of sexual assault in the province, share stories of survivors, and provide resources for survivors and the public. It will run throughout the week, featured on SASS social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn and shared by SASS member agencies.
“We really want people in Northern Saskatchewan to understand the breadth of sexual violence in our communities,” said Karla Ethier, sexual assault counselor at PASAC. “So many people tell us that they didn’t know about our service. We want to be the first place they call, so we can assist them through the rest of the process.”
This campaign comes just after the release of a major research report, Sexual Violence in Saskatchewan: Voices, Stories, Insights, and Actions from the Front Lines. SASS, the University of Saskatchewan’s Community-University Institute (CUISR) for Social Research and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) collaborated on the research which showed the state of sexual violence in Saskatchewan. The full report can be found at sassk.ca.


