Southern Alberta art installation challenges common victim blaming myth

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“If it was as simple as shedding your clothes and wearing something different — if that really would help — we know we’d all have uniforms that we’d have on. That’s not the case,” said Kristine Cassie, co-chair of Sexual Violence Action Committee . Cassie credits the worldwide initiative to a group of women in the United States who started it to promote awareness and debunk one of the biggest rape myths.“It’s a way to have people take a step back, do some reflection, and to look at how we’re actually feeding into trauma and victimization in our communities,” said Cassie.

“As everyone moves through, there will be different outfits that really touch your heart and sort of move you, so it’s important to have a variety,” said Rocca.“Quite often, we’re around people we know and that we love, and that we want to support that have actually experienced this,” said Cassie.According to the Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services , an estimated 1.8 million Albertans have experienced at least one incident of sexual violence in their lifetime.

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