OAITH Press Releases
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OAITH Releases New 5 Year Strategic Plan
OAITH is pleased to introduce our five-year strategic plan to our members, ally organizations, partners and supporters who have worked alongside us.
With all levels of government invested in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) through the implementation of a National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, we stand united to improve outcomes for survivors. OAITH is rooted in our commitment to working with our members and ally organizations as you deliver a broad range of services to survivors, their families and your broader community.
The Strategic Plan Includes:
- OAITH Member Profile
- Approach
- Engagement Journey
- Vision & Mission
- Values and Guiding Principles
- Strategic Priorities
Access the Strategic Plan:
OAITH submits recommendations to the Ministry of Finance
OAITH has submitted our recommendations to the Ministry of Finance and presented them to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs for Provincial Budget 2024.
To learn more about our recommendations:Submission to Ministry of Finance
Deputation to the Standing Committee on Finance & Economic Affairs
OAITH Submits Policy Brief to Justice Canada on Coercive Control
On October 13th, OAITH submitted a policy brief to Justice Canada focused on exploring alternatives to the criminalization of coersive control. Read the full text here.
OAITH Lays out Key Priorities Needed for the 2023 Provincial Budget
OAITH has made a submission to the Ministry of Finance and the Standing Committee on Finance & Economic Affairs focusing on 10 key priorities to improve survivor safety and the quality support they deserve through a 60 Million Dollar investment. OAITH will be sure to measure how Budget 2023 is responsive to our recommendations and the value placed on creating safety and justice for survivors of gender-based violence and those working to end gender-based violence in Ontario.
OAITH Submission to Ministry of Finance on Budget 2023
OAITH Deputation to Standing Committee on Finance & Economic Affairs
New AR/AO Framework and Curriculum Now Available!
- building an anti-racism and anti-oppression approach within their own spheres of influence;
- recognizing positionality and developing personal accountability strategies;
- creating racially equitable environments and discussing racial microaggressions;
- establishing institutional policies and practices that promote anti-racism and anti-oppression, such as collecting demographic data and shifting organizational culture; and
- connecting with community-based anti-racism and anti-oppression efforts
This course was created to supplement a new resource now available in the OAITH Resource Library: "Taking Action in Our Spheres of Influence: An Intersectional Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression Gender-Based Violence Framework."
Access the Course Outline via: https://bit.ly/ARAOCourseOutline See the full list of OAITH Courses: https://www.oaith.ca/train/current-courses.htmlOAITH Highlights Impacts of U.S. Supreme Court Decision
June 24th, 2022 will go down in history as a dark day for women everywhere.
Today's landmark decision will have catastrophic effects on the lives and rights of women across and beyond the United States, in particular, survivors of gender-based violence. We stand with those hearing the news of the U.S Supreme Court overturning Roe vs. Wade in shock, horror, and in deep disappointment. It is unthinkable that after fifty years of women having the right to make decisions about their own bodies, the Constitution no longer guarantees the right to an abortion in the United States.
Reproductive rights are women's rights. Women's rights are human rights. The right to choose is an essential protection as we move towards structural gender equity. In the words of Ruth Bader Ginsburg "Abortion prohibition by the state…denies them full autonomy and full equality with men."
As a result of this decision, access to abortions will be limited for the most marginalized communities in society, including Indigenous and Black women, women living in poverty, women who are precariously employed, women with disAbilities and for those living in rural and remote communities. The denial of reproductive rights through this decision marks another act of gender-based violence enacted upon women that will ultimately hinder the efforts of the last fifty years towards gender equality. As Indigenous, Black and racialized women, women with disabilities, gender-diverse individuals and girls continue to experience disproportionate rates of gender-based violence, they too will be disproportionately impacted by this decision. Historically, Black women, Indigenous women and women with disAbilities have been subject to state violence and have been denied reproductive rights, including through forced reproduction and coerced sterilization. Today, Black and Indigenous women continue to face barriers to accessing safe healthcare. Additionally, the voices of gender-diverse communities are so often silenced within discussions surrounding reproductive rights.
We feel the grief of feminist, reproductive, and human rights activists and the women that will be most impacted, and we stand beside those committed to resistance and action in the face of this devastating decision.