WATERLOO REGION — The rate of opioid-related deaths in Waterloo Region has doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic, following along a similar trend that has been seen across the province. In a report released on Wednesday, the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network documented the changing circumstances around opioid-related deaths in Ontario, comparing data collected in 2019, before […]
The Coalition of Muslim Women has started a program designed for racialized women in other languages including those who are Muslim. Towards a Violence Free Home. They train peer workers to have conversations with women in several different languages and cultures around family violence. It has opened up all sorts of important opportunities for each community. […]
We are so excited to release the UNMUTE podcast! The UNMUTE podcast will span 6 episodes and take a deeper look at what we can do as active bystanders for friends and families experiencing violence at home. Listen to the trailer here: https://theatreofthebeat.ca/unmute You can also find it on most major streaming platforms such as […]
From the Theatre of the Beat Newsletter: It’s hard to believe back in the summer of 2020, when creating theatre seemed like a faraway dream, we would be approached to create a piece that addresses the rise of domestic violence during COVID-19. What originally began as a 4-show run in the fall of 2020, turned […]
There are a lot of exciting things to report regarding the work of the Keep Families Safe Coalition. The Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention released a report called: Peaceful Homes: A Guide to the Prevention of Violence in the Home During and After Lockdowns. The WR Crime Prevention Council was one of the funders […]
THINK promotes respectful and responsible offline and online citizenship through positive use of social media. Before you text, tweet, or post to social media sites ask yourself if what you are saying is: True? Helpful? Inspiring? Necessary? Kind? Follow us on social media for #THINK updates. Check out our youth giveaway on Instagram for your chance to […]
This May, for #SexualAssaultPreventionMonth we are releasing recordings of parts of our 2021 Chelsea’s Virutial Series. First up, click here to watch the Panel and Q&A from our Honey Bee Film Screening! In March 2021, the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council organized a series of 8 virtual events over 7 days alongside The Sexual Assault […]
On April 20th, 2021 the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council partnered with ACCKWA in hosting a webinar on our Safe Supply initiative. (Un)Safe: Reducing the Harms of the Criminalization, Acquisition, and Consumption of Unregulated Drugs featured Michael Parkinson, Sarah Escobar, and Jesse Burt who also led a Q&A period following the webinar. To watch the […]
WATERLOO REGION — A new report from the Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council makes the case for the creation of a local safe drug supply program, an initiative that advocates say would reduce homelessness, decrease the number of overdose deaths and provide stability to those who use unregulated drugs… read more here
The Mike Farwell Show interviewed WRCPC’s Michael Parkinson about our Safe Supply initiative on April 14th, 2021. 570 News – The Mike Farwell Show: Safe Supply interview with Michael Parkinson The above link will take you to the full The Mike Farwell Show collection. Please scroll to click April 14th, 2021 to find the interview. […]
