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This year’s theme is Champions for Children and focuses on creating a culture of belief around child sexual abuse in Saskatchewan. The primary audience for this campaign is community caregivers. Community caregivers are individuals that are a part of the extended community that care for a child outside of the home including neighbours, family, friends, babysitters, daycare workers, teachers or coaches. “These are the people that cultivate close relationships with children in the community and this week is designed to support them,” said Christa Daku, executive director at Envision. “We want to help them recognize the signs and symptoms of abuse, learn how to create safe spaces for children and know how to respond to a child who discloses abuse.”
Like many women involved in the Saskatoon music community, I have spent the last few weeks muddling through conflicting emotions as several “me too” accounts have surfaced.