Investing in alternative, community-driven approaches to gender-based violence in the Region of Peel — through an intersectional feminist lens, with a focus on women of colour.
The Peel Feminist Collective is a research-based community initiative investing in alternative approaches to gender-based violence in the Region of Peel — through the development of a sustainable collective of community-serving partners and volunteers.
With a focus on women of colour living in Peel, and grounded in an intersectional feminist perspective, we advocate for integrating relevant research with practical, impactful, and culturally supportive practices — building self-determination in a community-centred collective.
Gender-based violence is rising, and existing systems don’t always keep communities safe — especially BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ communities. The Collective works to develop community-based alternatives that are safer, culturally grounded, and led by the people most affected.
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Co-creating well-established, community-driven alternatives to prevent gender-based violence.
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Equipping the community with de-escalation skills, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction to foster self-governance.
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Educating and empowering the community to build a safer place to live — and reduce gender-based violence.
Every 36 hours a women-identifying person in Canada is killed.
Every 6 days a women-identifying person is killed by her intimate partner in Canada.
We believe that truly valuing the voices of our community members means listening what they tell us, to do our part in improving access to resources, services and to help improve the quality of life for our community overall.
Issues like poverty, addiction, disability, lack of access to education, precarious employment, income, housing, social status, citizenship status, and language barriers are just some of the factors that contribute to the amount of time it takes an individual to leave an abuser.
If you are interested in participating in Peel Feminist Collective, Research Project please contact research@feministcollectiveproject.com