Colleen Westendorf
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Colleen Westendorf joined SlutWalk Toronto as in Organizer in June 2011shortly after participating in the inaugural Toronto SlutWalk.She also volunteers for a pro-choice, LGBTQ-positive sexual health clinic as a sex educator and is committed to anti-discrimination, sex-positivity and sexual and reproductive health rights as fundamental human rights. By profession, Colleen is a writer and communications professional who works and lives in Toronto.

Blog Entries by Colleen Westendorf

You Know at Least One Victim of Sexual Assault

(4) Comments | Posted April 4, 2013 | 12:40 PM

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On April 3, 2011, the first SlutWalk took place in Toronto, Canada.

As an attendee that year, I didn't know what to expect that day, and it's fair to say that nobody really did. What I walked into was a community...

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Thank You Oroc, For Acting on Potential Harassment

(1) Comments | Posted November 16, 2012 | 3:56 PM

Many people in Toronto right now have opinions about the actions of TTC driver Dino Oroc stopping his streetcar and chasing someone who allegedly sexually assaulted a passenger of his on the 501 route. I was glad to hear that he has been reinstated as a driver after...

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Rob Anders' "Bathroom Bill" Theory Belongs in the Toilet

(11) Comments | Posted October 4, 2012 | 4:44 PM

In June of this year in Ontario, the amendment to our Human Rights Code to add "gender identity" and "gender expression," was widely celebrated as a milestone that would hopefully move on up federally and finally enshrine the same rights for trans people that everyone else (in theory)...

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Mark's Work Wearhouse: Sexism Isn't "Welcoming" to Women

(10) Comments | Posted October 3, 2012 | 10:43 AM

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Rona Ambrose's Vote Sucker-Punched Women

(21) Comments | Posted September 28, 2012 | 8:57 AM

Wednesday evening was a perilous moment for every person with a uterus in Canada and elsewhere. In a country where we are applauded for not having legal restrictions on abortion, (though this by no means guarantees access) Parliament voted on M312, a motion that...

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Hey Krista, Not Dressing "Like a Whore" Will Not Prevent Rape

(5) Comments | Posted August 30, 2012 | 11:05 AM

This post from SlutWalk Toronto is in response to Krista Ford's comments about sexual assault following a recent press conference in Toronto. The organization collected responses from social media as well as providing its own take on the subject.
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