Many resources are either scarce in nature or scattered across the internet.
Two Somali-Canadian advocates have created an online resource specifically for racialized survivors of sexual assault, saying a centralized guide is necessary to fill gaps in both the health-care and justice systems that leave marginalized women behind.
“It was important for us to put together these resources because there’s a barrier in finding them and we did our best to remove them,” said Asmaa Ali, a registered nurse and recent graduate of the University of Alberta.Submitted photo of a zoom call between friends Asmaa Ali, right, and Habon Ali. The women are co-creators of a Canada-wide comprehensive list of resources for survivors of sexual assault.
The guide is also intended to provide additional help for students and immigrants, groups Habon Ali cited as particularly likely to fall through the cracks of Canada’s current systems. Asmaa Ali said both women felt moved to take action in Canada after reading about the suspicious death of a young activist in the United States.Asmaa Ali is photographed at home in Edmonton on Friday. She is the co-creator, along with her friend Habon Ali, of a Canada-wide comprehensive list of resources for survivors of sexual assault. This image was directed remotely while Aisha Ali operated the camera, because of COVID-19 related restrictions.
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