Hockey was once again mired in controversy when the Allen Americans signed Ben Johnson, a convicted child rapist, to their roster. He was released after public backlash—but that's the problem. The fact that he was signed at all reveals hockey's ongoing failure to prioritize survivor safety over talent. True change means predators are never given the platform in the first place—not because of backlash, but because protecting survivors is non-negotiable. Public pressure shouldn

When SPCG was founded in 2021 by survivors of military sexual trauma, we aimed to transform the CAF. Last year, we were invited to Brussels to support Ukraine's defence sector gender reform; a reminder that survivor-centred approaches to military culture change are strategic imperatives, not peripheral concerns.

You see a colleague, and they appear upset. You ask them, "Are you okay?" They reply that no, they are not, and share that they were a...

“We cannot get back what being raped, harassed and abused cost us, but we can make sure [...] we are not defined by what happened to us” - Donna Van Leusden Healing Through Friendship, Sports and Service Dogs