Violence & Abuse is massive today and many abusive and violent behaviors have become our daily ‘normal’. Today we are exposed to many forms of violence, being it in the online or offline world and while dealing with this ongoing onslaught we have lost sight of what truly loving, respectful and decent realtionships look like, being this with a partner, friends, family or with ourselves..
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Consent – What are you actually Consenting to?
Sexual consent is when a person willingly agrees to engage in a sexual activity or have sex. It should always be clear, so you must make sure you have it. Never assume you have consent!
Porn and Intimacy
Porn can cause an avoidance of any intimacy with another person, similar to how someone experiencing anorexia is with food.
Porn Affects Us
Porn affects our reality even though we may not think it does, finding ourselves accepting and not questioning everyday images.
Safety Plan
A safety plan is a practical plan to help you stay safe and lower the risk of being hurt by your abuser.
LET’S TALK ABOUT PORN
Porn influences what you like, what you expect from sex, what turns you on and how you think and feel about the opposite sex or same sex.
Data on Violence
This data is based on a survey done within the EU-project #ICanSayNO implemented with young people in Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Spain.
What does a bystander mean?
A bystander is a person who is aware, witnesses or suspects that someone is being abused offline or online.
Testimony on Jealousy
When I spent time with friends, he would send me irritated texts and call me all the time insisting I come back, and if I did, he asked me thousands of questions about everything that happened until he found something I did ‘wrong’ and then he would freak out and punish me…
Definitions on cyber violence
Cyber violence is an online behavior that assaults the well-being of a person or group, causing physical, sexual, psychological harm to them.
Pretend that nothing happened…
Violent relationships don’t become violent from one day to another and neither do they stay violent 24/7. Violence doesn’t start suddenly.
Is control a form of violence?
Are you controling your partner in the name of love? Find out how cyberviolence is used in intimate relationships
Revenge Porn & Sexpreading
Revenge porn involves the distribution of sexually explicit images or videos, without consent of the individuals shown.
How to help a friend who is being abused?
By initiating a conversation about the violence, you are showing the victim that you care, and that they are not alone.
How to help a friend who is the abuser?
Most young people who act violently or abusive in a relationship do not consider themselves as being abusers. They think it is not a big deal.
Forms of Violence
When we hear the word violence we often think about physical violence. But there is much more to that.