In Canada, CCFWE, in collaboration with women’s service organizations, women, financial institutions, advocates, and our global partners, will raise awareness of Economic Abuse with a focus on the Financial inclusion of Economic Abuse Survivors through strengthening and increasing access to financial resources for Economic Abuse Survivors. Our efforts will target migrant women, refugee women, and women from newcomer communities.
Globally, In collaboration with our global partners, including the Centre for Women’s Economic Safety (CWES) in Australia, Good Shepherd in New Zealand, Surviving Economic Abuse (SEA) in the UK, the Institute for Social Development and Justice in South Africa, and Women’s Spirit in Israel, we have jointly submitted a policy recommendation to the United Nations. This recommendation outlines actionable steps to transform responses to Economic Abuse on a global scale. Please find the attached submission here. Learn more about our global effort here.
How to get involved
This month is a chance for everyone: victims, survivors, settlement workers, advocates, financial institutions, law enforcement, supporters, social service providers, policymakers, and political leaders to unite in our work to recognize the system change that is needed in order to end Economic Abuse and empower survivors to regain their future.
Ways to engage and support the campaign?
- Support and share our petition here, to proclaim November 26th as National Economic Abuse Awareness Day in Canada.
- Register and participate in the Financial Futures Summit: https://test.ccfwe.org/financial-futures-summit-event-nov-16th-2023/.
Use our resources and materials to train your staff on ending Economic Abuse.
- Sign our pledge to fight Economic Abuse and learn how to become an advocate for Economic Justice within your social circles and local communities. In previous campaigns, over 135 organizations from all across Canada have signed the pledge.
- November 26 is Economic Abuse Awareness Day (EAAD). Help us recognize this day within your networks, at home, and work & communicate with all your stakeholders through regular and social media channels. Use our Social Media Toolkit to show support and share your message about this day. Contact us to access the proclamation for your respective city and acknowledge your Mayor’s support.
- Share the Help Us Rise Campaign on Social Media in November. Discuss Economic Abuse on your organization’s social media channels in November using the campaign promotional messages in our social media toolkit.
- Download the 2023 Help Us Rise campaign Social Media Toolkit and customize the campaign messages to share on your social media platforms and raise public awareness on the nature, scope, and impact of Economic Abuse to a larger audience, including women who might experience or are at risk of experiencing Economic Abuse.
- Take a picture or record a video of yourself highlighting any of the Help Us Rise 2023 Campaign messages. Make sure to tag @CCFWE and #HelpUsRise2023.
- Use the Help Us Rise Campaign advocacy messaging to conduct an interview with a news outlet, host a Facebook live, Instagram live, or a Twitter Space engagement by calling on the public to take action and champion the empowerment of Economic Abuse survivors.
- Educate others. Use CCFWE Education Materials and tools to educate others and host workshops or discussions on Economic Abuse.
- Download our Economic Abuse Screening Tool, designed for service providers who work with survivors of domestic abuse.
- Use the HelpUsRise Campaign draft to write a letter to your MP, MPP, Mayor, governor, or your bank asking them to proclaim November 26 as Economic Abuse Awareness Day and to show public support for victims of Domestic Economic Abuse.
Get ready to do the system change work on social media throughout the month of November! Use our awareness materials and create content that brings awareness to Economic Abuse, shows support for survivors, and makes a commitment to ending Economic Abuse.
Survivors urgently need your help. Download the help us rise 2023 Social Media Toolkit!Take Action Now!