#HelpUsRise 2021
National Economic Abuse Awareness
A Month Of Action
(November 1st - 30th, 2021)
“Championing Financially Strong Futures for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Survivors”
Coinciding with National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Financial Literacy Month, the Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE) has declared November 26 Economic Abuse Awareness Day and is working to raise awareness of economic abuse through its annual #HelpUsRise campaign.
Now in its second year, #HelpUsRise is a national advocacy and awareness campaign to educate survivors, financial institutions, and policymakers about the different economic challenges faced by survivors of domestic violence.
Economic abuse is a seldom-talked-about yet prevalent issue faced by survivors of domestic violence in Canada. It is experienced by women from all backgrounds, regions, and income levels, and is even more pronounced among those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
This year’s campaign theme is “Championing financially strong futures for survivors.” Throughout November, we will be sharing content on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to educate and raise awareness on the complex dynamics of Economic Abuse.
Join our month of action this November as we engage advocates, financial institutions, partners and the public in starting a national conversation – and check out our toolkit here and learn more about how you can commemorate this awareness-raising month and take action to help end economic abuse.
#HelpUsRise2021 Supporters
- Women who have lived experience;
- Women’s community organizations;
- Financial institutions;
- Local and national government;
- The family justice;
- Consumer lawyers; and
- Researchers and academics
Here’s a quick rundown of what you can expect so that you can plan ahead:
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Week 1: Awareness on Economic Abuse and Financial Literacy: Economic abuse doesn’t end when the relationship does. The impact of economic abuse can prevent recovery and interfere with work, education, and family life. Learn more about the Economic Abuse Power Control Wheel. It’s our favorite week of #HelpUsRise 2021: show your support for survivors and commitment to ending economic abuse by sharing on your own social channels – check out our toolkit.
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Week 2: Policy/System Change and Coercive Debt: Coerced debt and bad credit scores often prevent survivors from securing housing and make it difficult to get a credit card, student loan, line of credit, car loan, and potentially a job loss by some employers. Learn more about the impact of Economic abuse. We believe that all stakeholders (e.g., government, financial institutions, the justice system, utility companies, landlords, academic institutions) have a role to play in combating economic abuse. Policy and system change is key to ending economic abuse, and we need your voice to make a difference. Sign our pledge for fighting Economic Abuse and become an advocate for Economic Justice within your social circles and local communities.
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Week 3: Protecting Black, Indigenous, People of Color Women from Economic Abuse: Economic Abuse can happen to anyone, and it’s likely happening to someone close to you. Black, Indigenous and racialized women are more vulnerable to economic abuse, as well as newcomer women and immigrants. Check out the 6 steps checklist to regain control of your life and economic freedom. Please download all our resources here.
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Week 4: National Economic Abuse Awareness Day, and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence: In honor of the upcoming #16DaysofActivism against Gender-Based Violence, the Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE) in collaboration with our international partners across three continents (UK, Australia, New Zealand) will be sharing 16 survivor stories of economic abuse around the world from November 25 to December 10 to raise awareness of the immense impact that economic abuse has on a global scale. Organizations from England, Australia, and New Zealand will pose thought-provoking questions for Twitter users to engage and learn more about Economic Abuse.
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Everyone has a role to play in the fight against Economic Abuse. The CCFWE calls upon the Canadian federal government, financial institutions, landlords, law enforcement, and businesses to commit to ending Economic Abuse. Learn more about our work.
Join our #HelpUsRise campaign to end Economic Abuse:
- Learn about Economic Abuse by signing our pledge and become an advocate in your community for economic justice
- Use our Social Media Toolkit to increase awareness of Economic Abuse on your own social channels; be sure to tag @CCFWE and use the #HelpUsRise hashtag.
- Participate in our speaker panel on November 26 where we will discuss how we can all work together to protect women from Economic Abuse.
Thank you for being an advocate for eradicating incidents of economic abuse affecting Canadian women.
Learn more about #HelpUsRise 2020
For more information contact us: info@ccfwe.org
