Muskoka Parry Sound Sexual Assault Services

12/23/2025

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12/22/2025

White Buffalo Calf Woman Gala & Fundraiser
February 28, 2026

Get your tickets here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/white-buffalo-calf-woman-gala-and-fundraiser

12/22/2025

12/19/2025

The Toronto R**e Crisis Centre / Multicultural Women Against R**e (TRCCMWAR), Muskoka Parry Sound Sexual Assault Services (MPSSAS), and TAIBU Community Health Centre will be hosting a fundraising gala centred on Indigenous survivors at the Royal Ontario Museum on Saturday, February 28, 2026.

Inspired by the sacred teachings of White Buffalo Calf Woman, this Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous led fundraising gala will bring together survivors, youth, Elders, advocates, and allies in a shared space of healing and celebration.

“This event is about culture, unity, and healing our communities together,” says Suzanne Smoke, Anji Biimaadiziwiin, Program Coordinator at MPSSAS. “White Buffalo Calf Woman reminds us of the teachings of the sacredness of women and how violence is not part of our cultural ways. We need to relearn those teachings to eradicate the endemic of gender-based violence.”

Importantly, the gala also serves as a call to action for allies to be in solidarity with Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous survivors and to honour their voices, leadership, and stories.

“Sexual violence has a disproportionate impact on Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous women, trans, and two-spirit people,” says Grissel Orellana, advocate and counsellor at TRCCMWAR. “The gala aims to raise awareness about the intersection of gender-based and colonial violence, but also invites people to come together to honour and celebrate the resilience of Indigenous survivors and their communities.”

Highlights of the fundraising gala will include a ribbon skirt fashion showcase, drumming and dancing that honour Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous traditions and community spirit, and hors d’oeuvres inspired by Indigenous cuisines.

“This gala reflects our continued commitment to Indigenous sovereignty, community care, and collective healing within all of our Nations,” says Smoke. “We’re honoured to take part in this shared vision and to be part of this special event.”

Proceeds from the gala will benefit TAIBU, MPSSAS, and TRCCMWAR, and support each organization’s Indigenous programming and outreach. Tickets are $125, with a number of complimentary tickets reserved for Indigenous survivors and community members.

“Culturally-appropriate supports are vital to healing,” says Robin Rice, Board Member at TAIBU. “We hope this gala will help raise necessary funds to support TAIBU’s programming for Afro-Indigenous survivors in our community.”

To learn more about the event and sponsorship opportunities, contact Laurie Lamont at laurie@mpssas.com.

12/11/2025

We’re excited to begin introducing the incredible people behind Muskoka Parry Sound Sexual Assault Services.
Each member of our team brings compassion, dedication, and heart to the work we do - and we can’t wait for you to meet them.

Today, we’re honoured to introduce Martina.
From coordinating our volunteer program to supporting survivors both virtually and in person, Martina helps create safety, dignity, and care throughout our community.
We’re grateful for all she brings to our team. 💛

12/10/2025

16 Days of Self Care - Day 16; Love

Whether you treat yourself to some flowers or take a moment to reflect on a time in your life when you felt proud of yourself, offering yourself love and kindness can be so fulfilling. When we have self-love, we can uplift ourselves! Take a moment to treat yourself to a hug or offer yourself some loving kindness and support. Something little can go a long way.

As we wrap up our 16 Days of Self Care, we hope that you have used some of these personal tips from our community to take care of yourself in even the smallest of ways. Reach out if you have comments or more self-care tips to share!

12/09/2025

We are pleased to announce funding from the Department of National Defence’s Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre for a male survivor land-based retreat this year.

Our agency continues to recognize and foster the peer support roles of healing survivors with each other. This grant will support male survivors in our long-term therapy program.

Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre

12/09/2025

16 Days of Self Care - Day 15; Keep Safe

Find your people. Reach out to the ones you know you feel completely safe around. Spend more time with those people to regain a sense of security and love. Offer support to others whom you know might need some reassurance too. Together we can keep each other safe.

From rest, to breath work, to simple acts of self-kindness. Each day invites you to honour your own rhythm of healing.

You are deserving of care.
You are deserving of support.
You are deserving of peace.
🌿💜

12/08/2025

16 Days of Self Care - Day 14; Positivity

Changing our thinking isn't easy. Thinking positively when we are bombarded by negative thoughts, news, people or actions can be so hard. Every time we let the negative thoughts in, we are struggling to lift ourselves up again. Keep at it. Remain in hope, encourage others to do the same.

From rest, to breath work, to simple acts of self-kindness. Each day invites you to honour your own rhythm of healing.

You are deserving of care.
You are deserving of support.
You are deserving of peace.
🌿💜

12/07/2025

16 Days of Self Care - Day 13; Schedule

They say that maintaining a regular schedule in our day is a great way to support our overall well-being. Especially with sleep. Going to bed at the same time every night and waking, similarly, around the same time in the morning builds a pattern of wellness.

From rest, to breath work, to simple acts of self-kindness. Each day invites you to honour your own rhythm of healing.

You are deserving of care.
You are deserving of support.
You are deserving of peace.
🌿💜

12/06/2025

Today, on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we honour the memory of the 14 women killed on December 6, 1989 at École Polytechnique de Montréal.

The gunman claimed he was "fighting feminism" and specifically targeted women in the classrooms and hallways of the institution. He ended up injuring ten more women and 4 men in the chaos. This event was the deadliest mass-killing in Canada until 2020.

Globally, an estimated one in three women has been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in her lifetime. This figure has remained largely unchanged over the past two decades, indicating slow progress in reduction.

In Canada, police-reported data shows intimate partner violence rates increased by 19% for women and girls from 2014 to 2022. Last year alone, around 50,000 women and girls worldwide were killed by their intimate partners or other family members.

Organizations like ours continue the fight to raise awareness, offer support and fight for an end to gender-based violence.

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12/06/2025

16 Days of Self Care - Day 12; Let Go

From constantly comparing ourselves to others to carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders, we can overload our emotional being. Letting go of the worries around the news, letting go about worrying what others think about us, and letting go of negative self-talk releases us from that burden. Let it go. Release. Take care.

From rest, to breath work, to simple acts of self-kindness. Each day invites you to honour your own rhythm of healing.

You are deserving of care.
You are deserving of support.
You are deserving of peace.
🌿💜