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Just in case you didn't see the Toronto Slutwalk post I copied this from Facebook Can't get to SlutWalk Toronto? Me either! Still want to SlutWalk? Me, too! So let's meet at the Women's Monument in Minto Park, a week after our fellow SlutWalkers in Toronto, at the same time as our Solidarity SlutWalkers in London, and tell the people of Ottawa, WE'VE HAD ENOUGH! It's time to reclaim the word "slut" and end "slut-shaming". No one should never be ashamed of their sexuality and desire for sexual contact, either fo...r pleasure or for work. NO MORE VICTIM BLAMING! No one asks for sexual assault. Never, ever is there any justification for unwanted sexual attention or contact by another human being. A person's sexual history is not justification for sexual assault, and it should never be used to try and get a sexual predator off the hook. NO MORE SEXUAL ASSAULT! 1:30 PM - meet at the Women's Monument in Minto Park. We will be writing letters and making posters to leave for community members and those entering or exiting the court house to see. There will be some fabulous speakers to inspire our solutions to end sexual assault. CALLING-OUT INJUSTICE! SlutWalk Ottawa is excited to open up space to address the injustices carried out by all aspects of our "justice" system. We invite community members to bring attention to the ways in which the police, the courts, media, and our elected officials propagate violence and fail to appropriately recognize their complicity in systems of oppression. 2:00 PM - walk to the Provincial Courts on Elgin Street and let our judges, juries, lawyers, everyone know we will want more convictions and harsher punishments for rapists and sexual predators! After we finish our walk, we invite all participants to come mingle at the Bridgehead at 282 Elgin Street to share experiences and network. You can find the original event, SlutWalk Toronto, here: http://www.facebook.com/SlutWalkToronto?ref=ts But remember, even if you can't make it,Slutwalk proudly everyday