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July 21, 2017
By Fallon Hewitt The Globe and Mail Published June 30, 2017 “’I think with the subway specifically, it’s also such a microcosm, it’s such an example of the broader picture,’” Ms. Di Menna said. “’If you ever want to examine a society, you have all these different people in the subway, functioning as an example of how society works. When no one was doing anything and I was in a position where I felt unsafe to even press the strip,...
July 21, 2017
By Manisha Krishnan Vice Published July 5, 2017 “The word ‘Fuck’ is on my ankle and I just got that because it is so bold and I got that surrounded by flowers because I’m really into femininity and power. It is a very literal ‘fuck you’ to my abusers and our system that fosters and perpetuates this abuse.” Read the story here...
July 21, 2017
By Hillary Di Menna The Establishment Published July 15, 2016 “Mandi Gray is considered a deceptive mistress with an ardent thirst for exacting revenge against innocent men. She is known to partake in late-night merrymaking alongside other women. Her goal, it is said, is to achieve fame and fortune through the telling of fallacious stories designed to contradict patriarchal narratives. The judicial system automatically assumes her to be guilty of lying and lechery, and she possesses the ability to make a...
July 21, 2017
By Ben Spurr Toronto Star Published July 10, 2016 “Transit riders have reported dozens of sex-assault complaints so far in 2016, despite the TTC’s record of setting an example.” Read the article here...
July 21, 2017
CBC News Toronto July 11, 2016 Watch the story here...
July 21, 2017
By Abby Plener Spacing Toronto Published July 14, 2016 “When Di Menna was approached by a much larger man who began making inappropriate sexual advances, no one on the crowded Friday evening train said a word. She got off the car, the man followed her, she got back on, was followed by him again, and then finally managed to escape with her third attempt.” Read the article here...
July 21, 2017
By Hillary Di Menna Now Magazine Published July 20, 2016 “Proposed anti-violence measures include app to photograph harassers, bus shelters without ads and crisis phones in subway stations” Read the article here...