Two P.E.I. community organizations releasing videos on workplace sexual harassment
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — P.E.I. Neighborhood Authorized Info’s Rise program and the P.E.I. Human Rights Fee’s Shift challenge are creating two new movies to teach P.E.I. employees about how they will stop office sexual harassment.
The movies cowl what to do when somebody experiences office sexual harassment and the way third-party people can intervene and cease the harassment.
“These movies are a sensible useful resource that can assist employees know their rights and what sources are on the market,” mentioned Rise program supervisor Sarah Dennis.
Sarah Denman-Wooden, the challenge supervisor for Shift, mentioned the aim is to indicate Islanders that office harassment isn’t just a part of the job.
“There are methods to deal with it, and these movies will hopefully empower people to talk up in the event that they witness or expertise sexual harassment within the office,” mentioned Denman-Wooden.
The movies can be launched on the Charlottetown Library Studying Centre within the Rotary Auditorium on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at 11 a.m.
This occasion is free and open to the general public, and the movies can be found on-line at www.risepei.com and www.peihumanrights.ca.
Those that skilled office sexual harassment or sexual or intimate companion violence can contact the Rise program by e mail at [email protected] or by textual content/cellphone at 902-218-6143.
