CAN (LET’S) also has two representatives, Heather McCain and Harmony Bongat, on the newly formed City of Vancouver’s UN Safe City & Safe Public Spaces initiative. This project aims to address sexual violence and sexual harassment against women, girls, trans, Two Spirit, non-binary, and gender diverse people in public spaces.
The initiative focuses on the City’s role in sexual violence response and prevention and how the City’s policies, planning, programs, and services can contribute to increasing safety and creating safe public spaces.
The City is currently conducting a scoping study to gain a comprehensive understanding of sexual violence in Vancouver’s public spaces, and the UN Safe Cities steering committee will play a critical role in identifying gaps and priorities and in shaping the initiative’s future directions.