“It doesn’t matter that I had conversations with Rehtaeh because if no one had those conversations with those boys, she was never safe,” Parsons said.
She recounted numerous occasions after speaking at schools when students approached her to thank her.
'That gives me hope,' she said.
And the sizeable audience at Sheridan speaks to the growing concern over these issues. But during a Q & A at the end of the event, Damoff surveyed the room and had one critique.
“It saddens me that when I look around the room it’s mostly women here,” Damoff said. 'Bringing men and boys into these conversations is so important.'”
~ Ellen Brait
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