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An interview with an instructor of wen-do, a form of self-defence for women. The interview discusses wen-do specifically within the context of sexual harassment and assault against women.

After an increase in sexual violence on campus, the newly formed Sub-Committee on Safety for Women begins a series of initiatives to increase awareness of security issues on campus.

After an increase in sexual violence on campus and in campus buildings, university secretaries confront university administrators and demand action.

An announcement of the 1983 Take Back the Night demonstration. The announcement contextualizes the demonstration in relation to rising levels of sexual harassment and assaults that are ignored by university administrators.

McGill begins to offer six week wen-do self-defence courses for women.

Created by the Senate Sub-Committee on Safety for Women, a poster with McGill Security's phone number hung in campus washrooms gets mixed reactions.

After an increase in sexual assaults on or near campus, McGill Security services are unwilling to give any information about the number of security staff on campus or how they address incidents of sexual violence.

An article critiquing the posters and campus maps created by the Senate Sub-Committee on Safety for Women as being inadequate. Instead, the authors demand increased security and improvements to the training of security staff, increased lighting on…

A letter to the editor criticizing the Senate Sub-Committee on Safety for Women's 1983 washroom poster. The letter suggests adding tactics to use in the event of a washroom assault to the poster.

An article criticizing criticizing the Senate Sub-Committee on Safety for Women's 1983 washroom poster. The authors point out that, while the poster supplies the phone number of McGill Security, there are no phones in washrooms from which to make…