Skip to content

Resources

To create awareness and keep you informed we have generated a list of documentaries and books.

Content warning: the following video contains materials about sexual violence that are of sensitive nature. Viewers may choose to engage on their discretion/ viewers discretion is advised’  
Trigger warning: Sexual assault/ Rape/ Sexual Violence Mentioned. 

 

Documentaries

I May Destroy You programme promo“I May Destroy You”

'I May Destroy You' has been described as a “sexual assault drama”, which is a vital label for identifying the show’s potentially triggering subject matter. The show demonstrates the complexities of sexual assault and how it affects survivors, their friends and their communities. 

Watch Here
Disclosure programme promoDisclosure - "A Question of Consent" 

'A Question of Consent' investigates the rise in so called ‘rough sex’. As our understanding of consent can sometimes be blurred. This documentary explores the question, when does rough behaviour in the bedroom cross the line?

Watch Here
On The Record, Promo"On the Record" - #Metoo movement 

A former hip hop executive decides whether to make public her rape by one of the most powerful men in the music industry. Offers black woman the voice too when breaking the silence against sexual assaults in the me-too movement. 

Watch Here 
Eye - Students on the Edge, Promo Students on the Edge -  'Sexual Assault on Campus'

Short 4 minute video of a student recalling her time at a university party. Alcohol and drugs involved, the student shines light on same sex sexual assault and the importance of consent. Student does get teary during this; however, she does not go into graphic detail, explores what she did after and the route she took for her own justice. 

Watch Here 

Books

'Maybe he Likes you' Book CoverMaybe He Just Likes You

For seventh grader Mila, it starts with an unwanted hug on the school blacktop. The next day, it’s another hug. A smirk. Comments. It all feels…weird. According to her friend Zara, Mila is being immature, overreacting. Doesn’t she know what flirting looks like? But it keeps happening, despite Mila’s protests. On the bus, in the halls. Even during band practice-the one time Mila could always escape to her “blue-sky” feeling. It seems like the boys are EVERYWHERE. And it doesn’t feel like flirting–so what is it? 

Order Here
'Home Body' book coverSHOUT

Searing and soul-searching, this important memoir is a denouncement of society's failures and a love letter to all the people with the courage to say #metoo and #timesup, whether aloud, online, or only in their own hearts. SHOUT speaks truth to power in a loud, clear voice—and once you hear it, it is impossible to ignore.

Order Here 
'Shape of A Hundred Hips' book coverThe Shape of a Hundred Hips

The Shape of a Hundred Hips is a memoir that juxtaposes dance and sexual assault recovery that takes the reader into the living room, bedroom, and dance class. It promotes the idea that people can gain insight and take greater control of their lives through intentional movement and artistic connection. 

Order Here 
'Women who run with the Wolves' book coverWomen who Run with the Wolves 

In the classic Women Who Run With The Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes tells us about the 'wild woman', the wise and ageless presence in the female psyche that gives women their creativity, energy and power. For centuries, the 'wild woman' has been repressed by a male-orientated value system which trivialises women's emotions. Using a combination of time-honoured stories and contemporary casework, Estes reveals that the 'wild woman' in us is innately healthy, passionate and wise. 
 

Order Here 
'Home Body' book coverHome Body

Rupi Kaur constantly embraces growth, and in home body, she walks readers through a reflective and intimate journey visiting the past, the present and the potential of the self. home body is a collection of raw, honest conversations with oneself - reminding readers to fill up on love, acceptance, community, family, and embrace change. illustrated by the author, themes of nature and nurture, light and dark, rest here.

Order Here 
'Home Body' book coverThe Art of Breaking Things

In the tradition of Laurie Halse Anderson and Sara Zarr, one girl embraces the power of her voice: rules are meant to be broken and she won’t stay silent.

Order Here 
'Home Body' book coverJust Listen

When a classmate attempts to assault Annabel over the summer, she reacts by isolating herself from everyone – but it’s through building new relationships that she’s finally able to confront what happened.

Order Here 
'Home Body' book cover
Women Talking

A group of women in an isolated Mennonite religious colony in Bolivia as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a string of sexual assaults committed by the colony's men.

Order Here 

Articles

NSRVC - Websites and Resources Offering Support and Help
Read Here
NSRVC - Finding Mental Health Support for BIPOC Survivors
Read Here 

Contact