The Victor Walk is heading to Saskatchewan!
FACT: one in two girls and one in three boys falls victim to unwanted sexual advances before the age of 18.FACT: 60% of rape victims are under the age of 17. FACT: Sexual assault refers to all incidents of unwanted sexual activity, including sexual attacks and sexual touching. Sexual assault = rape.
Canadians must rally together to take a stand against the trauma of childhood sexual abuse and rape. Our first Victor Walk in 2013, was a huge success nationwide, and since then we have been working to keep the momentum high with the community we’ve built up together. A national movement powered by an Orange Wave of Courage, the Victor Walk will see Theo Fleury giving a voice to those who have been affected by trauma throughout their lifetimes. Supported by communities across the country, this Victor Walk on July 22, 2017, is recognized as a national movement and is hoped to change the way Canadians understand the effects of childhood trauma.
In 2017, our team will be walking an extended route for five days from Saskatoon to Regina, Saskatchewan, to bring a very bright spotlight on the horrors of childhood rape. Eight million Canadians have suffered from shame and pain of childhood sexual trauma long enough. An exciting addition to this year’s walk, in every stop in Saskatchewan, we will be screening the eye-opening documentary, Victor Walk, which followed Fleury and his team on the first Victor Walk in 2013. The film screenings are FREE!
All of the details of the 2017 route will be updated as they are available, but here’s where the 2017 Victor Walk Tour will be heading and when:
July 18: Saskatoon
4:30 – 5:30pm: meet at Persephone Theatre (100 Spading Crescent E) for walk
5:30pm: rally with Theo Fleury & Victor Walk team (location TBD)
7:00pm: documentary screening at Persephone Theatre (100 Spading Crescent E)
July 19: Swift Current
4 – 4:30pm: meet at Subway (1100 – 11 Avenue NE)
4:30 – 5:30pm: walk
5:30pm: rally with Theo Fleury & Victor Walk team at Market Square (corner of Central and Chaplin)
7:00pm: documentary screening at Lyric Theatre (227 Central Avenue N)
July 20: Moose Jaw
4 – 4:30pm: meet at Subway (825 Thatcher Drive E)
4:30 – 5:30pm: walk
5:30pm: rally with Theo Fleury & Victor Walk team at Moose Jaw Funeral Home (268 Mulberry Lane)
7:00pm: documentary screening at Moose Jaw Funeral Home (268 Mulberry Lane)
July 21: Estevan
11 – 11:30am: meet at Subway (513 – 4 Street)
11:30am – 12:30pm: walk
12:30 pm: rally with Theo Fleury & Victor Walk team (location TBD)
2:00pm: documentary screening at Orpheum Theatre (1235 – 4 Street)
July 22: Regina
4 – 4:30pm: meet at Subway (919 Albert Street)
4:30 – 5:30pm: walk
5:30pm: rally with Theo Fleury & Victor Walk team (location TBD)
7:00pm: documentary screening at Conexus Arts Centre (200 Lakeshore Drive)
Many of you have expressed interest in joining us on the five-day journey, however due to safety reasons, we cannot oblige.
We encourage you to join your own community walk, or if you live along the route that we are walking, meet us during the walk to cheer us on. Please click here to find out how you can organize a Victor Walk in your area, and be a part of one of the greatest teams ever assembled to make a difference on behalf of childhood trauma.
Cities where Sister Walks are being organized:
Bella Coola, BC
Calgary, Alberta | More details on Facebook
Toronto, Ontario | More details on Facebook
Watch the trailer for Victor Walk documentary.
*The Victor Movement reserves the right to refuse people or groups to join or participate in the Victor Walk at it’s sole discretion. The Victor Movement is not liable in any way for any injury or damage caused by participating in the Victor Walk.
**Sources: Sexual Assault Canada, Badgley Report, Statistics Canada.
The Victor Walk movement is an initiative of the Breaking Free Foundation, helping support those who have suffered trauma. All funds raised on the Victor Walk, go to support the Therapy Grant Program via Breaking Free Foundation.
A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR 2017 SPONSORS!
Without the generous donations of amazing businesses, the Victor Walk movement wouldn't be possible. We have sincere gratitude to all of the people and organizations that stepped up this year to make our 2017 walk a success.
