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July 22, 2015 5:29 PM Subscribe
« Alcool ≠ Consentement » Very short CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) article that sums up the included 10 minute audio interview with Kharoll-Ann Soufrant, one of the four women credited with the idea and getting support for it from a member of our national assembly (to table a petition for this mandatory warning / reminder / education on all bottles of alcohol sold in Quebec) ... and there is a guy speaking for the Quebec Bar Owner Association.
This is a rough translation of the petition
CONSIDERING THAT, according to the Quebec government, a sexual assault is : « an act of sexual character, with or without physical contact, committed by an individual without the consent of their target or in certain cases, notably that of children, by manipulating feelings or blackmail. It is an act looking to subjugate another person to their own desires by abuse of power, by using force or constraint, or under threat implicit or explicit. A sexual assault is a direct strike against fundamental rights, notably of physical and psychological integrity, and of personal security.»;
CONSIDERING THAT one women in three and one man in 6 will be a victim of sexual assault in the course of their life;
CONSIDERING THAT alcohol is involved in three out of every four sexual assaults and is the most prevalent substance found in samples gathered from victims.
CONSIDERING THAT we don't wish to live in a society that banalizes rape or rape culture and setting up a large campaign titled « Alcool ≠ Consentement » is indispensable;
CONSIDERING THAT the government must act and that this situation is incontestably a matter of public health;
We, the undersigned, are demanding that the government of Quebec obliges the makers of alcohol to inscribe « Alcool ≠ Consentement » on their bottles and that establishments holding an alcohol license write the same message, with photoluminescent markings, at their bars and in their toilets.
This is a rough translation of the petition
CONSIDERING THAT, according to the Quebec government, a sexual assault is : « an act of sexual character, with or without physical contact, committed by an individual without the consent of their target or in certain cases, notably that of children, by manipulating feelings or blackmail. It is an act looking to subjugate another person to their own desires by abuse of power, by using force or constraint, or under threat implicit or explicit. A sexual assault is a direct strike against fundamental rights, notably of physical and psychological integrity, and of personal security.»;
CONSIDERING THAT one women in three and one man in 6 will be a victim of sexual assault in the course of their life;
CONSIDERING THAT alcohol is involved in three out of every four sexual assaults and is the most prevalent substance found in samples gathered from victims.
CONSIDERING THAT we don't wish to live in a society that banalizes rape or rape culture and setting up a large campaign titled « Alcool ≠ Consentement » is indispensable;
CONSIDERING THAT the government must act and that this situation is incontestably a matter of public health;
We, the undersigned, are demanding that the government of Quebec obliges the makers of alcohol to inscribe « Alcool ≠ Consentement » on their bottles and that establishments holding an alcohol license write the same message, with photoluminescent markings, at their bars and in their toilets.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Active petitions don't work here, sorry. -- restless_nomad
This is a great idea, though I'd rather see an actual sentence. How about "Sexual contact with a person rendered unable to consent by the consumption of alcohol is a crime."
In Ecuador the the warning on bottles of alcohol reads in part "Excessive consumption of alcohol will harm your family." I'd like to see something like that added, while we're changing the labels. I think it's interesting that it's "will harm" not "could harm."
The "this would be expensive" argument is odd, especially with the alternative suggestion being a "yearly campaign." I mean manufacturers change their labels often enough, i would think. And if they really can't change the label in the next year of whatever, they can just add stickers (like there are stickers on imported food to provide French and English ingredient and nutritional info). Changing the label is a one-time cost. A yearly campaign is an ongoing thing. I guess the beer manufacturers are thinking "We pay for the labels but the government would pay for the campaign, so the campaign is free to us."
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 5:48 PM on July 22, 2015
In Ecuador the the warning on bottles of alcohol reads in part "Excessive consumption of alcohol will harm your family." I'd like to see something like that added, while we're changing the labels. I think it's interesting that it's "will harm" not "could harm."
The "this would be expensive" argument is odd, especially with the alternative suggestion being a "yearly campaign." I mean manufacturers change their labels often enough, i would think. And if they really can't change the label in the next year of whatever, they can just add stickers (like there are stickers on imported food to provide French and English ingredient and nutritional info). Changing the label is a one-time cost. A yearly campaign is an ongoing thing. I guess the beer manufacturers are thinking "We pay for the labels but the government would pay for the campaign, so the campaign is free to us."
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 5:48 PM on July 22, 2015
I think this is a good idea, but when you get to the stage where you're reading wine bottles for instructions on how to live your life, it's probably a suboptimal solution. It can only be a reinforcement or, generously, a reminder. This sort of stuff needs to be drilled into kids from high school on. I wonder if it's taught in sex ed (in the places that actually bother to teach sex ed)?
posted by turbid dahlia at 6:35 PM on July 22, 2015
posted by turbid dahlia at 6:35 PM on July 22, 2015
one man in 6
Don't want to derail so feel free to e-mail me the answer, this is higher than I have generally heard. Does anybody know where that statistic is from?
posted by Drinky Die at 6:48 PM on July 22, 2015
Don't want to derail so feel free to e-mail me the answer, this is higher than I have generally heard. Does anybody know where that statistic is from?
posted by Drinky Die at 6:48 PM on July 22, 2015
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