While PEIRSAC supports and honours all survivors of sexual violence, we cannot forget or ignore the role that sexual violence has played throughout this country’s colonial history. Sexual violence has historically and contemporarily been used as a tool of domination and control against Indigenous people on Turtle Island and globally.   

 PEIRSAC acknowledges that we are operating on stolen land. Epekwitk, (Prince Edward Island) is the traditional and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people. We respect the history, spirituality, and culture of the Mi’kmaq people who have lived on Epekwitk for over 15,000 years and still steward this land today.   

PEIRSAC operates within an intersectional feminist framework. Our team is committed to ongoing internal work to better learn, unlearn, and shift to anti-colonial approaches. Within our work, we advocate for systemic and social change through advocacy, outreach, and education. We recognize this has been a gap in our Centre, and other sexual assault centres in Canada, and are committed to doing better and doing more in the years to come. 

During PEIRSAC’s Prevention & Education team’s annual Sexual Assault Awareness Week, ticket sale revenues and donations are donated to the Chief Mary Bernard Memorial Shelter.