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Wave of denunciations: now it's the circus' turn to examine its conscience. 

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Wave of denunciations: now it's the circus' turn to examine its conscience.
August 24, 2020

"For several weeks now, testimonies of sexual violence in the circus world have been multiplying on social networks. So much so that the national grouping of circus arts, En Piste, decided to launch on Tuesday a clinic "against harassment and violence in the circus world" in collaboration with Juripop. La Presse spoke to the instigators of Victims_Voices_Circus, a virtual space where the voices of many artists were heard." (translated from French)

Read the full article published in La Presse (in French).

Nearly 75 people attended the webinars held with L'Aparté and organized by En Piste on July 23, and nearly 40 people watched their recording shortly afterwards. Since then, we have made additional resources available to our community on our website.

This Tuesday, August 25, En Piste will be holding a free and confidential clinic to support circus artists and professionals in their efforts to get help and advice. Anyone interested can register in complete confidentiality to attend a webinar held by the CAVAC and G.A.I.H.S.T. (in French), and then speak privately with a psychosocial worker or criminal lawyer (in French or English).

There will also be a second clinic on Thursday, September 3 for managers of organizations, details of which will be communicated shortly. 

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