Individuals from several Winnipeg groups that promoted safety for women were interviewed, and they talked about how they were trying to make a difference in the city's awareness of women's safety issues. Several university age groups said that they were going into bars and taking with them signs that said, "No means No," and handing them out to people.

      Mayor Glen Murray, then city councillor, spoke about his experience as a gay man and the fear he feels when he hears footsteps and the voices of men behind him. "I know that I feel myself going into 'defense mode' [when that happens], and I can only imagine that is how some women feel when they hear my footsteps behind them."

      Several recommended ways of taking action are: getting a double lock installed on your doors; putting nails into windows that could be opened from the outside; letting no one in your house without an ID; removing shrubs that may encourage people to hide in them; learning more about women's self-defense courses; or getting a dog for protection.

      I found the video too intense for junior high students and maybe even too intense for some high school students. I felt my fears being played upon rather then relieved. The video was a bit too long for the subject, and it sensationalized the fears of women rather than showing how they cope with fear.

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