Community activists are holding a rally Wednesday outside a Winnipeg warehouse that used to belong to fashion designer Peter Nygard, amid allegations he raped or sexually assaulted dozens of women around the world. "Powerful men such as Nygard are able to use their money and influence to avoid accountability," said Vivienne Ho, organizer of the #TimesUpNygard rally. The Notre Dame Avenue property was sold to another company in June as part of a court-ordered receivership. "We want to break the stigma and silence that surround sexual violence and take a public stance against it," said Ho. Ho says she volunteered at a sexual assault crisis program for four years and saw firsthand the effects sexual violence has on women.

Source: CBC News August 26, 2020 09:56 UTC