Preceding the #MeToo movement by nearly a decade, The Zer0Now Campaign is one of the most recognized advocacies for combating gender violence, sexual harassment, institutional betrayal – and banning NDAs. The Zer0Now Campaign was founded by Kathleen Finlay, whose unique voice of compassion and innovative thinking in addressing gender based harms is regularly cited in parliamentary debates, op-ed columns and scholarly papers.
Whether presenting ground-breaking legislative and policy ideas to lawmakers, working with the media to give context and background to breaking news stories or supporting victims on their harrowing healing journey, The Zer0Now Campaign tackles the causes of sexualized wrongdoing where they exist and champions the solutions that are needed where they matter. And we’re changing lives for the better every day. For more information about our work, please contact us.
Ending institutional betrayal
Gender-based violence and sexual harassment are horrific enough when it comes to the actions of the individual predator. But when the collective mind of a large organizations enables their abuse, or acts to protect them, the harm inflicted on the victim can be even more traumatic.
Advocacy
From our sunshine law adopted by the federal government and our call for a national action plan to address gender-based violence and suicide risks to career rebuilding innovations like our Hire Us Back campaign, our advocacy and media outreach is not just changing lives. It’s saving them. (See advocacy on upper menu)
Outreach
Our Outreach Clinic has provided lived experience and mentoring support for victims one-on-one since its founding. Not even TimesUpNow does that. (See our Outreach clinic on upper menu)
Sexual misconduct is hazardous to your health.
Telling your story can change the world.
Recent op-ed columns
Kathleen Finlay’s latest in Healthy Debate: Making Compassion the New Normal
Kathleen Finlay, writing in the Toronto Star
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Visit the new site of our 988 Campaign for Canada
CTV National News calls it “three numbers that could make all the difference in saving lives.”
CTV News interview on sexual harassment
See Kathleen Finlay’s CTV News interview on the ZeroNow Campaign’s leaders survey.
A Commissioner for sexual harassment, gender-based violence and bullying
For the past two years, Kathleen Finlay has been calling for the creation of an independent Commis...
Has #MeToo Finally Come to Ottawa?
“I have never heard of a case where an NDA was not harmful.” —Leah Lipton
Kathleen Finlay’s op-ed in Now Magazine
Time to look at the social and economic determinants that create emotional crisis and suicide.
Kathleen Finlay’s column in The Hill Times
Canada can do so much better to deliver better mental health care and prevent suicide. Why isn...
Kathleen’s Finlay column in The National Post
How the Trudeau government is neglecting the alarming mental health challenges of COVID-19. Just day...
Kathleen Finlay’s op-ed column in The Hill Times
Trudeau government needs to address alarming mental health impacts of coronavirus. Just days after t...
Kathleen Finlay’s opinion column for CBC News
Why Canada needs a national 9-8-8 hotline for mental health emergencies.
Kathleen Finlay a guest on Ottawa’s iHeartRadio
Kathleen Finlay was a guest on Ottawa’s CFRA radio, appearing on the Dahlia Kurtz show. The s...
Kathleen Finlay’s op-ed in Saturday’s Ottawa Citizen – print edition
Kathleen Finlay’s op-ed about bringing a three-digit 9-8-8 hotline to Canada appeared in Satur...
Kathleen Finlay’s op-ed in The Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, and across Canada
It is estimated that 100,000 Canadians attempt to take their lives every year. More than 4000 die f...