This post is not so much something I have spotted, more something I would like help spotting. I am a woman in my 20s that has not only had a very abusive relationship, but also had a terrible situation occur in the downtown area recently. Being about 5 foot and less than 100 pounds, it isn't exactly easy protecting myself against an angry/ over excited man & has lead to not only physical but mental pain. I am sick of being in fear of another human just because he is bigger/ scary!
So I ask for the help of people reading this, if you are aware of any self defence classes for woman in Windsor city please leave info in the comments.

Also I would like to add that my situation isn't by any means 'normal' yet I know many women who live in fear of a man. This has become so out of control that it is viewed as 'normal'. People turn a blind eye, during a physical struggle to get away from my attacker there was many people that just walk by and mind their own business. This I ask needs to stop! Stand up for women!!

To all those who commented, shared, or even reflected on my post about being shamed for my hijab, you have been spotted!

As I write this, there are 108 comments, and over 1700+ shares - with just about every single one being incredibly positive and supportive! Just from the posts I saw, comments and shares went across Canada, off to the UK and the US. Your words have now resonated not just with me, but around the world.

Your comments went straight to the hearts of others you didn't even know. Some Muslim women who read the feedback literally cried at the outpouring of support. Your words mean an incredible amount to myself and my family, but more importantly your positive message spread across a city to a group of people who were feeling unsure of how people perceived them in their own home town. Your comments changed peoples hearts and minds - bravo, Windsor!

This incident was - in my eyes - incredibly small in terms of things other people have said and done just because of a simple piece of cloth. To be honest, I even contemplated not posting because of this reason. But I saw a few comments saying they had no idea this even happened to people. And it really made me think - what is normal for me, is unthinkable to others. It really stopped me in my tracks, reaffirming for me that posting here was the right thing to do. In the end, as you all have proven, bullying is not acceptable and will NOT win. Love and understanding will be triumphant if we let it!

You all made a difference, and for that, YOU have been spotted!

Link: www.spottedin.ca/i?id=6438

I would just like to give a shout out to the lady in the red coat at Wal-Mart on Dougall Tuesday. My 80 year old mother was having a rough day, you bought her a bouquet of flowers and told her she reminded you of your mother who was no longer here. I would just like to say you brought tears to her eyes and mine you also brightened her day. You know she didn't put those flowers down for the rest of the day, so a GREAT BIG HUG TO YOU. Your mother raised a beautiful lady :)))

On Monday February 16 I lost a Very sentimental necklace to me. My husband and I had dinner at the Bourbon on Ottawa street and then to a movie at Silver city. The necklace is a gold heart with tiny diamonds. This necklace was made from my deceased grandmothers wedding ring. I am devastated that I lost it since it cannot be replaced. Please if found call or message me. I am offering a reward if found. My number is 519-792-7006

Just had someone come to my door. He didn't say who he was with, or who he worked for but his jacket was labels as "go green" and had an energy Star Logo on it.

He claimed that there were recent building code changes that he had to come into the house and inspect my furnace and duct work to make sure it was up to code. Now I could be 100% wrong, but if that type of an inspection was needed a government body likely would have called, mailed, or some other way notified us and setup a time.

He showed up in the middle of dinner and Insisted he had to come in anyway, Bad tick number one. I told him I had just replaced my furnace a year ago, and they had told me everything was up to code at that time, He responded by saying that was maintenance and had nothing to do with the furnace at all. I asked him who sent him and he didn't answer, in all I told him no, and to get off my porch 5 times before he left.

It might not be a scam, but that sure felt like one to me.

As a request from Molly's dad we created a Facebook page together. Please like and share the page. You can find all the latest news and updates on both Cassie and Molly here.

Again thank you so very much to all of you who have taken the time to sign and share the petition and page. Please remember to write a letter to your local MP as to why this change is very much needed.

#MollyMatters

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To the woman who decided to yell at me for my headscarf (hijab) as she was driving by me in her Ford SUV in the Goodlife plaza around 3:30 on Tuesday:

First, I almost didn't even realize you were saying something to me as I was walking to my car. It wasn't until I heard the all familiar "...That THING on your head!" comment that I even looked up to see who was yelling. You could barely even look at me when you said it, you kept driving as you yelled, and then you quickly rolled up your window and took off as you finished. Makes me think that maybe this was your first time being openly prejudice - nice try, I guess?

Since you judged me so quickly (and all other women who wear the scarf because really, it could have been anyone you yelled at) and chose not to see me as a normal human being, I just wanted to tell you a few things about myself. Hopefully after reading this, you and whoever else sees hijabi women as just a stereotype, might think differently:

- I am a full time professional with a blooming career.
- On top of my professional career, I work part time at a non-profit to help women learn new skills.
- I volunteer for various local events both within and outside of the Muslim community.
- I have young children who are my world (and were luckily not around when you yelled at me).
- I graduated in the top 15% of my class after going back to school as an adult with two young children at home.
- I also completed my three years of coursework in two years.
- I have been happily married for 10+ years
- I am attempting to learn the beginnings of a fourth language (English is my mother tongue, but I have learned French through school and held on to quite a bit of it, and have taught myself the foundations of Arabic and Spanish in my spare time).
- I am a proud Canadian who was born and raised here.
- Like you might imagine, my family is an immigrant family - they came from Scotland 48+ years ago. Before Scotland, my family descended from Ireland.

Not what you were thinking, right?

I choose to wear this THING on my head because...well, because I can. I am Canadian, I am Muslim, and I wear a hijab. All of which are my right as a human being in this country. I am a productive, contributing resident of this city and citizen of this country.

Want to know something better? My story is NOT unique. There are thousands - no, millions - of women who wear the hijab who do the same and more, all over the world. We do not let our hijab get in our way. Unfortunately, there are times when other people let our hijab get in the way. I hope this ends one day.

We are seen as both victims and aggressors at the same time. But really, we are just regular women who do our best - we have good days and bad days. We do 'normal' things like get our hair done, have parties, foster genuine friendships, have fun, love our family, etc. Despite all this, all you saw was my scarf.

That's fine - you're not the first and you certainly won't be the last to say something to me about my scarf. Your passive aggressive bullying, however, is not acceptable in Canadian society. So while I am extending my hand to you for the purposes of understanding, realize that I refuse to be a victim of your (or anyone else's) prejudices. Hate is very real, and it's scary on BOTH sides when things go awry. It really hit home for me the other day when the three young, respectable Muslims were killed in North Carolina. It was frightening when there was a man brutally attacked in front of his children in Dearborn, and when a Somali teen was ran over and killed for doing nothing more than being Muslim. It also hits home two-fold when there are home grown attacks against Canadians or Americans - the events in Ottawa shook the community (both Muslim on non-Muslim) deeply here in Windsor. It's just too close to home. It also scared me as a hijab wearing woman that others might see me or my children as being at fault for such attacks because we share the same name of our faith, no matter how our greatly our beliefs vary. I have to worry even more about the safety of my loved ones during these times because people might just take out their frustrations on us even though we personally have nothing to do with what occured. It happens and it's scary as a Canadian and a as Muslim. In the end, the longer people think that all Muslims are like the barbarians you see on TV, the bigger the problem gets.

We as a community locally, try VERY hard to fight that notion, and we do this one event, one press release and one person at a time. You're my one person today.

Nice to meet you.

To the man/ women who walks their dog down Grand past W.J Langlois Elementary School. Every week hundreds of children are tracking dog poop into the school because you allow your dog to poop in the middle of the sidewalk and refuse to pick it up. My son as well as myself have had the unfortunate experience of trying to scrap off our shoes on a number of occasions. It's becoming a daily habit to look down at the sidewalk and make sure we avoid the poop land mines that you choose to leave behind. It's to the point that the students of this school are literally avoiding the sidewalk and walking along the road so they don't step in it because it's been tracked all along the sidewalk by unsuspecting parents and children walking before them. Clean up your dog's poop! It's the law and it's just plain gross. I hope the people who live in this area keep an eye out for whomever this is and one day catches you and your dog in the act. Sincerely one fed up Mother!