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Pamela Cross

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Category Archives: Violence against women in the family

Women in struggle

Posted on December 20, 2019 by Pamela Cross — 2 Comments ↓

On December 19th, Ontario Court Judge Doody dismissed all 19 charges against Joshua Boyle, in a verdict that took him three hours to present. Boyle, as many of you will recall, was charged with a number of offences against his Continue reading Women in struggle→

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Death sentence for mothering

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Montreal massacre, and the misogyny-caused deaths of women continue. Here is just one story. On November 5th, Michele Messina (MM) killed herself in Quebec’s Leclerc Prison. She was a woman fleeing abuse who, Continue reading Death sentence for mothering→

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Making a difference

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

As the holiday season approaches, many of us are making plans to spend time with family and friends we love and who love us. It can be a wonderful time of year, when we slow down from our usual hectic Continue reading Making a difference→

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Shaping the way

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Pamela Cross — 1 Comment ↓

The final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women documents in detail the reality of the violence to which Indigenous women and girls are subjected and issues 231 Calls for Justice to change that reality. It Continue reading Shaping the way→

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