Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
This has been another tough year for organizations working to make communities better places to live. Especially for organizations that challenge the status quo, finding sustained and adequate funding is never easy. Add a pandemic, and keeping the doors open Continue reading The little engine that can
In 1989, I was a second-year law student at Queen’s University. December 6 began like any other Wednesday in our busy household. In other words, it was not memorable. I assume that, as usual, I rose before the sun to Continue reading A time to reflect
In a mere .63 of a second, Google popped up 161,000,000 results in response to my search for “woman abuse prevention month,” which began on November 1st. As I glanced through the offerings, I noticed one thing right away: shelters, Continue reading No time like the present
(Part one of two) After more than a year of living in a global pandemic, rates of gender-based violence – especially intimate partner violence – remain high. Media have focused unheard-of attention on what the United Nations has labelled a Continue reading It’s time for a NAP