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Pamela Cross

Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate

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Looking for the easy explanation

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Pamela Cross — 8 Comments ↓

For many of us, the news that, before he shot and killed at least 22 people in rural Nova Scotia on April 18 and 19, Gabriel Wortman had assaulted his partner, was no surprise. There had been many hushed conversations Continue reading Looking for the easy explanation→

Posted in Systemic analysis, Violence against women in the family | 8 Replies

Cooking through crisis

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Pamela Cross — 1 Comment ↓

Be honest: do you wake up every morning thinking about dinner? I do. Admittedly, I did this long before the pandemic, too, but the intensity of my anticipation has heightened with every passing day of physical distancing, and I know Continue reading Cooking through crisis→

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Reply

Volunteering, COVID-19 style

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Pamela Cross — 1 Comment ↓

This is National Volunteer Week in Canada, typically, a time when those who donate their time are appreciated by whatever organization or cause their efforts support. As the NVW website says, without volunteers: “Meals would have no wheels. Seniors would Continue reading Volunteering, COVID-19 style→

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Reply

I just may be a sloth

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Pamela Cross — 3 Comments ↓

As I contemplated what to write about today, I very much wanted my topic to be something – anything — other than COVID-19 and the constrained lives we are all living as a result. I have a list of more Continue reading I just may be a sloth→

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Replies

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Pamela lives, works and plays on land that is the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Anishnaabec and Haudenosaunee peoples, whose presence, along with that of Metis, Inuit and other First Nations peoples from across Turtle Island, endures here.

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