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“I thought I was safe”

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Pamela Cross — 1 Comment ↓

These are the words a 16-year-old woman used to describe how she felt when she attended a party in the Queen’s University student district with friends in October 2015. It was not how she felt by the end of the Continue reading “I thought I was safe”→

Posted in Criminal law, Sexual violence | Tagged sexual assault sentencing | 1 Reply

Just what is free speech?

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

University and college campuses are hotbeds of discussion about free speech and so it seems appropriate to think about this issue as post-secondary students gear up for another academic year. Freedom of speech is much touted as an integral part Continue reading Just what is free speech?→

Posted in Systemic analysis | Tagged Free speech | Leave a reply

Can numbers lie?

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Pamela Cross — No Comments ↓

In the case of sexual assault, yes, or at least the numbers can fail to tell the whole story. Admittedly, trying to draw meaningful truth from any statistics is a fool’s game. Nonetheless, I found myself pouring over Statistics Canada’s Continue reading Can numbers lie?→

Posted in Criminal law, Systemic analysis | Tagged police reported VAW | Leave a reply

Women unite to take back the night!

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Pamela Cross — 2 Comments ↓

In San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Take Back the Night is celebrated on International Women’s Day in March, rather than in September as is traditional in many parts of the world. On March 8, 2017, a sizeable contingent of Mexican, Continue reading Women unite to take back the night!→

Posted in Sexual assault, Systemic analysis | Tagged take back the night | 2 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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