Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
(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
Neither my partner nor I views shopping as a recreational activity. And yet, our house fills up with stuff. Books, art, pretty objects that remind us of places we have been occupy every available spot of wall space and every Continue reading Looking for hope (part five)
Survivors of intimate partner abuse (IPA) face many obstacles as they move towards lives free from abuse. Those barriers may come from within – the survivor’s own fears and feelings – be institutionally based – a lack of systemic supports Continue reading It’s time to change the question
“Weather advisory” followed by “snow at times heavy” were not the words I wanted to see when I looked at the Environment Canada website a few days ago. I know snow at this time of year is not uncommon, but Continue reading Looking for hope (part four)