Canadian feminist lawyer and women’s advocate
May is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in Ontario. Each year, survivors and advocates raise their voices especially loudly to call for an end to sexualized violence and harassment as well as for increased, sustained funding for support, counselling Continue reading #NoOneAsksForIt
It has been 54 days since my partner and I waved a sad farewell to San Miguel and headed for the airport in Mexico City; 53 days since we pulled into our driveway at home and unloaded our hastily packed Continue reading Getting a grip
There is little to no denial that the coronavirus has created increased rates of gender-based violence of all kinds. As I wrote a month ago, the United Nations Secretary General has spoken about the “horrifying surge in domestic violence” around Continue reading The double X factor
Is it just the overall sense of pandemic-induced malaise that has infected me — and likely many of you — or is spring especially late in arriving this year? Perhaps I am more focused on the weather than usual, since Continue reading Will spring ever come?