Here is a great article: “460,000 and counting” by Ann Decter, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy, YWCA Canada. The Ontario government has recently gone activist on violence against women, and as far as this parent is concerned – that’s a good thing. In March, Premier Wynne announced It’s Never Okay, a new provincial action […]
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It is critical for all of us to understand the harm of pornography. I urge all mothers to teach their sons about erotic healthy desire and not aggressive sex. But how are mothers to know what is healthy if they too are told that torture is cool and natural. Here is research showing how harmful one book can be.
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This is what people in power should do. First, educate yourself about women. Second, do something. Angelina is amazing. She went directly to the UN Security Council! and simply said what we all know is true: To use rape as a weapon in war is totally unacceptable. All the Council (that represents hundreds of countries around the world) has
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Want to support Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW? Come join in on June 23 in the ScotiaBank half marathon/5k run-walk on in Vancouver Bc. Go to www.wavaw.ca and sponsor someone!
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You must read the article by Anne Theriault about her take on the sicide of a girl who was gang raped a year prior. To quote her: “Where were the f##ing grownups who promised to take care of her?” We are all to blame for Rehtaeh Parson’s Suicide” Go to: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/anne-theriault-/rehtaeh-parsons-dead_b_3046999.html.
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I read about Reese Witherspoon becoming the global ambassador of the Avon Foundation for Women. She unveiled the Empowerment Circle of Support Necklace to help raise money for programs dedicated to women’s empowerment and the prevention of violence against women. It’s wonderful when those in positions on influence like movie stars and large corporations support
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Professor Catherine Murray, Simon Fraser University suggests that vigilantism is not effective for addressing gender violence. Apparently young men in Chilliwack BC were using the Internet to out pedophiles and locate Routing Number BANCFIRST men trolling for girls for sex. Luckily, she points to more progressive ways to stop men from behaving badly to women
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