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2023 Spirit of Barbra Schifer Award Recipients
Dr. Wendy Cukier and Oyeyinka Oyelowo Announced as the 2023 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award Recipients The annual award acknowledges their commitment to protecting and advocatingfor the rights of survivors of gender-based violence. Toronto,...
DVDRC Announcement
Deepa Mattoo is among the 16 new members of the 2023 Domestic Violence Death Review Committee The Office of the Chief Coroner is pleased to announce the new members of the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC). In June 2022, the...
#Women4GunControl
Open Letter: #Women4GunControl To: Justin Trudeau, Pierre Poilievre, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, Elizabeth May CC: Ron McKinnon, Raquel Dancho, Kristina Michaud, Paul Chiang, Pam Damoff, Iqwinder Gaheer, Peter Julian, Dane Lloyd, Glen...
That’s a wrap
December 16, 2022 - As the year wraps, we wish everyone a safe holiday season and thank you for supporting our work throughout the year. Before we close our doors for a much-needed and well-deserved break, I want to leave you with my final thoughts...
In solidarity with Indigenous families
December 6, 2022 – As we observe the 16 Days of Activism on GBV and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on VAW, the announcement of charges in the murder of four Indigenous women at the hands of an alleged serial killer linked to white...
Joint Statement on the Release of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence
24 November 2022 – As advocates who developed a Roadmap for the National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence, we have been anxiously waiting for the release of this 10-year plan. This statement is our joint reaction to the federal government’s...