by BSCC | Jun 5, 2023 | Advocacy
June 1, 2023 Deepa Mattoo, OBA Conference Centre Good evening, everyone. Today marks the beginning of Pride, and I am so proud of the Clinic’s commitment to supporting trans and gender-diverse communities. Happy Pride to all. It is an honour to stand before you...
by BSCC | Dec 6, 2022 | Advocacy
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 supremacist ideology is a...
by BSCC | Nov 24, 2022 | Advocacy
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 release on November 9,...
by BSCC | Nov 9, 2022 | Advocacy
9 November 2022 – Today, the federal, provincial, and territorial governments recognized the importance of the issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women (VAW). We appreciate that some of the recommendations from the GBV sector have been taken...
by BSCC | Mar 9, 2022 | Advocacy
March 9, 2022 Background on Clinic Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic (“the Clinic”) is the only Clinic of its kind in Canada, providing specialized counselling, legal, and interpretation services. The Clinic has extensive expertise representing and serving women...
by BSCC | Apr 30, 2021 | Advocacy, Project
Risk Assessment Tool Enhanced Safety: Risk Assessment Tool in Family Courts The Clinic received funding from the Law Foundation of Ontario for a two-year project to create a risk assessment tool that will take into account the complex lived realities of survivors and...
