by BSCC | Apr 14, 2023 | Project
Post #MeToo Join us for a series of conversations exploring how our legal and social structures have changed in the wake of the #MeToo movement. Our second in the series will focus on the hospitality sector and soaring rates of workplace sexual assault. ...
by BSCC | Apr 6, 2023 | News
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, ON — Barbra...
by BSCC | Mar 20, 2023 | News
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 OCC issued a Call for...
by BSCC | Mar 7, 2023 | News
#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...
by BSCC | Dec 16, 2022 | News
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 on the year...
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 | Aug 12, 2022 | Press Release
August 12, 2022, Toronto, ON – The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic was honoured to receive a transformative $100,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in late 2020. The grant was used to focus on the delivery of services...
by BSCC | Jul 27, 2022 | Press Release
Toronto, Ontario: July 27, 2022 – Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is proud to announce that Interpreter Services Toronto is collaborating with OECM (Ontario Education Collaborative Market) as a new Category B – interpretation services Supplier Partner providing...