by BSCC | Mar 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Project
#ANDMETOO #AndMeToo levels the ground for survivors from complex socio-economic backgrounds to voice their concerns and seek advice. With its re-appearance as a hashtag in October 2017, #MeToo encouraged thousands of women around the world to start sharing their...
by Pamela Rice | Jan 17, 2021 | Get Involved
Become a Member You can be a member if you are: a present or former client of the Clinic (automatically entitled to be members) a donor a volunteer who has provided at least 10 hours of service to the Clinic within the last fiscal year (April 1 – March...
by Pamela Rice | Jan 15, 2021 | News
Immigration It’s a clear reversal of Canada’s previous leadership on helping women who face gender persecution around the world. The Schlifer Clinic is concerned that changes to immigration and refugee law in Canada as reflected in Bills C-49 and C-31 will have dire...
by Pamela Rice | Jan 15, 2021 | Legal
Training Opportunities for Service Providers As part of the Community Leadership in Justice Fellowship of the Law Foundation of Ontario at Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto, Ms. Deepa Mattoo will deliver a series of service-provider...
by Pamela Rice | Oct 13, 2020 | News
Police Officers and Rape Culture: The Silencing of Sexual Assault Survivors Toronto, April 3, 2017—The Barbra Schlifer Clinic applauds the decision of Ava Williams to launch her constitutional challenge to the London Police Services. The Clinic has read the statement...
by Pamela Rice | Oct 13, 2020 | Press Release
Dr. Elaine Craig and Sunny Marriner are the 2019 Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award Co-Recipients The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic is excited to announce Elaine Craig and Sunny Marriner as the 2019 Torys LLP Spirit of Barbra Schlifer Award co-recipients. ...
by Pamela Rice | Oct 13, 2020 | News
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic joins as a public interest plaintiff in ‘unfounded’ lawsuit against the London Police Service TORONTO, November 20, 2017 — The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic has joined as a plaintiff in the ‘unfounded’ lawsuit against the...
by Pamela Rice | Oct 13, 2020 | Press Release
The Barbra Schlifer Clinic announces the departure of its Executive Director Toronto, February 13, 2019 – The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic Board of Directors regrets to announce that it has received the resignation of the Clinic’s executive director, Amanda...
by Pamela Rice | Oct 6, 2020 | Counselling
As a necessary precautionary measure, and to reduce the risk of community transmission of COVID-19, we modified how we deliver services on Monday, March 16, 2020. We know that the situation we currently find ourselves in is new and unnerving. For many of us, it will...
by BSCC | Dec 4, 2019 | News
The thought of having my second child taken from me left me feeling such profound pain and desperation, that I considered ending my life. I decided to go to church first. This is when the priest gave me the number of the Barbra Schlifer Clinic and turned my fate...
