Monday, January 14, 2013 - Monday, February 4, 2013
On February 4th 2013 the Canadian penny is going out of circulation for good. Local high school students are taking this opportunity to collect pennies for Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter.
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We, the undersigned, women’s, students’ and progressive groups and concerned citizens from around the country, are outraged at this incident and, in very strong terms, condemn her gang rape and the physical and sexual assault.
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Watch Professor Emerita Christine Boyle, lawyer for the interventer Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (CAEFS) and Women's Legal Edcation and Action Fund (LEAF) in the Supreme Court of Canada speak about the case of Nicole Ryan. Montreal Massacre Memorial, VPL, Dec 1, 2012
Watch Suzanne Baustad speak about the Effect of the Neo Liberal Immigration Policy in Canada on Battered Women. Montreal Massacre Memorial, VPL, Dec 1, 2012
The Effect of the Neo Liberal Immigration Policy on Battered Women, The Promise that Guaranteed Livable Income holds for Women’s Freedom, Violence against Women, Violence against the Planet, The Sexist Violent Attack on Young Indigenous women in Ciudad Juarez, Battered women on Trial – the case of Nicole Ryan and Support, Education and Action: The Power of Women Coming Together.
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We, residents of Okinawa, and women of Okinawa, who have long suffered from imposition of US military bases and troops on this island, are deeply shocked and outraged over the sexual assault on the woman, resulting in injury, which happened at 4:30 AM on August 18.
The offender, a US marine, knocked the woman down on the street as she was on her way home, and assaulted her.
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There is nothing to celebrate about the decrease of sexual assault reports to police in British Columbia. Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, the oldest rape crisis center in Canada has had the opposite experience. In its 39 years, the crisis line has consistently answered an increasing number of calls from women victims of rape and sexual assault. In 2011 alone, Rape Relief received 1,400 reports of male violence against women.
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Last night media coverage informed the public that the RCMP’s top recruiter in B.C expects female officers to have ‘inner strength’ to endure sexual harassment and that the RCMP are denying Catherine Galliford’s allegations of sexual harassment.
This is an appalling backlash to the courageous testimonies of women officers who came forward and spoke up about sexual harassment against them.
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Submission of the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, The Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children (METRAC), and the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Immigration regarding the Committee’s review of Bill C-31
April 24, 2012
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Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
OTTAWA, Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs met this day at 4:17 p.m. to examine and report on the provisions and operation of the Act to amend the Criminal Code (production of records in sexual offence proceedings), S.C. 1997, c. 30.
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Jane Doe a rape vicitm who successfully sued the police for negligence and gender discrimination and feminist, speaks out about Toronto Police officer telling women not to dress like sluts at a&nbs
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