The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is about remembering those who have experienced gender-based violence and those who we have lost to it.
En ce jeudi 25 novembre 2021, nous soulignons la Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes. Une date qui coïncide également avec le lancement de la campagne des 16 jours d’activisme contre la violence basée sur le genre.
The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) wants to offer our condolences to the families and communities whose children were found recently. When we heard the news, we were shaken by the incredible loss to the communities and to this country.
The Niagara Folk Arts Multicultural Centre is shocked and horrified and demands justice after learning about the planned and premediated act of murder against a Muslim family in London, Ontario who were out for a walk on Sunday evening.
The report by the Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability found that, in 2020, 160 women and girls were killed in Canada. April was the deadliest month for women and girls in Canada, according to the report, with a total of 26 victims.
© Tiko Aramyan/Shutterstock The first major changes to Canada's Divorce Act come into effect Monday. Among other changes, the Act now [...]
For nearly two decades, Rhonelle Bruder didn’t talk about the indignities she suffered as a teen victim of human trafficking. Fear and stigma kept it quiet.
Most of the time, folks enjoy getting their picture in the paper. Often it’s a keepsake, and you buy an extra copy to give to your mother. That may not be the case today.
2020 UNiTE Campaign Theme: "Orange the World: Fund, Respond, Prevent, Collect!" The UN System’s 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence activities, [...]
This is part one in a series looking at women in politics and what the landscape is like for them in Niagara. From online trolls to misogyny around the council, attempts are sometimes made to minimize the voice of women. This is an opportunity for them to have #HerSay.