Accepting New Board Member Applications
Our executive director Nneka was interviewed by Michelle King Robson and Pamela Peeke on their radio show HER Radio, a part of Radio MD’s network of health and wellness-related radio shows.
She gave her insight on the why’s, what’s and how’s on the topic of restraining orders.
Lister to her interview on HER Radio here! http://radiomd.com/show/her-radio/item/22436-restraining-orders-when-to-get-one-why
WomenatthecentrE Board co-chair Veronica Campos and executive director Nneka MacGregor had the pleasure of appearing on the radio show ‘Mediation Station’, hosted by the fantastic Gregg Fenten.
The discussion touched on the intimate partner violence, specifically the topic of survivors of violence and the importance of social advocacy.
Click here to listen to the full interview.
We were so happy to be on the programme and give our huge thanks to Gregg!
This great op-ed piece was published in the Toronto Star, and talks about the measures needed to #BringBackOurGirls.
Read the article here.
Listen to this great interview of our Board Member Margaret Barrie, who heads the Criminal Justice portfolio.
My name is Linda, and I’m a fourth year Bachelor of Social Work student at York University. I am currently completing my practicum experience at WomenatthecentrE, an organization devoted to transforming lives and eradicating violence against women. Everything about the organization appealed to me, but I became particularly interested when I was introduced to the Court Watch program.
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Similar to the other volunteers here on the blog, I became involved in the Courtwatch project thanks to Adam. I recently completed a master’s degree in Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies at York University and while my thesis focused on the issue of how to make high school curriculum more inclusive, the lack of formal teaching and discussion of healthy relationships in schools is one I have always found troubling. (more…)
Our wonderful Toronto member and MASAVAW participant Gaby was interviewed by CBC Radio to discuss WomenatthecentrE and our Kilimanjaro project.
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Today is the day people across Ontario wore purple in support of the Shine The Light initiative, which encourages dialogue and discussion about the topic of violence against women.
Just like my fellow volunteer Ariel, I was also convinced by my friend Adam into joining WomenatthecentrE’s Courtwatch initiative. It didn’t take much coaxing, however, for me to realize how great of an opportunity this was to help out in the community, particularly at the grassroots level. I am a recent graduate from the University of Miami with a psychology degree, also having minored in sociology. (more…)