WomenatthecentrE makes a submission on Bill 132
On January 22, our executive director Nneka MacGregor and our board co-chair Dr. Tope Adefarakan went to Queen’s Park to make a submission to theย Standing Committee on Social Policy, regarding Bill 132 – an Act to amend variousย statutes with respect to sexual violence, sexual harassment, domesticย violence and related matters.
Read the full submission below!
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Ourย ED Nneka MacGregor and placement student Nicole Classen were guests on Gregg Fenten’s radio programme ‘Mediation Station’.
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The programme’s topic was ‘Facts to Dispel The Myths’, and were honoured to be invited to talk about the importance of getting the true facts on intimate partner violence out to the world, in an effort to dispel the common myths people associate with this issue.
Click here to listen to the entire interview.
A huge thank you to Gregg for having us back on his show and for playing a part in spreading awareness!
Nneka MacGregor interviewed about restraining orders on US radio show
Our executive director Nneka was interviewed by Michelle King Robson andย 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 topicย of restraining orders.
Lister to her interview on HER Radio here!ย http://radiomd.com/show/her-radio/item/22436-restraining-orders-when-to-get-one-why
Interview on Mediation Station
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!
Board co-chair Tope Adefarakan publishes op-ed on #BringBackOurGirls
This great op-ed piece was published in the Toronto Star, and talks about the measures needed to #BringBackOurGirls.
Read the article here.
Board member Margaret interviewed by Ward and Al
Listen to this great interview of our Board Member Margaret Barrie, who heads the Criminal Justice portfolio.
The Court System from a Social Worker Perspective
My name is Linda, and Iโm 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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The Trials of Observing Trials
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…)