Posts by Luke's Place
Our updated and expanded Emergency Motions Toolkit
We’ve recently updated our Emergency Motions Toolkit! The toolkit provides clear information for Ontario advocates assisting woman abuse survivors about how to create effective emergency motions for a variety of different situations. With the Emergency Motions Toolkit, you will: Women’s organizations can purchase this toolkit for $17.00. Contact us to order it. Learn more about the Emergency…
Read moreFamily Court and Beyond: a court survival workbook for women leaving abusive relationships
If you are an Ontario woman in or thinking about leaving an abusive relationship, or if you have already left one and you want to know more about family law and court, our Family Court and Beyond website is for you – even if you have already started to deal with your family law issues.…
Read moreIntimate partner violence in rural communities
While women from all backgrounds are subjected to many of the same forms of violence, intimidation, isolation and control from abusive partners, women of some communities and populations can experience systemic discrimination and face additional challenges in leaving the relationship. They may be more vulnerable due to a lack of resources and options for leaving.…
Read moreLuke’s Place announces new advocacy and legal directors
We are thrilled to announce that Emily Murray who has been the Luke’s Place Legal Services Director since April 2022, is stepping into the position of Legal Director at Luke’s Place as of January 5, 2023. Previously, Emily worked as a family law lawyer and as a panel lawyer for the Office of the Children’s…
Read moreIt’s not too late to make a big difference in the lives of women & children this year
Thanks to YOU, Ontario women were able to access the support they needed for their family law issues and receive important information about ongoing changes to court operations over the last year. This means that more women had a better understanding of their legal rights, the family court process, and their legal issues. Women were…
Read moreHelp women and their children stay safe this holiday season!
Thanks to YOU, Ontario women were able to access support with their family law issues and receive important information about ongoing changes to court operations and services over the last year. As a result, more women had a better understanding of their legal rights, the family court process, and their legal issues. Women were more…
Read moreJoint Statement in solidarity with Indigenous families mourning the murder of four Indigenous women
December 6, 2022 – As we observe the 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence and the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, the announcement of charges in the murder of four Indigenous women at the hands of an alleged serial killer linked to white supremacist ideology is a tragic indication…
Read moreThis #GivingTuesday, join us in keeping women & their children safer after fleeing abuse
On Tuesday, November 29, 2022 we recognize the 10th annual #GivingTuesday, a global generosity movement created in 2012. We hope that you will support our work to increase women’s access to justice by providing timely and critical family law support services to Ontario women who’ve left abusive relationships, training and resources to support their advocates…
Read moreJoint statement on the release of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence
As advocates who developed a Roadmap for the National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence, we have been anxiously waiting for the release of this 10-year plan. This statement is our joint reaction to the federal government’s release on November 9, 2022, of its long-awaited National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, which comes nearly two years after…
Read more16 days of action to eliminate violence against women
Follow us on Twitter for the next 16 days as we focus on key action to eliminate violence against women. The theme this year is “UNITE! To end violence against women and girls by 2030”. We’ll be focused on calling for the implementation of 16 key recommendations from the recent CKW Inquest. Join us in…
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