Posts Tagged ‘violence against women’
Luke’s Place Legal Clinic: Providing support for women navigating family law
The Luke’s Place Legal Clinic provides free, confidential services to support women across Ontario in navigating family law. Our clinic connects women with experienced family law lawyers who provide summary legal advice. Who can Access the Clinic? Our services are available to self-identified women who are currently experiencing or have previously experienced intimate partner violence…
Read moreBe the change before the year ends – donate by midnight!
As the year comes to a close, there’s still time to help women and children across Ontario access the support they need to find safety, justice, and empowerment after leaving abuse. Your donation today, December 31, can help ensure that in 2025: Together, we can make a difference. Every donation counts! Thanks to YOU, countless…
Read moreThere’s still time to make a big difference in the lives of women and 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 more empowered to speak in…
Read moreEmotional safety: Boundaries for the holidays
The holiday season is a busy time of year. You may find yourself in more situations that put you in contact with your former partner. It can be helpful to plan for these situations in advance by thinking about setting boundaries. Below are strategies for creating an emotional safety plan by setting healthy boundaries with…
Read moreHuman Rights Day: A Time to Reflect and Act Against Intimate Partner Violence
Every year on December 10th, people around the world celebrate and acknowledge Human Rights Day, marking the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The UDHR affirms universal rights to all people, including the right to live free from violence and discrimination—fundamental to the fight…
Read moreAn open letter from 150 organizations urging for the passing of Bill 173
Led by the YWCA Toronto, Luke’s Place has joined 148 other organizations urging the Ontario government to Pass 173, The Intimate Partner Violence Epidemic Act, 2024: Dear Premier Ford and Members of the Ontario Legislature, Today marks the 35th anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique Massacre which saw a man deliberately kill 14 women. Not much…
Read moreRecognizing the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Today, December 6th marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Thirty-five years ago today, a violent femicide took place at Polytechnique Montréal. On December 6, we remember: Since this femicide occurred 35 years ago, femicides have been on the rise. There was a 26% increase in killings of women and…
Read moreLet’s stand against violence together this #GivingTuesday
This #GivingTuesday, we are asking you to stand with us. We are calling on our community to come together and take action against intimate partner violence because together, we can make a difference. Your support matters now more than ever. Why #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving, where people around the world take…
Read moreWays a survivor can engage in the GBV movement
As we continue to recognize Woman Abuse Prevention Month and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), we’ve explored ways that service providers, advocates, lawyers, judges and the broader community can take action to end all forms of gender-based violence. We recognize that many people working in these roles are also survivors, and…
Read moreWe Can’t Wait Anymore, Women are Being Killed; Pass Bill 173 and Declare IPV the Epidemic It Is
Just last week, a woman was killed in Oshawa, and her husband was arrested and charged with her murder. Sadly, this tragedy is not an abnormality. Intimate partner violence is an insidious epidemic, and it is taking lives. Of the 62 women and children killed this past year in Ontario, at least 25 were killed…
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