Toward a World that Works for Everyone
Given that we see discussions of the attempt to spread Sharia Law, I think it time to repost a discussion Michael and I had about a Muslim cleric who said it was alright to beat your wife a little, just not a lot. In my view, this is not spirituality. It isn’t even religion. It’s […]
Aug 29, 2024 | Battered Women’s Support Services Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) announces the opening of 10 new second-stage housing units designed to support women and their children who are fleeing violence This initiative, developed in partnership with the Province of British Columbia through BC Housing, comes at a time when the affordable housing […]
Since 1994, Battered Women’s Support Services in Vancouver, Canada, has been envisioning the day when they can expand on their mission by providing housing for women. About BWSS In 1979, a determined team of women founded Battered Women’s Support Services. A feminist voice against violence and oppression, BWSS is a strong, dynamic organization that provides […]
This is not only happening in England, but North America, as well. “National scandal” is an understatement. . . Please send Love into the Family Law system. Do join in on Mondays, Sending Love Meditation. See this blog or VoF for details on the day. By Ed Thomas, BBC, September 4th, 2023 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-66531409 Dozens of […]
Excerpts from the latest Battered Women’s Support Services newsletter, July 31, 2023: In Canada 2022, 184 women and girls were violently killed due to their gender – an average of at least 1 person every 2 days. This represents a 27 percent increase when compared to 2019. For 5 consecutive years, rates of reported family […]
Victims, experts say courts often fail to recognize and protect people from non-physical forms of abuse ‘A Life Sentence’: No Escape from Abusive Relationships when Navigating Family Court System, say Victims By Joelle Seal · CBC News · June 22, 2023 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/family-court-domestic-violence-saskatchewan-1.6881225 WARNING: This article contains details of intimate partner violence. Brenda Ottenbreit was at […]
When we think of concussions, we tend to think of sports, and over the past decade, athletes and advocates have helped us understand the seriousness of concussions, leading to more research, new safety protocols and standards for sports-related concussion treatment. Now, a new campaign launched by the YWCA Metro Vancouver in partnership with former NHL […]
(Concluded from Part 1, above.) On a personal note, my daughter went to a transition house with her daughter, fleeing 2 years of domestic violence and was told that she could only stay a month with her 9 month old — November last year, right before Christmas — then my Dad died December 13th opening […]
Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers! The Mother/Father principle is repeated in almost all species, as far as I know. It reflects the imaginary division between God the Father and God the Mother and is meant to re-focus our attention on them. In some species, like mantises, the female can be violent. In many species […]
“You know … it could be so easy with all that is going on to just become a recluse. Many feel this way and unless things change … the great ‘unpricked’ cannot go anywhere in public anyway, so reclusive lifestyle is suiting many. Just keeping themselves to themselves.” (1) I just realized this morning that […]
Local non-profits say the show has played an important role in raising awareness about the varying experiences of people facing domestic violence By Emily Fagan, Capital Daily, November 12, 2021 https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/netflix-maid-donations-domestic-violence You saw them in Netflix’s hit limited series Maid—and now, they’re in homes across Greater Victoria, helping those who experienced domestic violence find a […]
(Click on graphic top watch video) The Power of Connection Healing Trauma & Addiction Series Dr. Gabor Maté October 1, 2020 67 Minutes Gabor weaves together the role of early childhood trauma, difficulties and stresses in the household, the wounds that parents carry and inadvertently pass on to their children, as well as societal and […]
Events are happening faster than we can write articles on, so we’re going to change to a format used fairly widely these days – a summary of information with the URL for you to go to and read at more length if you so choose. Some of the subjects are hard to take and so […]
April 17, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/yd8cxr6r My blessed, beautiful child, it is easy to believe that you are at fault, that there is something you should have done better or differently. Yet you could be nowhere other than where you are now, and the person who has to help you first will always be you. You are […]
Coronavirus: When home gets violent under lockdown in Europe Natalie Higgins BBC News, Brussels, April 12, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52216966 Flags were lowered to half-mast and three days of mourning were declared in the Spanish town of Almassora to mark Carina’s death. In normal times, this community near Valencia would have gathered in silence to remember their […]
