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Systemic Advocacy – Declaration of IPV as an Epidemic @ Queen’s Park
On November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Your Way Forward attended Queen’s Park and, alongside sister clinic colleagues, called for the Ontario government to declare intimate partner violence as an epidemic. Michelle Choe, YWF staff lawyer at Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario, and Samira Ahmed,
Read moreCollaborative Presentation – Your Way Forward @ Int’l Access to Justice Forum
On October 14, 2024, Your Way Forward (ACTO’s Michelle Choe & Kerr Harvey, and overall program lead Miriam Roger) presented on the Gender-based Violence Panel at the International Access to Justice Forum, hosted by Osgoode Hall Law School. We were honoured to present alongside people doing incredible work both in Canada and internationally to ensure that survivors and other underserved groups are able to access just outcomes for the legal issues they are facing.
Read moreResource – Affordable Housing Options for Survivors
With input and support from YWF partner clinic Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO), the Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Housing (OAITH) have published a new resource which provides key information for survivors surround accessible housing options in Ontario. Please see OAITH’s Mulberry website for the resource translated into eight other languages,
Read moreArticle – Accessing justice for victims and survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence (Victims of Crime Research Digest No. 17)
Your Way Forward staff members were interviewed for a recently published article by Susan McDonald on access to justice for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. Notably, YWF staff spoke about the benefits of the integration of services for survivor clients in legal clinics, including the ability to leverage other clinic expertise and supports.
Read moreCollaborative Presentation – Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2024
On May 14, YWF presented alongside our inspiring fellow Department of Justice-funding recipients RISE P.E.I. and Rise Women’s Legal Centre out of B.C.. Our presentation introduced our respective independent legal advice & representation projects for survivors of gender-based violence. We shared about the importance of survivor-focused advocacy and the power of doing this work in collaboration with other service providers.
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