Tag: London Abused Women’s Centre
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Advocate left “angry for women and girls in our community” after ex-cop gets bail
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Steve Williams faces more than a dozen charges and London Abused Women’s Centre Executive Director Jennifer Dunn says he should not be out on bail.
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Time to have the consent talk? This workshop can help
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Parents who don’t teach their children what consent means early are missing a prime opportunity, says a London Abused Women’s Centre advocate counsellor.
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‘Horrifying’ luring, sex assault charges spur call to raise awareness for teens
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The “horrifying” luring of teen girls by a man posing as a boy online proves the need for more education, social media messaging and police spotlight on accused, says the head of the London Abused Women’s Centre (LAWC).
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Housing crisis creating barrier to women fleeing abuse: London researchers
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Victims of domestic violence trying to flee abusive relationships are being thwarted by a housing crunch that makes it too expensive to leave, according to new research from Brescia University College.
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Lighting of Tree of Hope marks start of Shine the Light campaign
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Dozens gathered in the heart of London on Tuesday evening to kick off the London Abused Women’s Centre’s annual Shine the Light on Woman Abuse campaign. Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Karen Vecchio, along with councillors Elizabeth Peloza, Anna Hopkins and Mariam Hamou, joined members of the women’s agency in lighting the Tree of Hope at Victoria Park…
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‘Keira deserved to live’: Shine the Light zeros in on coercive control, filicide
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London Abused Women’s Centre’s annual Shine the Light on Woman Abuse Campaign kicked off Friday with the story of a woman whose ex-husband murdered their daughter in an act of revenge.
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Move to delete London strip club licence stalls
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Politicians seemed to spend a lot of time on Tuesday weighing up the possibility of “deleting” one of three London properties where strip clubs are allowed to operate. They just didn’t do it in public. Council’s community and protective services committee disappeared behind closed doors for about an hour during its meeting, when an east-end…
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Area mayor facing criminal charges goes on leave of absence with pay
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The head of a London domestic violence agency is welcoming a motion passed by Woodstock city council that will allow embattled mayor Trevor Birtch a leave of absence with pay while he deals with three charges against him that include sexual assault with choking.
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Bail for man accused of following young women amid outcry, police warning
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The head of a London women’s agency blasted a decision to grant bail to the man accused of harassing young women near Western University, saying females across the city will now be “constantly looking over their shoulders.”
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Shine the Light anti-abuse campaign launches with woman’s searing tale of violence
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Imagine being sold into sexual slavery by your own aunt.