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By Richard Hughes, on June 4, 2013, at 10:28 am Richard Hughes-Political Blogger
Canadians have been hearing about wrongdoing within the ranks if the RCMP for far too long. Now, finally a class action lawsuit commences on behalf of women who have had their careers ruined and lives and well being denied.
It is disconcerting that our national police force whose reputation was once a source of pride and purpose has become engulfed in allegations of exploitation, sexual assault and abuse.
There are a great many dedicated officers worthy of our support and respect. But overall the force that is overdue for a major and significant shakeup.
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By Obert Madondo, on May 17, 2013, at 8:50 pm By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: New York news blog Gawker yesterday revealed the existence of a video showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. The video was taken within the last six months, allegedly by the city’s Somali drug dealers. Gawker editor John Cook reported that he received a tip from [...]
The post Conservative Toronto Mayor Rob Ford in ‘crack cocaine’ video scandal appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
By laura k, on April 14, 2013, at 5:00 pm I feel some kind of obligation to write about Rehtaeh Parsons. Not because I imagine I have something important to add to the conversation, just because she is on my mind so much, and when that happens, I must write.
For non-Canadian readers, this is why we know the name Rehtaeh Parsons. From an excellent post by Christine Salek at PolicyMic: Let me know if you’ve heard this one before.
A teenage girl attends a party, drinks alcohol, and then is gang raped by four male classmates. The boys take photos of the assault and share them with their school,
. . . → Read More: wmtc: why i haven’t blogged about rehtaeh parsons and how the story makes me feel
By Obert Madondo, on April 13, 2013, at 2:31 pm By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: On Friday, hactivist collective Anonymous announced it had a confession from one of the boys who gang-raped Rehtaeh Parsons, the 17-year old Canadian girl who committed suicide last week. Anonymous’ involvement in the case undoubtedly pressured the RCMP, politicians and other authorities to get serious about [...]
The post Rehtaeh Parsons: Top Liberal strategist asked Anonymous to intervene appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
By Obert Madondo, on April 12, 2013, at 4:54 pm By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17-year old Canadian teen, committed suicide last week after being gang-raped and shamed online. Anonymous says one of the three boys involved in the assault has confessed and is willing to name his alleged accomplices. The hactivist collective issued the following statement on Friday: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [...]
The post Rehtaeh Parsons: Anonymous Says It Has Rape Confession appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
By Obert Madondo, on April 9, 2013, at 8:41 pm “Colleges and universities must take a holistic approach to address violence against women” By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: The Ontario chapter of the Canadian Federation of Students today launched a toolkit that will help Canadian and organization to address sexual violence at the province’s colleges and universities. The toolkit, a collection of best [...]
The post Canadian Federation of Students-Ontario: Student group launches campus toolkit to fight sexual violence appeared first on The Canadian Progressive .
By laura k, on April 1, 2013, at 7:00 am It’s Opening Day!
It’s always a long, cold winter for a baseball-only fan, but winters for Red Sox fans have been especially long and cold lately. When was the last time we saw a meaningful game? (Don’t answer that.) I lost interest ’round about July last season, unusual for me, but there’s something about losing every night that doesn’t inspire me to plan my life around the team’s schedule.
But that’s all behind us now. Spring is here, and with it, a fresh start, new hope, and who knows, maybe a half-decent, rebuilding kind of season for the Sox.
. . . → Read More: wmtc: what could baseball, sexual abuse, and pitbulls possibly have in common?
By Guest Blog, on March 27, 2013, at 9:02 am What can we do to help young men respect women, recognize consent, and have healthy sexual relationships? Teach them kindness to others—and the courage to go against the crowd. By: Kim Simon | Mama By the Bay When Max was just a few months old, I sat cross-legged on the floor with him [...]
The post No More Steubenvilles: How To Raise Boys to be Kind Men appeared first on The Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis.
By Obert Madondo, on March 26, 2013, at 5:11 pm By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: That’s right, the Mayor of Toronto has a serious drinking problem. Actually, one that calls for rehab. The Toronto Star says Rob Ford’s drinking problem is so seriously that, since he was elected in 2010, his inner circle has repeatedly urged him enter rehab “over pattern of [...]
The post Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Has a Serious Drinking Problem appeared first on The Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis.
By laura k, on March 20, 2013, at 8:00 am Yesterday, March 19, 2013, was the 10th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. Looking for something to post, I sorted through about a dozen essays and stories online, but nothing reflected the anger and sadness and disgust and urgency and frustration I feel about everything connected with the ongoing Iraq War. I didn’t write something myself, because it feels like I’ve said everything I have to say a good 50 times over.
I’m going to leave my post to Tomas Young. Young is an Iraq war veteran, and he is dying. He was profiled in the documentary “Body of
. . . → Read More: wmtc: ten years on: hate mail to bush and cheney from a dying iraq war veteran and war resister
By Guest Blog, on February 19, 2013, at 10:00 am By Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres | Feb. 18, 2013: “This (Human Rights Watch) report confirms frontline evidence of sexist and racist violence endured by Aboriginal women. Frontline centers have recorded and protested this violence over many years,” says Lee Lakeman for CASAC. Since 2001 CASAC has been focusing particular attention on these issues as a crisis READ MORE
By Guest Blog, on February 14, 2013, at 5:42 pm Ensure Accountability for Police Misconduct, Indigenous Women’s Safety By Human Rights Watch (Press Release)| Feb. 13, 2013: VANCOUVER – Comments by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RMCP) on February 14, 2013, fail to address the core issue of a lack of security that prevents indigenous women and girls from filing complaints of police abuse, READ MORE
By Guest Blog, on February 13, 2013, at 10:40 am Human Rights Watch report accuses Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers of excessive force, and physical and sexual assault of Aboriginal women and girls in northern British Columbia. By Human Rights Watch | Feb. 13, 2013: OTTAWA – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in northern British Columbia has failed to protect indigenous women and girls from violence, READ MORE
By Obert Madondo, on February 8, 2013, at 1:24 pm If Brazeau stays on as an independent Senator, he’ll cost Canadian taxpayers at lease $7-million by the time he retires approximately 37 years from today. By Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 8, 2013: Conservative Sen. Patrick Brazeau’s charges of assault and sexual assault offer Prime Minister Stephen Harper the opportunity to do the right thing concerning his much-touted READ MORE
By matttbastard, on February 8, 2013, at 11:35 am
Innocent until proven guilty and all that, but things ain’t lookin’ good for the Brazman:
Senator Patrick Brazeau will be formally charged with domestic assault and sexual assault later this morning, following a brief appearance at the courthouse in Gatineau, Que.
Brazeau, who appeared in court wearing a black suit and white dress shirt, did not have his lawyer present for his first appearance at about 9:15 a.m. ET Friday.
Also (re: this):
If at #CTV's report is so important/relevant/factual, I'm sure they will look for me tomorrow in Parliament. I'll report back tomorrow.— SenPatrickBrazeau
. . . → Read More: bastard.logic: Stick a Fork in Senator Brazeau….
By laura k, on January 5, 2013, at 9:00 am In the current issue of Harper’s, there is a long feature by author Barry Lopez about the sexual abuse he endured as a child, and his path of recovery and healing. It may be the best first-person account of such trauma you will ever see.
Right now it is only available on the newstand or online by subscription. Harper’s makes most of their features available online eventually. However, if you have a personal or professional interest in child sexual abuse, I highly recommend buying a copy of the January 2013 issue of Harper’s as soon as you can.
Barry
By laura k, on December 29, 2012, at 9:30 pm First we read about the horrific gang rape, with spectators.
Then we learn that the victim has died.
Then, on top of all that, we hear authorities may seek the death penalty for the perpetrators. I was heartened by the demonstrations and the vigils. Until I read that people are clamouring for murder.
Murder is not justice. It is vengeance. It won’t make women any safer.
By Obert Madondo, on October 21, 2012, at 12:06 am Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman unpacks ”The Invisible War” a new documentary that examines the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the U.S. military. She speaks to Trina McDonald and Kori Cioca, two subjects of the film, and the film’s Academy Award-nominated director, Kirby Dick. A recent military survey shows that “the number of reported violent [...]
By The Mound of Sound, on October 3, 2012, at 4:39 pm Yeah, you heard that right. The Connecticut Supreme Court, by a 4 to 3 vote, overturned the sexual assault conviction of a man who allegedly raped a woman who “has severe cerebral palsy, has the intellectual functional equivalent of a 3-year-old and cannot verbally communicate.”
The court held that Connecticut law the man could not be convicted if there was any chance that the victim could have communicated lack of consent.
The court ruled the state failed to adduce, “any credible evidence that the [victim] was either unconscious or so uncommunicative that she was physically incapable
By Obert Madondo, on September 14, 2012, at 9:25 am Fifty-five per cent Torontonians want their right-wing Mayor Rob Ford to leave office if he is found guilty in the ongoing conflict of interest case, according to the results of a recent poll by Forum Research. Can you blame them? Last week, Ford appeared in court in a conflict of interest case “to explain why he participated in a council debate about whether he should return $3,150 in improperly raised donations.” The case threatens to eject him from office. On Monday, he skipped an important executive committee meeting to coaach his football team, the Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School Eagles. A meeting that grappled
. . . → Read More: Canadian Progressive: Right-wing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford should step down: POLL
By Obert Madondo, on September 4, 2012, at 12:37 am Addressing Monday’s rally against recent sex assaults in Toronto, city councillor, Mike Layton, calls on all men to eliminate violence against women. RELATED: To avoid sex assault, don’t dress “like a whore”: Krista Ford RCMP’s Misogynistic Response to Galliford Sexual Harassment Claim Hundreds of Canadian women join RCMP harassment lawsuit
By laura k, on August 31, 2012, at 11:00 am A few days ago, Krista Ford, daughter and niece, respectively, of Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford and Mayor Rob Ford, ignited a firestorm of anger and protest. Moments after Toronto police held a news conference warning women about a series of sexual assaults, she tweeted this: Stay alert, walk tall, carry mace, take self-defence classes & don’t dress like a whore.
She has since issued one of those conditional statements meant to substitute for an actual apology and deleted the tweet. I didn’t mean to cause such an alarm and I apologize if I did. I just want women to
. . . → Read More: wmtc: the saddest part of krista ford’s tweet: women believe it
By laura k, on August 24, 2012, at 8:00 am I’ve been avidly following the strange tale of Julian Assange, Ecuador, Sweden, extradition, the lying UK media, and people who suddenly care so much about prosecuting sexual offenders. (This has been an excellent use of Tala’s Twitter account.) One of the biggest takeaways has been the constant lies, distortion, and misrepresentation of the facts of this story by the mainstream media. The other is how little this has to do with protecting women from sexual assault.
On the latter, I highly recommend reading a piece in the Guardian written by Katrin Axelsson and Lisa Longstaff, of the group Women
. . . → Read More: wmtc: greenwald + women against rape = what you should know about the julian assange case
By laura k, on July 24, 2012, at 9:00 am Today’s Revolutionary Thought of the Day is dedicated to every survivor of sexual abuse or sexual assault who suffers in silence.
Here is the thought. Tell someone.
It may be the most revolutionary action you ever take.
You are not alone. But only you can take that first step. The road ahead is scary, but nowhere near as frightening as what you’ve already faced.
Tell someone.
It’s the first step on the path to healing, the path to reclaim your own power.
No matter how old you are, no matter how long ago it happened, you can still walk that
. . . → Read More: wmtc: rtod: survivors speak out
By laura k, on July 24, 2012, at 8:00 am I spent some time last night reading reaction to the sanctions against Penn State University set out by the NCAA. (I should qualify that: I was reading the reactions of intelligent, compassionate people. I don’t need to read anything written by people who care more about football than child sexual abuse.) If you haven’t read about the sanctions, this is a good explanation.
Many people are upset, feeling that anything short of the so-called “death penalty” – the complete dismantling of Penn State’s football program – is a failure of the NCAA.
Although I would have preferred to see
. . . → Read More: wmtc: penn state sanctions: justice for – and by – survivors
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