Archives: Webinars
Staying Home Safely After Abuse: Court Orders That Can Help
Recorded on August 22, 2016 – In this webinar in the Family Law Education for Women (FLEW) series, METRAC’s Legal Director, Tamar Witelson, and family law lawyer, Glenda Perry, discuss different kinds of family and criminal court orders that can help a woman force an abusive partner to leave her home and stay away.
Read moreSupporting Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking
Recorded on May 30, 2016 – In support of National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week from May 29 to June 4 2016, this webinar examines how to support victims and survivors of Human Trafficking in Canada. The presenters for this webinar are Rosalind Currie, the Director of British Columbia’s Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons with the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General;
Read moreLe droit d’aller à l’école: aspects légaux
Présenté le 3 mai, 2016 – Le droit à l’éducation est souvent décrit comme un droit fondamental et universel. En effet, tous les enfants et les adolescents doivent pouvoir aller à l’école, et ainsi bénéficier des mêmes opportunités de se construire un avenir. Les lois et les procédures applicables sont souvent mal connues. Pourtant, elles existent et sont mêmes en développement.
Read moreVictim Impact Statements: A role in the justice system for women survivors of domestic and sexual assault
Recorded on April 6, 2016 – Crime victims have the right to be involved in the sentence that is imposed on the offender whose crime affected their life. When does a woman survivor of sexual assault or intimate partner violence get to prepare a Victim Impact Statement? What can she say in it? And who can help her prepare it?
Read moreThe Partner Assault Response Program (PAR): A Part of the Domestic Violence Court System
Recorded on March 8, 2016 – If you or your partner has been charged with domestic assault, there is a good chance that the resolution will involve the accused person attending the Partner Assault Response Program (PAR). What is it? What does it involve? How can it help women who have been assaulted by their partners?
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