Reflections on the Mass Casualty Commission - Public Inquiry into 2020 Portapique Shootings

SUE BOOKCHIN

July 14, 2022

Escaping abuse, Gender-Based Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, mass shootings

Reflections on the Mass Casualty Commission - Public Inquiry into 2020 Portapique Shootings

Be the Peace Institute was granted participation in the Mass Casualty Commission’s public inquiry into the tragic mass shooting in Portapique, NS in April of 2020 along with our coalition members, Women’s Shelters Canada and Transition House Association NS. Sue Bookchin has been watching hours of testimony, round tables and panel discussions on the complexities of this event and is sharing some of her reflections on the role and impact that gender-based violence played in this and other mass tragedies. Both to understand, and to prevent. Click title to read more…

SUE BOOKCHIN

December 15, 2020

Escaping abuse, Gender-Based Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Legal Reform

COVID Underscores Needed Action on GBV

SUE BOOKCHIN

December 15, 2020

Escaping abuse, Gender-Based Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Legal Reform

The implications of the COVID 19 pandemic signal both tragedy and possibility. I would like to consider the amplification of the concurrent pandemic of violence against women and children during the COVID 19 pandemic as a renewed call to action.