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Annual report card on women’s rights in BC informs submission to United Nations

November 11th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Annual report card on women’s rights in BC informs submission to United Nations)

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pfr-banner-post-1The 2016 report card on women’s rights in British Columbia shows the province continues to lag on promises made in the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)

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Koori Men’s Health Day a service model for community mental health from Australia

June 20th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Koori Men’s Health Day a service model for community mental health from Australia)

picture 697banner pfrKoori Men’s Health Day is a community based, collaborative, culturally accepted service model for early identification of mental and physical illness among Koori men in rural Australia

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Supreme Court strikes down mandatory minimum sentencing for certain drug offences

April 18th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Supreme Court strikes down mandatory minimum sentencing for certain drug offences)

picture 683banner pfrIn a ground-breaking judgment, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that mandatory minimum sentencing for certain drug offences violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms

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“We need more men to stand with women and speak up about this issue”: JR LaRose

February 8th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on “We need more men to stand with women and speak up about this issue”: JR LaRose)

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banner pfrFormer BC Lions football player JR LaRose is a leader in the “Be More Than a Bystander” initiative aimed at increasing awareness and understanding about the impact of men’s violence against women

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Call to action concludes powerful JR LaRose anti-violence presentation

February 2nd, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Call to action concludes powerful JR LaRose anti-violence presentation)

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Patrick Aleck, from Stz’uminus First Nation, shared a powerful call to action at the conclusion of former B.C. Lions’ JR LaRose’s “Be More Than a Bystander” event February 1st in Nanaimo

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Love Our Bodies campaign to raise awareness of eating disorders

January 28th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Love Our Bodies campaign to raise awareness of eating disorders)

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banner pfrThe love our bodies, love ourselves! movement, brought to you by the Provincial Eating Disorders Awareness campaign, is launched in February with activities and events taking place throughout the year

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