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Dying With Dignity: Expanding end-of-life choices

April 2nd, 2014 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Dying With Dignity: Expanding end-of-life choices)

dyingwithdignityA 2012 Angus Reid poll showed that 80% of Canadians support the right of terminally ill patients to have medical assistance to die.  Similarly, an Environics Institute poll released December 2013 found Quebec residents are more likely than other Canadians to support medically assisted death. The poll found that nearly four in five Quebec residents said they approved of allowing a terminally ill or severely disabled person to end their life.

Dying with Dignity Canada (DWD) is a Canadian organization devoted to improving quality of dying and expanding end-of-life choices for all Canadians.

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NFLA’s new Beyond Blame workshop

April 2nd, 2014 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on NFLA’s new Beyond Blame workshop)

guyhelpingIn the tradition of pioneers such as Jackson Katz (Violence against women: it’s a men’s issue) and Tony Porter (co-founder of A call to men: The national association of men and women committed to ending violence against women), Nanaimo Family Life Association offers a workshop for men called “Beyond Blame”.  “The purpose of this workshop is to address the root causes of family violence and abuse in our community.  We do this by supporting men to take personal responsibility for, and end their abusive behaviours.” A new workshop session will be starting in May.

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