[blockquote cite=”Joan Gullen – Founder” type=”left”]Violence against women is a human-rights violation & a societal crisis to be eliminated.[/blockquote] I’m honoured to be speaking this coming Tuesday in Ottawa as part of a “community conversation hosted by Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW).” Please come and show your support to an important group […]
Originally published 05 December 2013 With Rehtaeh’s birthday coming up on the 9th, I thought it would be fitting to write this article. (Before I continue, I want to make it clear that I am not related to Rehtaeh any more than anyone that is reading this article) So far, with regards to OpJustice4Rehtaeh, we […]
A California woman has posted a YouTube video of a confrontation with a woman she says sexually abused her nearly 16 years ago. “Why did you do that,” Jamie Carrillo, 28, of Victorville, asked her alleged abuser during a secretly recorded phone conversation. “I was only 12 years old when I met you. Do you […]
Shortly after Rehtaeh’s death in April 2012, Anonymous launched #OpJustice4Rehtaeh. This Op, in my opinion, resulted in one of the people involved with sexually assaulting Rehtaeh reaching out to her mother via Facebook and revealing information about the night. That information was passed on to the police and the investigation was reopened. In August 2012 […]
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]yber-abusers are solely responsible and accountable for the cruel and heinous devastation they purposely inflict on the lives of their targets. The architects and operators of cyberspace, and the social network systems within it, certainly cannot be blamed for the specific actions of these online criminals. However, just because they cannot be blamed for the […]
