The 2012 Annual Conference for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals will take place in Regina on March 15-17, 2012. A post-conference workshop featuring Ron Abrahams, MD will be held on March 17th. Kim Fellner, Regina Transition House Outreach Coordinator, and Crystal Giesbrecht, PATHS Director of Member Programs and Services, will present a session entitled “Creating Supportive …
Monthly Archive
for: ‘January, 2012’
Moose Jaw Transition House Fundraiser
On January 28th, friends of Donna Acton hosted a cabaret fundraiser with proceeds going to Moose Jaw Transition House. Read the story from the Moose Jaw Times Herald here.
SSHRC-CURA Project: Northern and Rural Community Response to IPV
The research, funded by the Social Sciences Humanities Research Council’s Community University Research Alliance (SSHRC-CURA), seeks to enhance the understanding of effective community response to intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural and northern regions of the Canadian prairie provinces and the North West Territories. PATHS is the Primary Community Partner on the Northern and Rural …
Regina Adopts New Condo Conversion Policy
From CBC News Online, January 24, 2012. Regina’s condominium conversion policy is being changed, so apartments can’t be converted into condominiums until the rental vacancy rate climbs above two per cent. Regina City Council approved the change Monday, amid protests from some renter advocacy groups that say it’s a bad idea. Under the old policy, …
Diane discusses the Housing Crisis on CBC Blue Sky
From CBC Blue Sky January 24, 2012. Abused women stuck in housing crunch Research done by Diane Delaney says some abused women are staying in abusive relationships because they fear they can’t find another place they can afford to live. Listen to the interview here: http://www.cbc.ca/bluesky/2012/01/24/abused-women-stuck-in-housing-crunch/
Kids in Crisis Conference
Presented by Ehrlo Counselling Services, a division of the Ranch Ehrlo Society, a charitable organization dedicated to providing a range of quality assessment, treatment, education, support and community services that improve the lives of children, youth and their families. March 29, 2012 in Regina March 30, 2012 in Saskatoon The presenter is Deena McMahon. $150 …
UR Pride Workshops- Jan./Feb. 2012
The UR Pride Centre is pleased to announce that they are offering workshops this semester: 1. Intro to Positive Space Network: “Positive Space is a movement that seeks to create a campus and community environment that welcomes sexual and gender diversity. The goal is to challenge homophobia and heteronormativity to promote a safe, welcoming environment for …
Remembering Activist Ellen Pence
From Wikipedia: Ellen Pence (1948 – January 6, 2012) was a scholar and a social activist. She was active in institutional change work for battered women since 1975, and helped found the Domestic Abuse Intervention Project in 1980. She is credited with creating the Duluth Model of intervention in domestic violence cases, Coordinated Community Response …
