Canada’s justice system is far too offender-centric and it’s time to “shift the conversation”
February 2, 2012
In a special report released today, Canada’s Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime says the justice system should focus more on victims’ rights, not criminals.
“Canada’s justice system is far too offender-centric and it’s time to ‘shift the conversation’ to ensure victims are treated more fairly”, Canada’s new ombudsman for victims of crime, Sue O’Sullivan said in her first report.
“Right now, the imbalance between the rights of offenders and the rights of victims are very stark in this country… Despite all the good intentions, the conversations about victims have been focused for the most part on offender-related issues and we think it’s time to tackle this head on.”
Read more at http://www.victimsfirst.gc.ca/media/news-nouv/index.html also http://t.co/VOxEGqea
“The Walk” a play about trafficked girls
January 30, 2012
Upcoming shows!
This successful show will be remounted at the:
Natalie Stern Studio Theatre
294 Picton Avenue (Westboro), Ottawa
from February 3 to 5 and February 10 to 12, 2012 at 8 p.m.
Tickets $20 in advance / $22 at the door
Group discounts available
Call 613 733 0776.
Sarah, a Nigerian teenager who was trafficked for sex across Europe, later told her outreach worker in Canada, “People need to know about this suffering.” They need to know about the thousands and thousands of girls whose lives are stolen from them, who are brutalized every day and forced to perform dehumanizing sex acts. THE WALK is about the struggle of three average people to tell the stories of these trafficked girls. The producers of THE WALK want to reach a broad audience and encourage them to take their own personal or collective action against the scourge of sex trafficking.
Background
PACT-Ottawa works in association with Moon Dog Theatre to present Catherine Cunningham-Huston’s THE WALK, a play about sex trafficking.
Background
PACT-Ottawa works in association with Moon Dog Theatre to present Catherine Cunningham-Huston’s THE WALK, a play about sex trafficking.
THE WALK had a tremendously successful run at the Ottawa Fringe Festival, June 16-25, 2011: so successful that the play won Best in Venue and the producers were able to present an additional performance on June 26th! The show was also performed before an international audience at the Women’s Worlds 2011 conference in Ottawa on July 4. Congratulations to the playwright, director, cast, crew and volunteers.
To learn more about the show, visit: www.moondogtheatre.com.
For details, visit http://www.pact-ottawa.org/the-walk.html