This week, I share an open letter from my friend, and fellow advocate, Kristina Fifield to the Premier of Nova Scotia. Please take a moment to read it. #nspoli open.substack.com/pub/uprising...

Associate Dean @leighgoodmark.bsky.social featured in the @knowablemag.bsky.social article "Can a strategy shift reduce intimate partner violence?"

More community-based supports needed too: Dr. Diane Crocker of our Department of Criminology shares thoughts in this CBC update on Nova Scotia's Domestic Violence Court Program. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... @dianecrocker.bsky.social #SMUCriminology #artswithimpact

Excellent piece by Jennifer Llewellyn @restorativelab.bsky.social about how restorative justice offers a better way to address harm, engage communities, and bring about culture change in sexual violence cases.

If only actual evidence was used to drive policy #nspoli #halisky

Imagine witnessing horrific carnage and still having the resolve and inner strength to say "If you kill this man, who will take care of your family?" Dudley Green is a hero and it hurts my heart to think he hesitated to share his story for fear of being hated.

You don't like a court decision, appeal it You don't throw away an independent, impartial judiciary in favour of a U.S.-style elected bench over a decision on bike lanes

Thanks to @thecoast.ca for sharing my piece on the rise of white supremacy in Nova Scotia. www.thecoast.ca/news-opinion...

"But when asked if he could cite an instance where someone who was convicted of multiple murders was set free after 25 years, Poilievre could not provide an example." The conservatives hate a lot of people, but esp. those who are incarcerated. The rhetoric they use is always dehumanizing.

Poilievre's "tough on crime" plan won't stop intimate partner violence.

Consent is getting too much spotlight! In this piece, I share 5 reasons we should stop focusing on #consent & start thinking about more ethical values & norms to help prevent #sexualviolence & promote ethical #sex. #16DaysOfActivism @theconversationca.bsky.social theconversation.com/focusing-on-...