Housing for women fleeing family violence was the topic of a public forum held last week at Nelson Community Services as part of Homelessness Action Week. Comments from the discussion are highlighted in this Nelson Star article including a mention … Continue reading
Category Archives: Bystander In the News
Shaw TV Interview by David Berner with Tracy Porteous on Violence Against Women
In this episode, David Berner interviews the Ending Violence Association of BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous about violence against women. Their discussion covers a wide range of topics including our collaboration with the BC Lions and the Be More Than A Bystander … Continue reading
NFL’s Problem Isn’t Too Many Abusers; It’s Too Few Terry Bradshaws Speaking Out
“Even the most conscious athletes can fall into the trap of protecting their brother-teammates with silence, Canadian activist Tracy Porteous said. That’s why she enlisted star players of the B.C. Lions in a campaign to convince young athletes that keeping … Continue reading
Fighting Domestic Violence Through Early Education
This Global News article features an interview with Dr. Jackson Katz during his visit to students at Okanagan College this week to talk about the cultural shift that needs to take place among men to help prevent domestic violence – Fighting domestic violence … Continue reading
Men Can Do More to Take Back The Night
This Winnipeg Free Press article spotlights the Take Back The Night event in Winnipeg and references the new CFL violence against women policy, as well as our Be More Than a Bystander campaign – Men can do more to Take Back the Night
CFL Doubles Down on Violence Against Women
This Globe and Mail article spotlights the CFL’s launch of its new anti-violence policy, including an interview with Travis Lulay of the BC Lions and spokesperson of our Be More Than A Bystander Initiative – CFL doubles down on violence against … Continue reading
CFAX 1070 Interview with Tracy Porteous – Historic CFL Policy on Violence Against Women
EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous was interviewed by Pamella McCall on CFAX 1070 about this historic announcement of the CFL’s new policy on violence against women. Please listen to the segment at CFAX 1070 – Tracy’s interview begins at 33:40
News Media Round-Up on New CFL Policy on Violence Against Women
Please find below all news coverage on the historic announcement of the new CFL policy on violence against women. The page will continue to be updated as more news items become available, so please check back in! ARTICLES: CFL takes aim at abuse – … Continue reading
Media Recap: CFL Policy on Violence Against Women
Following the CFL’s groundbreaking announcement on August 6th, 2015 to launch their new Policy on Violence Against Women, the CFL released a brief Media Recap highlighting just some of the coverage their policy announcement has generated. Photo L-R: The Honourable Stephanie … Continue reading
‘Quit Being a Jerk… Leave Her Alone,’ Says Former BC Lion, Reacting to ‘FHRITP’ Video
It’s been well-publicized: a Toronto reporter was verbally harassed by two men over the weekend while on air, a sickening trend based on a U.S. newscast incident that was later revealed to be a hoax. News 1130 interviewed former BC … Continue reading