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POSTPONED

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Zoom Webinar

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Registration Is Free

This event has been postponed until the fall.

New date to be determined.

 

 

If you or a loved one are a victim of domestic abuse and are in need of guidance or legal support, please do not hesitate to reach out to Jewish Family & Child Service of Greater Toronto or Project Lisa.
 

Jewish Family & Child Service

https://www.jfandcs.com/woman-abuse-services

Phone: 416 638-7800

Email: info@jfandcs.com

 

Project Lisa

https://www.projectlisa.ca/

Phone: 416-633-5100

Email: projectlisa@ncjwctoronto.org

Now You Know: Quarantine and Domestic Abuse


Please join UJA for this important discussion on how quarantine, social distancing and other restrictions have left women and girls vulnerable to a growing shadow pandemic of domestic violence. Even in normal times, an unacceptably high one-in-three women around the world have suffered domestic violence and 38 per cent of all murders of women are committed by intimate partners. With confinement, we have seen an increase of more than 30 per cent in calls to helplines in Toronto alone.

This webinar may contain triggering and/or sensitive discussions around topics such as sexual assault, domestic violence, and physical violence. We acknowledge that this content may be difficult. If these topics may be triggering to you, please know there are resources and support available to you.


In Conversation with:
Dr Gulia Benchimol, Senior Advisor on Research and Learning at the Safety Respect Equity Network (SRE).
 
Ariella Boehm, MA(CP), Director of Legal Support-Project LISA at National Council of Jewish Women of Canada-Toronto
 
Please register for this webinar by 4:00 PM on July 8th

SPEAKERS

Dr. Gulia Benchimol

Dr. Guila Benchimol is the Senior Advisor on Research and Learning at the Safety Respect Equity Network, a network of over 100 Jewish organizations who have come together to address gender discrimination and sexual harassment in Jewish workplaces and communal spaces. She is also a Research Associate at the Centre for the Study of Social and Legal Responses to Violence where she works on projects related to homicide and domestic violence deaths. As a researcher and public educator on sexual violence, Guila has crafted standards and policies for Jewish workplaces, institutions, and communal spaces and has been invited to address Jewish professionals and clergy across Canada and the US, as well as other faith communities.

Guila holds a PhD in Sociological Criminology and an MA in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy from the University of Guelph. Her first career as a Jewish educator informed her understanding of the need to address victimization of all kinds in Jewish communities. She was the Director of Judaic Studies at Tiferes Bais Yaakov where she also taught grades 9 through 12. She was also the Managing Director for the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) in Canada where she founded and directed an international camp for high school girls. Guila is honored to sit on the board of directors of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP).

Ariella Boehm

Ariella serves as the founding Director of the Project LISA program. Previous to this Ariella worked at Act to End Violence Against Women as a legal support advocate. Ariella has worked with at-risk youth, and as a family counsellor. Ariella is grateful that she is able to advocate to end gender- based violence.

Project LISA under the auspices of National Council of Jewish Women-Toronto, supports women experiencing intimate partner violence navigate the family law system in Ontario. We offer help obtaining a legal aid certificate, referrals to vetted lawyers, court accompaniment, and direct referrals to community resources. Project LISA is no-cost service. We can be reached at www.projectlisa.ca or @ 416.633.5100