Fighting for Every Woman
Advocacy & Activism
The London Abused Women's Centre is extremely active municipally, provincially, federally, and globally. Our vision is to eradicate the patriarchy on local and global levels freeing women and girls from oppression. To do that, we take systemic action to end the oppression of women. One way we do this is by providing women and girls subjected to male violence with counselling, advocacy, and support. Another way is by advocating in the community and within our government to make change for our current and future generations.
London Abused Women's Centre's Advocacy & Activism Work
What are we working on right now?
Legislation Advocacy
Protecting kids from online pornography with Bill S-210
At the root of Bill S-210 is a simple idea: the rules that apply to pornography offline should apply to pornography online. In the real world, businesses are required to verify the age of their customers to prevent minors from accessing adult content. The same requirements should apply on the Internet. The detrimental effects of pornography on children are well documented. Acting to prevent minors from accessing adult content online is a legitimate government response to a serious public health crisis.
Learn more here: Bill S-210 — Protecting kids from online pornography
Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act with Bill C-36
This is recognized as a tool that gets Canada closer to eradicating sexual exploitation. Canada's legislation (PCEPA) criminalizes pimps, brothels, and sex buyers and protects women. Learn more about the legislation.
Did you know Canadians are five times more likely to support than oppose Canada's current legislation? This national poll researching prostitution will help ensure that the views of Canadians are represented in the evaluation, help inform the process and help raise awareness about Canada's current legislation.
The Nordic Model
The London Abused Women's Centre believes prostitution is male violence against women. We are advocating with the Government of Canada that it legislates the Nordic Model. In June 2016, The London Abused Women's Centre started an evidence-based research project to study the outcomes of three prevalent approaches to prostitution: the Nordic Model, decriminalization, and legalization. The goal of the research was to determine the most effective approach to promoting women's equality and human rights. The research project is called: "Choosing the Nordic Model."
Journey to Justice
LAWC’s Journey to Justice Program (J2J) works to support women and girls who have been subjected to sex trafficking seek equitable access to justice. As part of this initiative, the Journey to Justice Survivors’ Advisory Committee has created JOURNEY TO JUSTICE - Survivors’ Voices, a resource guide to support victims and survivors of sexual exploitation and trafficking who are navigating or considering their options related to the criminal justice system. The guide contains a Navigation Tool to provide survivors with an overview of available resources, supports, and options to assist them in making informed decisions. The J2J guide is the voices of survivors for survivors and the agencies, organizations, and programs that support them. Survivors’ Voices reflects promising practices regarding Survivors’ Advisory Committee’s and how the voices of survivors can enrich programs and practices through their lived experience and knowledge.
