ACTIVISM

1999, June 1 – Letter from Senator Landon Pearson inviting civil society to provide input to A National Children’s Agenda

1999, June 21 – Dept. of Community Services Invitation to participate I Nova Scotian’s consultation on the National Children’s Agenda

2000 – Success in having torture victimization named in the Nova Scotian’s Response to the National Children’s Agenda

2000, January 19 – Letter to Amnesty International a response to hidden scandal, secret shame

2000, April 4 – Department of Community Services letter acknowledging input into the National Children’s Agenda

2000, September 7 – Letter to Senator Landon Pearson re violation of children’s rights

2000, October 17 – From Senator Landon Pearson re Special Session Children

2001, January 15 – Barbara Strang, UNICEF Canada asking that NSAT be placed on the agenda of the United Nations Special Session on Children

2001, June 1 – Letter to Jean Augustine, M.P. and Representatives to the World Summit on Children

2002, December 6 – Washington Press Club Panel participation

2003, January 23 – Letter of endorsement nominating us for the Client/Public Advocacy Award

2003, January 29 – Letter to Senator Landon Pearson re ritual abuse-torture

2003, April 4 – Letter sent to Representative Eugene L. O’Flaherty, Boston, supporting House Bill re statute of limitations

2003, April 24 – Recognition from the College of Registered Nurses Association of Nova Scotia for Client/Public Health Advocacy Award

2003, October 26 – Announcement in Nursing News

2003, October 26 – International Candlelight Vigil for Clergy Abuse Victims

2003, November 7 – Linda’s picture with website bumper sticker

2003, December 18 – Another letter to Senator Landon Pearson re Canada’s National Plan of Action for Children

2004, May 12 – Federal Ministers of Status of Women and Justice re criminalizing ritual abuse-torture

2004, May 29 – Email Betty Hilton, Status Critic re violation of human rights in Canada

2004, June 10 – Senator Landon Pearson National Children’s Agenda, torture victimization missing

2004, September 14 – Florence Ievers, 1^st response from Status of Women

2004, September 15 – Our 1^st response to Florence Ievers, Status of Women

2004, September 21 – 2^nd letter to Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada re ritual abuse-torture

2004, Fall – Maroon and White newsletter of the Saint Mary’s University

2004, November 4 – Press release for Australian Embassy

2004, November 15 – Florence Ievers, 2^nd response from Status of Women

2004, November 29 – Response from Justice Minister Irwin Cotler re our letter September 22

2004, December 7 – Our 3^rd response to Florence levers, Status of Women

2004, December 10 – 3^rd letter to federal Justice Minister Irwin Colter re non-state actor torture – ritual abuse-torture

2005-2006 – Communications with the Office of Senator Roméo Dellaire seeking support

2005, October 16 – 4^th letter to the Honorable Irwin Cotler re non-state actor torture and ritual abuse-torture

2006, September 18 – Letter to the Council of the Federation re the Criminal Code and non-state actor torture

2006, September 19 – M.P. Bill Casey re Canadian Criminal Code and torture by non-state actors

2006, October 11 - Letter to federal Minister of Justice Vic Toews re non-state actor torture and Criminal Code

2006, November 7 – Letter to Joy Smith, M. P. on study of human trafficking

2006, November 18 – Letter to the Council of the Federation with attached Within Canada paper

2006, November 19 – Letter to Minister of Justice Saskatchewan re Criminal Code re non-state actor torture (NSAT)

2006, November 19 – Letter to Minister of Justice Alberta re Criminal Code re non-state actor torture

2006, December 7 – NS Minister of Justice re Criminal Code and non-state actor torture

2006, December 7 – Letter to Robert Purcell re Criminal Code and non-state actor torture

2006, May 5 - Message to the Hon. Peter MacKay Foreign Affairs Minister, re election to the new UN Human Rights Council and non-state actor torture

2006, December 31 – Email confirmation from the Council of the Federation

2007, November 25 – Letter to Bill Casey, M.P. about existing provisions perspective

2008, October 7 – Response from Marius Grinius, Canadian Mission to Bill Casey, M.P. re Geneva meeting

2009, March 16 – Letter to Hedy Fry, Chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women by M.P. Bill Casey

2009, March 18 – Letter to Hedy Fry, Chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women

2009, April 2 – Email Senator Nancy Ruth re Criminal Code and non-state actor torture

2009, April 2 - Email to Dawn Black, M.P. re women's human rights & Canada as torture free zone

2009, April 4 – Email Joe Comartin, Justice Critic NDP re Canada as torture free zone

2009, June 3 – Letter to Minister Helena Guergis re Carolyn Bolivar-Getson support letter re domestic torture

2009, June 29 – Letter to Justice Minister Robert Nicholson re domestic torture & Criminal Code

2009, July 27 – Email communication with STATS Canada

2009, August 19 – Helena Guergis Status of Women taken note re domestic torture & Criminal Code

2009, August 24 – Response of Justice Minister Rob Nicholson re domestic torture

2009, November 15th, Long Gun Registry