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Break the Cycle of Domestic Violence in Canada!
Target: Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Sponsored by: Interval House
Sponsored by: Interval House
The first step in breaking the cycle of violence is to break the silence. Domestic violence is absent from the political agenda, and we are demanding leadership and action on violence against women and children.
November is Women Abuse Prevention Month. And December 6th we will mournfully mark the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, when an enraged gunman methodically separated the female engineering students from the men and killed 14 innocent young women as he screamed “I hate feminists”.
We stand in solemn solidarity with Suzanne Laplante-Edwards, the mother of one of the women murdered at Ecole Polytechnique, and we share her frustration at the government’s recent steps to abolish the long gun registry.
Today, we insist that the government speak up and take real and tangible action to stop violence against women and children.
Critically important issues affecting women and children today include finding a real solution to gun legislation, protection in child custody situations involving an abusive partner, enforcement of restraining orders and a wider recognition and training among emergency services of the warning signs of abuse.
Each and every day in our shelter we see the impact of the government’s inaction – terrified and terrorized women and children who come here because they have nowhere to turn. It’s time for your leadership and action.
November is Women Abuse Prevention Month. And December 6th we will mournfully mark the 20th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, when an enraged gunman methodically separated the female engineering students from the men and killed 14 innocent young women as he screamed “I hate feminists”.
We stand in solemn solidarity with Suzanne Laplante-Edwards, the mother of one of the women murdered at Ecole Polytechnique, and we share her frustration at the government’s recent steps to abolish the long gun registry.
Today, we insist that the government speak up and take real and tangible action to stop violence against women and children.
Critically important issues affecting women and children today include finding a real solution to gun legislation, protection in child custody situations involving an abusive partner, enforcement of restraining orders and a wider recognition and training among emergency services of the warning signs of abuse.
Each and every day in our shelter we see the impact of the government’s inaction – terrified and terrorized women and children who come here because they have nowhere to turn. It’s time for your leadership and action.
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# 5,624:
5:06 am PST, Feb 9,
Dianne Hillier, United Kingdom
'With the Medicine Buddha mantra you can liberate numberless sentient beings from oceans of suffering and bring them to enlightenment.' - Lama Zopa. Tayata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha BeKanze Radza Samudgate Soha In the Bhaiṣajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja Sūtra, the Medicine Buddha is described as having entered into a state of samadhi called "Eliminating All the Suffering and Afflictions of Sentient Beings." From this samadhi state he spoke the Medicine Buddha Dharani.[1] namo bhagavate bhaiṣajyaguru vaiḍūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā: oṃ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye mahābhaiṣajya-samudgate svāhā. The last line of the dharani is used as the Medicine Buddha's mantra. Medicine Buddha Sutra, as a bodhisattva who made 12 great vows. On achieving Buddhahood, he became the Buddha of the eastern realm of Vaidūryanirbhāsa, or "Pure Lapis Lazuli". The Twelve Vows of the Medicine Buddha upon attaining Enlightenment, according to the Medicine Buddha Sutra[1] are: To illuminate countless realms with his radiance, enabling anyone to become a Buddha just like him. To awaken the minds of sentient beings through his light of lapis lazuli. To provide the sentient beings with whatever material needs they require. To correct heretical views and inspire beings toward the path of the Bodhisattva. To help beings follow the Moral Precepts, even if they failed before. To heal beings born with deformities, illness or other physical sufferings. To help relieve the destitute and the sick. To help women who wish to be reborn as men achieve their desired rebirth. To help heal mental afflictions and delusions. To help the oppressed be free from suffering. To relieve those who suffer from terrible hunger and thirst. To help clothe those who are destitute and suffering from cold and mosquitoes.
'With the Medicine Buddha mantra you can liberate numberless sentient beings from oceans of suffering and bring them to enlightenment.' - Lama Zopa. Tayata Om Bekanze Bekanze Maha BeKanze Radza Samudgate Soha In the Bhaiṣajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja Sūtra, the Medicine Buddha is described as having entered into a state of samadhi called "Eliminating All the Suffering and Afflictions of Sentient Beings." From this samadhi state he spoke the Medicine Buddha Dharani.[1] namo bhagavate bhaiṣajyaguru vaiḍūryaprabharājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksambuddhāya tadyathā: oṃ bhaiṣajye bhaiṣajye mahābhaiṣajya-samudgate svāhā. The last line of the dharani is used as the Medicine Buddha's mantra. Medicine Buddha Sutra, as a bodhisattva who made 12 great vows. On achieving Buddhahood, he became the Buddha of the eastern realm of Vaidūryanirbhāsa, or "Pure Lapis Lazuli". The Twelve Vows of the Medicine Buddha upon attaining Enlightenment, according to the Medicine Buddha Sutra[1] are: To illuminate countless realms with his radiance, enabling anyone to become a Buddha just like him. To awaken the minds of sentient beings through his light of lapis lazuli. To provide the sentient beings with whatever material needs they require. To correct heretical views and inspire beings toward the path of the Bodhisattva. To help beings follow the Moral Precepts, even if they failed before. To heal beings born with deformities, illness or other physical sufferings. To help relieve the destitute and the sick. To help women who wish to be reborn as men achieve their desired rebirth. To help heal mental afflictions and delusions. To help the oppressed be free from suffering. To relieve those who suffer from terrible hunger and thirst. To help clothe those who are destitute and suffering from cold and mosquitoes.
# 5,613:
2:14 pm PST, Feb 3,
Name not displayed, Arkansas
# 5,612:
6:04 am PST, Feb 3,
Nicole Lauder, United Kingdom
Buddhists believe that saying the mantra (prayer), Om Mani Padme Hum, out loud or silently to oneself, invokes the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion. "Buddha of great compassion, hold me fast in your compassion. From time without beginning, beings have wandered in samsara, Undergoing unendurable suffering. They have no other protector than you. Please bless them that they may achieve the omniscient state of buddhahood. With the power of evil karma gathered from beginningless time, Sentient beings, through the force of anger, are born as hell beings and experience the suffering of heat and cold. May they all be born in your presence, perfect deity." "There is not a single aspect of the eighty-four thousand sections of the Buddha's teachings which is not contained in Avalokiteshvara's six syllable mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum", and as such the qualities of the "mani" are praised again and again in the Sutras and Tantras.... Whether happy or sad, if we take the "mani" as our refuge, Chenrezig will never forsake us, spontaneous devotion will arise in our minds and the Great Vehicle will effortlessly be realized." Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche -- Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones In the Bhaisajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja Sūtra, the Medicine Buddha is described as having entered into a state of samadhi called "Eliminating All the Suffering and Afflictions of Sentient Beings." From this samadhi state he spoke the Medicine Buddha Dharani om namo bhagawate beshajye guru; vaidurya prabha rajaya tathagataya; arhte sammyaksambuddhaya tadyatha om bheshajye beshajye maha beshajye; beshajye rajaya samungate svaha The last line of the dharani is used as the Medicine Buddha's mantra
Buddhists believe that saying the mantra (prayer), Om Mani Padme Hum, out loud or silently to oneself, invokes the powerful benevolent attention and blessings of Chenrezig, the embodiment of compassion. "Buddha of great compassion, hold me fast in your compassion. From time without beginning, beings have wandered in samsara, Undergoing unendurable suffering. They have no other protector than you. Please bless them that they may achieve the omniscient state of buddhahood. With the power of evil karma gathered from beginningless time, Sentient beings, through the force of anger, are born as hell beings and experience the suffering of heat and cold. May they all be born in your presence, perfect deity." "There is not a single aspect of the eighty-four thousand sections of the Buddha's teachings which is not contained in Avalokiteshvara's six syllable mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum", and as such the qualities of the "mani" are praised again and again in the Sutras and Tantras.... Whether happy or sad, if we take the "mani" as our refuge, Chenrezig will never forsake us, spontaneous devotion will arise in our minds and the Great Vehicle will effortlessly be realized." Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche -- Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones In the Bhaisajyaguruvaidūryaprabharāja Sūtra, the Medicine Buddha is described as having entered into a state of samadhi called "Eliminating All the Suffering and Afflictions of Sentient Beings." From this samadhi state he spoke the Medicine Buddha Dharani om namo bhagawate beshajye guru; vaidurya prabha rajaya tathagataya; arhte sammyaksambuddhaya tadyatha om bheshajye beshajye maha beshajye; beshajye rajaya samungate svaha The last line of the dharani is used as the Medicine Buddha's mantra
# 5,611:
10:25 pm PST, Jan 31,
Betty Yee, New York
# 5,610:
7:03 pm PST, Jan 28,
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# 5,609:
6:24 pm PST, Jan 27,
M Lopez, Canada
# 5,608:
5:43 am PST, Jan 27,
Florence Stanley, Australia
# 5,607:
6:30 am PST, Jan 25,
Ruthie Ward, Georgia
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5:57 am PST, Jan 24,
Severine Chance, France
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12:28 pm PST, Jan 22,
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6:11 pm PST, Jan 20,
BRION BAKER, Arkansas
# 5,602:
2:57 am PST, Jan 20,
Colin Smith, Canada
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5:51 pm PST, Jan 19,
Samantha Powell, Indiana
# 5,600:
7:17 am PST, Jan 19,
Sarah Mancuso, Texas
# 5,599:
5:53 pm PST, Jan 18,
Jennifer Henderson, Florida
# 5,598:
1:43 am PST, Jan 18,
Bernadette Keenan, Canada
You might want to consider ending the prohibition on drugs and making distribution government controlled. With out the profit element drug trade violence will decrease and free up funds for education, but also important projects like stopping violence against women and Children. also stop funding to projects like the Gateway highway expansion, New Port Mann Bridge and South Fraser Freeway as the billions spent on these will also divert funding from worth while projects that protect abused women and children.
You might want to consider ending the prohibition on drugs and making distribution government controlled. With out the profit element drug trade violence will decrease and free up funds for education, but also important projects like stopping violence against women and Children. also stop funding to projects like the Gateway highway expansion, New Port Mann Bridge and South Fraser Freeway as the billions spent on these will also divert funding from worth while projects that protect abused women and children.
# 5,597:
12:52 pm PST, Jan 17,
Amy Barany, New York
# 5,596:
5:45 pm PST, Jan 16,
Wendi Galczik, Canada
You have the unprecedented opportunity to show your country and the world that in Canada, women are fully equal, and that it is a serious crime to abuse, rape, beat and exploit them in any way.
You have the unprecedented opportunity to show your country and the world that in Canada, women are fully equal, and that it is a serious crime to abuse, rape, beat and exploit them in any way.
# 5,595:
10:32 am PST, Jan 16,
Amanda Benson, Iowa
# 5,594:
4:51 pm PST, Jan 14,
Taylor Tataryn, Canada
Dear Stephen Harper, Are women and children in Canada safer than 20 years ago? Wait, before you answer, know that in our experience, women and children do not feel safer than 20 years ago. And that shows you need to take leadership and action to protect women and children from violence. As you know, November is Women Abuse Prevention Month and in a few weeks we will be haunted by the 20th anniversary the Montreal Massacre. We are insisting that our government speak up and take meaningful action to stop violence. Your "Tackling Crime" highlights include $64 million for an anti-drug strategy, $161 million for more RCMP officers to focus on drugs, corruption and border security, and corruption and funding (no amount specified) to improve jails. Where are the women and children? To truly break the cycle of violence in homes and communities, we need you to break your silence. Please lead the march for a safer future for women and children in Canada. Sincerely, Taylor Tataryn
Dear Stephen Harper, Are women and children in Canada safer than 20 years ago? Wait, before you answer, know that in our experience, women and children do not feel safer than 20 years ago. And that shows you need to take leadership and action to protect women and children from violence. As you know, November is Women Abuse Prevention Month and in a few weeks we will be haunted by the 20th anniversary the Montreal Massacre. We are insisting that our government speak up and take meaningful action to stop violence. Your "Tackling Crime" highlights include $64 million for an anti-drug strategy, $161 million for more RCMP officers to focus on drugs, corruption and border security, and corruption and funding (no amount specified) to improve jails. Where are the women and children? To truly break the cycle of violence in homes and communities, we need you to break your silence. Please lead the march for a safer future for women and children in Canada. Sincerely, Taylor Tataryn
# 5,593:
9:21 pm PST, Jan 12,
Janice Sprow, Ohio
All women and children should be safe from domestic violence. There should be strong penalties enforced by police and courts and there should be help available.
All women and children should be safe from domestic violence. There should be strong penalties enforced by police and courts and there should be help available.
# 5,592:
10:59 pm PST, Jan 9,
Aaron Calis, California
# 5,590:
7:47 am PST, Jan 9,
Mark Stemen, Oklahoma
# 5,589:
4:37 pm PST, Jan 8,
Nichole Long, Alabama
# 5,588:
6:55 am PST, Jan 8,
Ira Poliakova, Russian Federation
# 5,587:
12:55 am PST, Jan 7,
BARBRO LANDEN, Sweden
# 5,586:
8:34 am PST, Jan 6,
Debra Cummings, Oklahoma
Domestic violence kills HUMANITY!!!!!
Domestic violence kills HUMANITY!!!!!
# 5,585:
7:09 pm PST, Jan 4,
Name not displayed, Canada
# 5,584:
4:55 pm PST, Jan 4,
Michael Urash, Texas
# 5,583:
4:12 pm PST, Jan 4,
Amanda Yunker, Canada
# 5,582:
3:09 pm PST, Jan 4,
K A, Canada
Dear Stephen Harper, Are women and children in Canada safer than 20 years ago? Wait, before you answer, know that in our experience, women and children do not feel safer than 20 years ago. And that shows you need to take leadership and action to protect women and children from violence. As you know, November is Women Abuse Prevention Month and in a few weeks we will be haunted by the 20th anniversary the Montreal Massacre. We are insisting that our government speak up and take meaningful action to stop violence. Your "Tackling Crime" highlights include $64 million for an anti-drug strategy, $161 million for more RCMP officers to focus on drugs, corruption and border security, and corruption and funding (no amount specified) to improve jails. Where are the women and children? To truly break the cycle of violence in homes and communities, we need you to break your silence. Please lead the march for a safer future for women and children in Canada.
Dear Stephen Harper, Are women and children in Canada safer than 20 years ago? Wait, before you answer, know that in our experience, women and children do not feel safer than 20 years ago. And that shows you need to take leadership and action to protect women and children from violence. As you know, November is Women Abuse Prevention Month and in a few weeks we will be haunted by the 20th anniversary the Montreal Massacre. We are insisting that our government speak up and take meaningful action to stop violence. Your "Tackling Crime" highlights include $64 million for an anti-drug strategy, $161 million for more RCMP officers to focus on drugs, corruption and border security, and corruption and funding (no amount specified) to improve jails. Where are the women and children? To truly break the cycle of violence in homes and communities, we need you to break your silence. Please lead the march for a safer future for women and children in Canada.
# 5,581:
5:57 pm PST, Jan 3,
Christine Iadeluca, New York
# 5,580:
4:01 pm PST, Jan 3,
Stephan Brown, Nevada
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1:23 pm PST, Jan 3,
Helen Tran, Canada
# 5,578:
11:13 am PST, Jan 3,
Celeste Thorson, California
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7:52 am PST, Jan 3,
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11:48 pm PST, Jan 2,
Alex Kozlowski, Canada
# 5,575:
11:55 am PST, Jan 2,
L. Cummings, Canada
# 5,574:
5:09 pm PST, Jan 1,
Nicole Shurtleff, Oklahoma
Its a crime,people were made to be loved and being beat is showing our world more hait.Woman are made to be protected its time we change the world from hait.
Its a crime,people were made to be loved and being beat is showing our world more hait.Woman are made to be protected its time we change the world from hait.
# 5,573:
3:50 am PST, Dec 31,
Name not displayed, Australia
# 5,572:
4:47 pm PST, Dec 30,
Janet Gormley, Canada
# 5,571:
7:28 pm PST, Dec 29,
Amy Cajamarca, North Carolina
# 5,570:
5:57 am PST, Dec 29,
Valerie Sherrill, Ohio
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7:08 pm PST, Dec 28,
Randy Anderson, Tennessee
# 5,568:
3:11 am PST, Dec 28,
Katarzyna Bukowska-Schauer, United Kingdom
# 5,567:
8:24 pm PST, Dec 27,
Nicole Dorer, Maryland
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8:06 pm PST, Dec 27,
Elena Geurkova, Canada
# 5,565:
6:25 pm PST, Dec 27,
Emma Comeau, Canada
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7:30 am PST, Dec 27,
Kesa Carr, Washington
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7:36 pm PST, Dec 25,
Madeline Amalphy, Maryland
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5:40 pm PST, Dec 25,
Elizabeth Spawn, Minnesota
# 5,561:
8:30 am PST, Dec 25,
Jeffrey Mackie, Canada
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7:57 pm PST, Dec 24,
Courtney Davis, Canada
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10:46 am PST, Dec 23,
Arash Doe, Virginia
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2:28 pm PST, Dec 21,
Jeff Hopkins, Illinois
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7:33 pm PST, Dec 20,
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12:04 pm PST, Dec 20,
Alvena Pauls, Canada
You need to put more effort towards protecting women and children form domestic violence so that they have a safe future to look forward to like everyone else.
You need to put more effort towards protecting women and children form domestic violence so that they have a safe future to look forward to like everyone else.
# 5,555:
1:35 am PST, Dec 20,
Ina Eliza Dolganiuc, Moldova, Republic Of
# 5,554:
4:36 pm PST, Dec 19,
Michael Corbin, Canada
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7:28 am PST, Dec 19,
Karen Tucker, United Kingdom
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6:24 am PST, Dec 19,
Olga Uvarova, Russian Federation
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5:30 pm PST, Dec 18,
Steph Wong, Canada
