johanna van zanten
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Monthly Archives: January 2013
IN QUEBEC WOMEN MUST MARRY TO GET EVEN
IN QUEBEC WOMEN MUST MARRY TO GET EVEN The highest court in Canada, the Supreme Court, has determined that the provincial civil laws in Quebec can make a difference between married and common-law relationships, the big differences the right to … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Diversity issues, International politics, latest news items, Quebec, religion, women's issues; torture of women, world issues
Tagged Canadian law, civil laws, common law relationship, discrimination of women, divorce law, inequity for women, living together, pair bonding, prenuptial agreements, Quebec, women's issues, women's status in Quebec
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NEXT BIG THING BLOG HOP
I’ve been tagged in The Next Big Thing Blog Hop. If you haven’t heard of it, it is a chance for authors around the world to say what they’re working on. The gracious Lynn Schneider, author of Perigee Moon tagged … Continue reading
Posted in adolescents, Agents, Author circles, Babyboomer, book review, Canadian publishers, Children and child protection, Creative fiction, Dating, drug use., eBook, Parenting, Publishing, Uncategorized, Young Adult books
Tagged adolescent readers., adoption, chaild abuse, child neglect, coming of age, family problems, new young adult novel, teen angst, teen drugs use and sex, youth services
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It Takes A Community: The Conumdrum of Social Work
The conundrum of a social worker This is a post about the profession of social work. I would like to share some of the characteristics of this work with you, as it often seems to me that the public is … Continue reading
Posted in adolescents, alcohol abuse, drug use., Mental health, methadone treatment, Parenting, war on drugs, women's issues; torture of women
Tagged BC child protection., child abuse, child protection, children, difficult adolescents, drug addiction, families, intervention, neglect, social work, teens
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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A TODDLER?
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A TODDLER? Above is a photo of Cathy Gifford visiting the Sandy Hook Elementary school; Cathy who was herself shot down and nearly died in another shooting. When I was on vacation in Mexico’s interior … Continue reading
Posted in adolescents, Diversity issues, EU, Global immigration, International politics, latest news items, Uncategorized, war on drugs, world issues
Tagged children's deaths, democratic principles., gun control, gun crazy, killings in the US, legislation, mass shootings, NRA, public safety, school killings, tragedy
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