A Look Inside Women's Shelters

Canada Court Watch has assembled a set of recordings and documents by former residents of women's shelters in Ontario. They give a picture differing greatly from the image of women's shelters promoted by either proponents or critics.

The sound clips are in mp3 format. To listen to them you will need a computer with a sound system, and a media player capable of playing mp3. With a low speed connection, right click on the link and download the whole mp3 file before playing it.

This set was with a resident of Denise House in Oshawa Ontario.

  • A description of the food served.
  • The staff had better food.
  • Wormy food. (not for skittish listeners)
  • Children used to spy on mothers.
  • Staff maltreats residents.
  • Child learns to kick and bite.
  • Kids become violent.
  • Why no daddies?
  • Dads are needed.
  • Staff is manipulative.
  • Cannot reconcile with husband.
  • Denise House shunned.
  • Ruse to steal kids.
  • Staff spread client gossip.
  • Pass-along abuse.
  • Phones click.
  • Staff won't take phone messages.
  • Staff resents successful client.
  • Get a divorce! Now!
  • Let her abandon baby!
  • Boyfriend per fetus.
  • Breastfeeding is perverse.
  • Shelter abuses child.
  • Mother targeted by child snatchers.
  • Agencies ignore problems at shelter.
  • Taxpayers fund serial lover.
  • Luxury for donors, penury for residents.
  • Rationing of donated supplies and equipment.
  • Fathers cursed in front of children.
  • Shelter more abusive than husband.
  • Stay away from men.
  • Escape from shelter back to husbands.
  • Shelter agenda.
  • Time to take on system.

The Russian woman Irene interviewed in the following set is an immigrant who is qualified as a physician in her home country, but a layman in Canada.

  • Immigrant sent to shelter.
  • Sent to Toronto.
  • Staff alienates children from mother.
  • Staffer is a Lesbian.
  • Shelter forces medicine on boy.
  • Shelter teaches boy to swear.
  • Client cannot report assault.
  • Don't read, just sign!
  • Worse than prison.
  • Police called.
  • Where KBG can learn.

Three other women describe their experiences in women's shelters.

  • Seduce vulnerable women.
  • Life in the labor camp.
  • Children's zoo.

These are not a recordings, but letters.

  • Letter to Jean Cretien.
  • A husband's experience.
  • Children taught that men beat women.
  • Women's shelter assists shotgun divorce.
  • Support your local women's shelter.
  • Is this an advertisement?

Posted by Dufferin VOCA.

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