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The following are speeches, essays and poems written by JFG staff, and other young women and girls involved with Justice for Girls
 Reports
Positions
Written Word
Speeches
REPORTS
More than Bricks and Mortar: A Rights-Based Strategy to Prevent Girl Homelessness in Canada
This report is the culmination of over 3 years of Justice for Girls' work around the prevention of homelessness of teenage girls in Canada.
Girl Homelessness in Canada
This article discusses how teenage girls become homeless in Canada and how little support the Canadian state offers. Prepared by Nura Taefi and Asia Czapska.
Justice
System’s Response: Violence against Aboriginal Girls
This report explores the roots of violence against Aboriginal girls
in BC and critically examines the judice system's responses to
it, making several imperative recommendations. Prepared by Kelly MacDonald
Struggles for Access: Examining the Educational Experiences of Homeless Young Women and Girls in Canada
This report examines and documents the many ways in which Canada's school system alientates and excludes homeless young women. Prepared by Jaskiran Dhillon
Locking Them Up to
Keep Them "Safe": Criminalized Girls in British Columbia
A JFG report by Amber Richelle Dean, in co-operation with
four young women determined to make a difference and
co-sponsored by the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry
Societies.
Statement of Opposition to the Proposed
Safe Care Legislation
The Ministry for Children and Family Development is
resurrecting the principles of the Secure Care Act in a new
piece of legislation called Safe Care. Justice for
Girls continues to oppose these oppressive and punitive
pieces of legislation.
Statement on the new Youth Criminal
Justice Act
On April 1, 2003 the Youth Criminal Justice Act replaced the
Young Offenders Act in Canada. Justice for Girls
outlines our concerns about the act and our hope for its
potential.
Statement of Opposition to the
Secure Care Act
British Columbia's Secure Care Act criminalizes homeless
teenage girls. Justice for Girls responds to the Act
section by section and outlines the multitude of rights
violations that plague this Act.
Young Woman in Prison Speaks
Out
18-year old incarcerated young woman speaks out about
injustices in youth prison.
A Tale of Two Sisters
Two sisters leave home as teenagers. On the surface, they lead very different lives. A deeper look will show remarkable parallels. By Carman Benoit.
Prionser Justice Day 2008 speech about BC youth prisons subjecting girls to breast & gynecological exams during court ordered in custody psychiatric assessments.
Demanding Justice for Girls in BC Youth Prisons
A speech given at Prisoner Justice Day about ongoing human rights abuses against girls in BC youth prisons. By Corinne Longworth.
Girl homelessness in Canada
A speech about how girls become homeless in Canada, and what they face because of inadequate government support. Prepared for the Senate Committee on Human Rights in September 2006. By Asia Czapska
What the "New Era of Child
and Family Development" means for girls
A speech on what girls in poverty will face because of
BC Liberal government policies in the Ministry of
Child and Family Development. By Annabel Webb
Racism: Another Form of Violence
Against Girls
Racism is a form of violence that young women of colour face every day. By Ya-Asantwa Ocran-Caesar.
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