Trigger Warning: violence against women.

What happened in Nova Scotia confirms so much of what many of us feared: the mass murder was rooted in misogyny, intimate partner violence and hate. It is sadly not surprising but deeply disturbing. http://globalnews.ca/news/6858994/nova-scotia-shootings-gunman-attacked-girlfriend/

Reading about how hard the woman (girlfriend) fought to get to safety and to alert the police I'm grateful to her. I hope she is surrounded by support and care. What a horrendous ordeal for her and so many.

If you have the capacity I highly recommend donating to VAW orgs in #NovaScotia i.e. Bryony House @BryonyHouse Alice House @alicehouse Antigonish Women's Resource Centre http://awrcsasa.ca  & Juniper House @juniper_house, Chrysalis House @ChrysalisHouseA.