Fonds 10-073 - Ashley Turner fonds

Women's demonstration, Toronto, March 4th, 1995 Vigil at Enclave: Women's Monument Against Violence, Minto Park, Judy McSkimming, July 18, 1993 Take Back the Night demonstration where Ottawa meets Hull (Gatineau), 1982

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Ashley Turner fonds

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CA ON0034 10-073

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  • 1975-2000 (Creation)

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110 cm of textual records
16 photographs
15 moving images (762.83 GB)
1 sound recording (1.87 GB)

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Ashley Turner completed a Master's Degree in criminology from the University of Ottawa in 1988. She was a founding member and director of JEWELS (Justice, Equality, and Equity for Women Everywhere, Legally, Lawlessly, and Shamelessly), a sanctuary organization for women and children. She is also the author of several articles on the history of sanctuaries.
Ashley Turner is a human rights activist and lobbied for support on many issues including anti-rape, anti-violence against women, rights for women in prison, and support for victims of abuse. She was also a front line worker in the anti-rape and battered women's movements and worked at organizations in the Ottawa area.
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Ashley Turner a obtenu une maîtrise en criminologie à l'Université d'Ottawa en 1988. Elle est membre fondatrice et directrice de JEWELS (Justice, Equality, and Equity for Women Everywhere, Legally, Lawless, and Shamelessly), une organisation de sanctuaires pour les femmes et les enfants. Elle est également l'auteur de plusieurs articles sur l'histoire des sanctuaires.

Ashley Turner est une militante des droits humains et a fait pression pour obtenir un soutien sur de nombreuses questions, notamment la lutte contre le viol et la violence à l'égard des femmes, les droits des femmes en prison et le soutien aux victimes d'abus. Elle a également travaillé en première ligne dans les mouvements de lutte contre le viol et les femmes battues et a travaillé dans des organisations de la région d'Ottawa.

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Fonds consists of records documenting the work of Ashley Turner as an activist, front line worker, author and President of JEWELS, a sanctuary organization. Topics include domestic violence, sexual assault, sanctuaries for women and children escaping abuse, the criminal justice system, incest and child abuse among other topics. There are also records related to training for front line workers helping victims. Many of these records belonged to Lynn Hamilton.
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Le fonds est constitué de documents qui témoignent du travail d'Ashley Turner en tant qu'activiste, travailleuse de première ligne, auteure et présidente de JEWELS. Les thèmes abordés sont, entre autres, la violence domestique, les agressions sexuelles, les refuges pour les femmes et les enfants fuyant les abus, le système de justice pénale, l'inceste et la maltraitance des enfants. Il y a également des documents relatifs à la formation des travailleuses de première ligne qui aident les victimes. Nombre de ces documents appartenaient à Lynn Hamilton.

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The records were acquired from Ashley Turner in 1997 (1997-4) and 2001(2001-4).

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The majority of the fonds is open and accessible, however, some files are restricted for a predetermined period of time in keeping with relevant privacy laws. Please ask ARCS staff for further information.

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