Backlo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Earl Silverman, a domestic abuse survivor who founded a shelter for men. It was denied funding from the government and he was ridiculed. The shelter went bankrupt and he died by suicideen.m.wikipedia.orgBacklo@lemmy.today to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareaceshigh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThat’s awful. He deserves to be remembered. Thanks for posting. Are there shelters in place now in Canada?
minus-squareGod_Is_Love@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoI believe there is only one in the whole country
minus-squareParsnipWitch@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoNo, this is not true. Why are you writing this? That’s the opposite of helping people.
minus-squareParsnipWitch@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoYeah, there is for example this in Hamilton. Men’s shelter Hamilton There are a few in Toronto and others in bigger cities. People can find the closest to them for example on this site: Canadian centre for men and families
That’s awful. He deserves to be remembered. Thanks for posting. Are there shelters in place now in Canada?
I believe there is only one in the whole country
No, this is not true. Why are you writing this? That’s the opposite of helping people.
Yeah, there is for example this in Hamilton. Men’s shelter Hamilton There are a few in Toronto and others in bigger cities.
People can find the closest to them for example on this site: Canadian centre for men and families