ARCHANA MEDHEKAR (CS) - IN THE NEWS

Offering a viewpoint, legal opinion, perspective, or analysis of happenings in the community is an integral part of being a practising lawyer. As a Certified Family Law Specialist offering a host of family law services, mediation, arbitration, and related legal services to clients across the Greater Toronto Area and Region of Peel, I frequently have conversations with the media.

Here is a snapshot of recent media coverage in print publications as well as on the web, radio, and television.

News Links:

• Meet the 2023 Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award Recipients | issuu.com
  • Combining hope with justice | The Star
  • 'This award is a platform': Toronto family lawyer, mediator named in Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards | Life | toronto.com
  • 15th Annual Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards | newswire.ca
  • Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards | Omni News
  • Top 25 Canada Immigrant Awards 2023 | South Asian Community News
  • Archana Medhekar | Canadian Immigrant
  • Canadian Immigrant Magazine announces 2023 Top 25 award recipients | toronto.com
  • Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award winners announced | thespec.com
  • Canada's Top 25 Immigrants 2023 | Canadian Immigrant
  • Top 25 Canadian Immigrants 2023 - Press Release
  • Toronto residents among 75 Canadian Immigrant Awards finalists | News | toronto.com 

• Book review: Immigrant youth report verbal and physical abuse in new study - New Canadian Media
  

• Keira Kagan's legacy lives on in bill to expand education for judges on domestic violence | CBC News
• Family court must wait for conclusion of refugee claim before granting return order: Court of Appeal | Law Times (lawtimesnews.com)
• Newcomers vulnerable to domestic violence, while high-demand cultural services nearing 'breaking point' | CBC News
• https://broadview.org/south-asian-intimate-partner-violence/
• https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/success-and-serendipity-advice-our-students-in-internationally-trained-lawyers-program
• https://www.riverdalemediation.com/news-resources/blog/sustainable-peace-mediation-and-the-status-of-women-and-girls/
• https://mediatorsbeyondborders.org/joining-mbbi-felt-like-going-home-member-spotlight-archana-medhekar/

Awards: 

• Winner - Top 25 Canadian Immigrants 2023
• Archana Medhekar's Award Acceptance Speech
• https://twitter.com/SALCOntario/status/1265361524006236160/photo/1
• SALCO on Facebook "This year to celebrate Asian Heritage Month, SALCO is highlighting three individuals who are trailblazers in Social Justice work.   #AsianHeritageMonth #TrailblazersinSocialJustice #SouthAsianHistory #BetheChange #SALCO https://t.co/zeJFftdNtH" #AsianHeritageMonth #TrailblazersinSocialJustice #SouthAsianHistory #BetheChange #SALCO
• "Volunteer Service Award" by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (2012)
• "The Champion for Social Justice Award" presented by Indus Community Services of Peel (2018)

Videos:

• Special Event Series Part 1 | Série d’événements spéciaux première partie - Learning Network - Western University (vawlearningnetwork.ca)
• Keira’s Legacy of Hope: Judicial Training on Family Violence https://youtu.be/TWd9utK1r2o?si=EG5mXAUGtbeiUYTG | YouTube
• MBM Samvaad: Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities (Marathi)
  Part 1: https://youtu.be/9F1cApi9dF4
  Part 2: https://youtu.be/pob06P4_uJk
• Red FM interview:
  https://youtu.be/X9378tySnc8?si=B8nXz0jXikRm4G43
• OAFM presentation:
  https://youtu.be/4OdJ71kx9TE?si=9niSXyef-P_Jqj-_
• Canadian Bar Association Podcast: The Every Lawyer (Masters of Mediation)
  The Every Lawyer | Canadian Bar Association
• Spotify
  Masters of Mediation - The Every Lawyer | Podcast on Spotify
• Apple Podcast
  Masters of Mediation–The Every Lawyer – Apple Podcasts
• Simplecast
  Masters of Mediation | The Every Lawyer

• Top 25 Canadian Immigrants 2023
• Archana Medhekar's Award Acceptance
• Intersecting Inequities in Family Court: A Trauma-Informed Critique - Family Violence Family Law - Western University (fvfl-vfdf.ca)
• Ft. Archana Medhekar, Canada & India - Colonisation Decolonization & #Mediation - Intl Symposium - YouTube
• Certificate in Family Mediation - Information Session with Instructor Archana Medhekar - YouTube
• "Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Case Studies" by Ferzana Chaze, Bethany Osborne et al. (sheridancollege.ca)
• "Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities: Breaking the Cycle" by Ferzana Chaze, Bethany Osborne et al. (sheridancollege.ca)
• https://twitter.com/tarunpaul43/status/1482168295897935876?t=qMF0iduH_TIAlkAT57MAmw&s=03
• (Omni Punjabi - Fri, Jan 14, 2022: Book #Domestic Violence in Immigrant communities translated into #Hindi and #Punjabi to describe real-life cases of immigrant women #Canada. @OMNITelevision)
• Day 1 - Summer School 2022 - YouTube (Topic: Historical Perspective of dispute resolution: Development of legal systems and Culture) - Nivaaran Mediators of Supreme Court of India- International Virtual Mediation Summer School 2022)
• Session#28 Power Imbalance & Mediation - World Mediators’ Conference - YouTube: (Session#28 Power Imbalance & Mediation - World Mediators’ Conference, June 8, 2022
• +91 Podcast | Ep 01 Archana Medhekar Trailer | Snovel - YouTube (Podcast in Marathi)
• COVID-19 Vaccination & Mental Health in Lockdown - YouTube

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