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RIP Earl Silverman

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    ted1
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    You should explain who he is and the relevance of your post.


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    Woodward
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭Woodward


    ted1 wrote: »
    You should explain who he is and the relevance of your post.


    He set up the first mens domestic violence shelter in Canada and had been working tirelessly for 20 years to help male victims of domestic violence and raise awareness DV. He received no funding from the Canadian government and ran the shelter out of his own pocket and what little charitable donations he could get. His suicide has been speculatively linked to his inability to financially support the shelter any longer


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    discus
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    That's sad. One or two lads in my life would have needed the help and shelter that this man could provide, if it weren't for their insightful families.


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    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    ted1 wrote: »
    You should explain who he is and the relevance of your post.
    Couldn't have clicked on the hyperlink in the OP, no?


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    Woodward
    Registered Users Posts: 219 ✭✭Woodward


    Apparently he remortgaged his house in order to fund the shelter and he was unable to make the repayments and that was the primary cause of his suicide.


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    ted1
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    MagicMarker wrote: »
    Couldn't have clicked on the hyperlink in the OP, no?

    No. Without any bit of context I just image it to be spam.


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    Dravokivich
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators, Politics Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 22,360 CMod ✭✭✭✭Dravokivich


    MagicMarker wrote: »
    Couldn't have clicked on the hyperlink in the OP, no?

    If someone wants to post a link, they can do it on facebook or something, for a discussion site, the least they could do is discuss the item they present.


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