Earl Silverman
Earl Silverman (4 July 1948 – 26 April 2013) was a
Canadian domestic abuse survivor, activist and
men's rights advocate who founded the Men's Alternative Safe House (MASH), the only privately funded domestic abuse shelter for men in Canada, and the Family of Men society, which operated phone lines to assist victims. He also served as the Canadian Liaison for the
National Coalition for Men. June 14 is unofficially "Earl Silverman Day."
Earl died by suicide on April 26, 2013, shortly after selling the shelter due to bankruptcy and ridicule.
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