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Issues - ViolenceNewsMoney for Aboriginal Women's Shelters Excludes Northern WomenJune 26, 2007 - 9:18am
Last week, at the National Aboriginal Women's Summit, the Minister for Heritage and the Status of Women announced five years of funding to build and support women's shelters on reserves. According to the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada news release, $56 million dollars will support 35 existing women's shelters and build up to five new shelters on reserves. Aboriginal women who live in the northern communities and off reserve are concerned because the funding does not include all aboriginal women. Read more in the CBC article, "Northern women 'excluded' from federal shelter announcement." ( categories: News | Northwest Territories | Nunavut | Yukon | Canada | Aboriginal/First Nations | Violence | Women )
Inquiry Into the Death of Frank PaulFebruary 27, 2007 - 11:55am
For the past eight years native groups have been asking the BC government for an inquiry into the death of Frank Paul. Frank Paul, a Mi'kmaq man from New Brunswick, died of exposure after police left him in an alley. After a corrections officer came forward with new information on the case, the Solicitor General agreed to call an inquiry into Frank Paul's death. On the same day the chief of the Vancouver Police announced he was stepping down. ( categories: News | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Human Rights | Violence )
Canadian Aboriginal Children 78th on the United Nations Human Development IndexFebruary 8, 2006 - 12:00am
Aboriginal children, on and off reserves are not doing nearly as well as non-Aboriginal children. Over half of Aboriginal children live in poverty. Twice as many Aboriginal babies will be born prematurely, underweight or die within the first year of life. Three or four times as many babies will die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Three to four times as many children will die by injury, poisoning or violence. Five times as many of Aboriginal young people will commit suicide. The National Children's Alliance Policy Statement (in PDF) addresses this sharp divide in quality of life. ( categories: News | Canada | Aboriginal/First Nations | Children/Youth | Violence )
Online ResourcesCartographie du Québec féministe branché / Women's groups and resources in QuebecSeptember 12, 2006 - 11:38am
Le site web / Website: http://netfemmes.cdeacf.ca/les_ressources/bottin/ Searchable map of women's resources. Topics include (among others) the following: Agression sexuelle (sexual aggression), Centre de femmes (women's centre), Famille (family), Lutte contre la pauvreté (anti-poverty initiatives), Mouvement des femmes (women's movement), Violence, etc. ( categories: Online Resources | Québec | Français | Family | Violence | Women )
Family Law ManualJuly 5, 2004 - 11:00pm
The BC/Yukon Society of Transition Houses and the BC Association of Specialized Victims Services and Counseling Programs have a Family Law Resource Manual for Community Based Advocates Assisting Women Dealing With Violence Issues (359 pages, in PDF). ( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Yukon | Family | Legal Research | Violence | Women )
LinksWomen Against Violence Against WomenAugust 1, 2007 - 10:00am
www.wavaw.ca - Women Against Violence Against Women is a non-profit organization that provides sexual assault services to women in Vancouver. They operate within a feminist and anti-oppressive framework and are committed to non-violence. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Violence | Women )
Incite! Women of Color Against ViolenceAugust 17, 2006 - 1:42pm
http://www.incite-national.org/ - "INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence is a national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and their communities through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing." ( categories: Links | United States | People of Colour | Violence | Women )
International Committee of the Red CrossJuly 10, 2006 - 8:23am
http://www.icrc.org/ - The Red Cross is an impartial, neutral and independent organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and internal violence and to provide them with assistance. http://www.icrc.org/ - "une organisation indépendante et neutre qui s’efforce d’apporter protection et assistance aux victimes de la guerre et de la violence armée." ( categories: Links | International | Multilingual | Human Rights | Violence )
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