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Violence - 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 )
Multilingual Community Interpreter ServicesJuly 7, 2006 - 2:15pm
http://www.mcis.on.ca/ - Multilingual Community Interpreter Services is a registered non-profit agency that provides interpretation services to non-English/French speakers who are victims of Domestic Violence when accessing community services in the City of Scarborough, the Regions of Durham and York, Toronto Police Service, and all agencies affiliated with the Domestic Violence Courts in Scarborough, Durham, and York Regions. ( categories: Links | Ontario | Family | Immigrants & Refugees | Violence )
Justice For GirlsMay 21, 2006 - 11:00pm
http://justiceforgirls.org/ - Justice for Girls is a non-profit organisation based in Vancouver promoting support, justice and equality for low income and street-involved teenage girls who have experienced violence. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Children/Youth | Violence | Women )
Tiny Giant Magazine: Youth connect - racism, violence, povertyMarch 30, 2001 - 12:00am
http://www.tgmag.ca - The Students Commission, an organization fostering the growth and education of youth, creates a magazine, now available online. ( categories: Links | Ontario | Children/Youth | Education | Media | People of Colour | Violence )
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