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Women - LinksF-email FightbackMarch 19, 2008 - 12:07pm
http://cupwsisters.blogspot.com/ - F-email Fightback is a feminist blog about taking action on issues that effect women in Canada. The byline is "Harper’s Conservatives want women to stay home and be quiet. . . We refuse!" ( categories: Links | Canada | Blogs | Women )
Pacific Immigrant Resources SocietyAugust 1, 2007 - 10:03am
www.pirs.bc.ca - Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) is a non-profit, community based organization that has been providing services for immigrant women and their young children in Vancouver since 1975. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Immigrants & Refugees | Women )
Women 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 )
Vancouver Women's Health CollectiveAugust 1, 2007 - 9:33am
www.womenshealthcollective.ca - Vancouver Women's Health Collective is a collective of women who advocate for changes in women's health care. They have a practitioner/therapist directory, hold workshops and provide other information and resources on women's health. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Health | Women )
Women Against Poverty CollectiveJuly 13, 2007 - 12:50pm
womenagainstpoverty.blogspot.com - Women Against Poverty Collective is a group of women and trans people who are working together to advocate for safe, affordable and accessible housing for women experiencing violence. ( categories: Links | Ontario | Blogs | Organizing | Women )
The Women of Color BlogJuly 12, 2007 - 10:08am
The Women of Color Blog is a large blog and info site written by and for women of color. There are blog postings called The Poverty Diaries and a section on Healthy Cooking While in Poverty. ( categories: Links | International | United States | Blogs | People of Colour | Women )
Gender Budget ProjectApril 11, 2007 - 12:50pm
http://www.unpac.ca/gender/- Gender Budget Project is a project based in Manitoba which aims to show how government budgets can either promote women's equality or exacerbate women's inequality. ( categories: Links | Manitoba | Economic Policy | 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 )
Grassroots WomenAugust 15, 2006 - 1:22pm
http://www3.telus.net/grassrootswomen/ - this group fights against the forces which marginalize women in Canada. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Organizing | Women )
Center for Gender and Refugee StudiesJuly 10, 2006 - 11:37am
http://www.uchastings.edu/cgrs - this is the San-Francisco based organization which acts as a resource for gender based asylum seekers. ( categories: Links | United States | Immigrants & Refugees | Women )
National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada (NOIVMWC)July 10, 2006 - 8:39am
http://www.noivmwc.org/noivmwcen/ - this is the website for a non-profit, non-partisan, and non-sectarian organization who's mission is to ensure equality for immigrant and visible minority women, within a bilingual Canada. ( categories: Links | Canada | Immigrants & Refugees | Women )
Immigrant Women Services - OttawaJuly 7, 2006 - 1:33pm
http://www.immigrantwomenservices.com/ - this organization offers culturally sensitive counselling for women in abusive situations. ( categories: Links | Ontario | Immigrants & Refugees | Women )
WomenWatchJuly 7, 2006 - 11:10am
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/ - this website is the UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women. ( categories: Links | International | Women )
DAWN OntarioJuly 7, 2006 - 7:54am
http://dawn.thot.net/ - an up to date website containing resources, news, statistics and more, focusing on the issues faced by women with disabilities. ( categories: Links | Ontario | Disability | Women )
Status of Women Canada / Condition féminine CanadaJuly 5, 2006 - 1:35pm
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/ - this government website has information on women and poverty. http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/ - ce site web du gouvernement a de l'information sur les femmes et la pouvreté. ( categories: Links | Canada | Bilingual | Women )
Fourth World Conference of WomenJuly 5, 2006 - 1:23pm
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/beijing/platform/poverty.htm - the Fourth World Conference of Women, a UN initiative, has a platform for action on women and poverty. ( categories: Links | International | Women )
Women's EDGEJuly 5, 2006 - 1:20pm
http://www.womensedge.org/ - Women's EDGE is a dynamic coalition of individuals and organizations organizing for economic, political and social change that is attempting to give women and families around the world an economic edge. ( categories: Links | International | Organizing | Women )
CRIAW / ICREFJuly 5, 2006 - 1:06pm
http://www.criaw-icref.ca/ - The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women website, run by Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, has a lot of information on women's issues. http://www.criaw-icref.ca/ - ce site web, administré par l'Institut Canadien de reserche sur les femmes, a beaucoup d'information sur les questions des femmes. ( categories: Links | Canada | Women )
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 )
Canadian Women's Health NetworkFebruary 8, 2006 - 12:00am
http://www.cwhn.ca/resources/women_poverty/summary.html - this website has an excellent report on women, poverty and health. The report looks at women in Manitoba but the findings translate universally. ( categories: Links | Canada | Health | Women )
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