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Hope Is Greater Than Fear

Sandra Hawken Diaz | Posted 05.01.2013 | Canada Impact
Read More: Women, Violence Against Women, Canadian Women's Foundation, Charity, Women's Issues, Family Violence, Women's Shelter, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Canada Impact News
Sandra Hawken Diaz

The most dangerous time for an abused women is when she attempts to leave her abuser. And although Canada has more than 400 emergency shelters, in some communities women and their children are regularly turned away because the shelters are full.

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Know A Woman Who's Been Abused? You're Far From Alone

Sandra Hawken Diaz | Posted 02.11.2013 | Canada
Read More: Women, Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Womens Issues, Violence, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Canada, Violence Against Women Canada, Canadian Women's Foundation, Canada News
Sandra Hawken Diaz

I wasn't prepared for 67 per cent. According to a new survey released today by the Canadian Women's Foundation, that's the percentage of Canadians who personally know a woman who's been physically or sexually abused. Imagine what that number would be if the silence ended.

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"No One Ever Says 'I Want to Grow Up Homeless'"

Caroline Mulroney Lapham | Posted 01.30.2013 | Canada Impact
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Caroline Mulroney Lapham

How does a woman who was abused by her father and addicted to drugs by her parents at that age ever get back on her feet? How does she grow up to become a functioning member of society? It can be hard enough for people with parents who care for them to succeed in life and find happiness, but with criminal acts perpetrated by family members this seems impossible.

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I'm a Feminist Because My Mother Was Abused

Donald D'Haene | Posted 10.28.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Archie Bunker, Abused Women, Sally Struthers, Feminist, Silence, All in the Family, Feminism, Mothers, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Women Abuse, Abuse Women, Canada Living News
Donald D'Haene

My mother's life is why I am the feminist I am. From the moment I saw her crying, holding her just-hit face, looking into my four-year-old eyes in helplessness, I knew she was something and I would dedicate my life to making her believe it. I once spoke at an event in which I touched on my mother's story. Imagine my surprise when I was later informed, by a woman no less, that one man in the audience didn't like my saying that I was a feminist and said that those he was with felt the same way. She hoped it would be food for thought for me.

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Almost 100,000 Canadians Are Victims Of Family Violence: StatsCan

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 07.22.2012 | Canada Living
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OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about 99,000 Canadians were victims of family violence in 2010, with spouses accounting for almost half the abuse.The ...

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Domestic Violence Offenders Likely To Offend Again Once Out On Bail

CP | Dean Beeby, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.05.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Spousal Abuse, Domestic Violence Cycle, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Cp, Repeat Offenders, Wife Battering, Wife Beating, Justice Department, Canada Politics News

OTTAWA - A new Justice Department study suggests a significant number of men released on bail after allegedly beating up their partners return home to...

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Blinding Victim Worries For Her Future

CBC | Posted 08.24.2011 | Canada
Read More: UBC Student Blinded, Rumana Monzur Attack, UBC Student Attacked, Rumana Monzur Blinded, Rumana Manzur, Bangladesh, Rumana Manzur Blinded, Ubc, Domestic Abuse, Canada News

UPDATE: UBC has set up a website for donations for Rumana Monzur. Her friends and members of the community are also organizing a rally in Vancouver on...

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Support Grows For UBC Student Blinded In Attack

CBC | Posted 08.23.2011 | Canada
Read More: Rumana Manzur Attack, Rumana Manzur, Bangladesh, Ubc, Domestic Violence, Domestic Abuse, Canada News

CBC -- Support continues to grow for a University of British Columbia graduate student allegedly blinded by her husband. Rumana Manzur, who is purs...

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