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International Women's Day Marked with Anti-Violence Funding

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Three local groups are to receive funding from the Provincial government to address violence against women.

The Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society; the Lehidli T'enneh Land Management Department; and the Prince George Sexual Assault Centre  each have a share in $90 thousand dollars  worth of grants.

In making the  announcement,  Deputy Premier, and Minister of Education, Shirley Bond  said ""Each of these groups is initiating unique and much needed projects to address the issue of violence against women," said Bond. "They deal with everything from helping minority women, to looking at the root causes of violence to increasing awareness. Our community will benefit in so many
ways from these commendable undertakings, and I'm proud to be able to support their efforts."

The funding allocations are as follows:

- $20,000 to the Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society for "Bridging the Gap." This educational project is aimed at immigrants and visible minority women who experience spousal abuse but are less likely to report it or access available support services.

- $50,000 to the Lheidli T'enneh Land Management Department for "Spousal/Real Property Law." This three-part project will focus on matrimonial real property law (one of the root causes of violence on reserve) restraining orders and  development of  a community safety plan, and the final phase of the project will create a dispute resolution panel.

- $20,000 to the Prince George Sexual Assault Centre for "Take Back the Highway 2006 and Take Back the Night 2006." This project will host the two events to raise awareness, mobilize the Prince George community into action, increase understanding of gender-based violence, and challenge stereotypes of girls and women.

The funding is from the Community Action for Women's Safety Grants.The Province announced it would provide $1 million dollars for domestic violence awareness and prevention projects, with priority given to those that address safety for Aboriginal women, immigrant and visible minority women, older women and women with disabilities.


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