Divided into sections (wife assault, dating violence, child abuse, sexual assault, pornography, etc.) each containing a composite "picture" of women's experiences and a list of resources/ information relevant to the problem, this booklet is a thorough feminist analysis of the problem of violence against women.

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Family Violence in A Patriarchal Culture
The Church Council on
Justice and Corrections
507 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1Z5
$25.00

Produced cooperatively by the Church Council and the Canadian Council on Social Development, this kit encourages the exploration of family violence through stories, commentary, questions, activities, and lists audio-visual and other resources.

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Family Violence in Aboriginal
Communities: A First Nations Report

by Charlene Frank
c/o B.C. Ministry of Women's Equality
Victoria, B.C.
(604) 356-9307

Frank resigned from the B.C. Task Force on Family Violence in disagreement over the approach on aboriginal issues. Her own report assumes that aboriginal family violence is rooted in colonialization and that individual First Nations must decide their own solutions and priorities.

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Just A Kiss
Battered Women Support Services
P.O. Box 1088
Station A
Vancouver, B.C. V6C 2T1

A photo-novella about dating violence in a high school.

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Violence Prevention Materials in the Schools: A National Listing
Manitoba Women's Directorate
450,500 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 3Xl

Compiled by the Directorate with help from educators across the country, this book lists violence prevention materials currently used in Canadian schools.

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The Spirit Weeps
Martens & Assoc.
#205,8356 - 120 Street
Surrey, B.C. V3W 3N4
(604) 583-6612

This resource addresses the characteristics and dynamics of incest and child sexual abuse from a Native perspective.

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Sexual Harassment
Network of Saskatchewan Women
Saskatchewan Action Committee
2343 Cornwall Street
Regina, Sask. S4P 2L4
Fax (306) 757-4548

Saskatchewan Action Committee on the Status of Women published a special issue of their Network magazine on Sexual Harassment (March 1992).

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A Handbook for the Prevention of
Family Violence

Family Violence Prevention Project
c/o Lloyd George School
360 Beach Road, Room 16
Hamilton, Ontario L8H 3K4
(416) 549-1353

Developed by the Community Child Abuse Council of the Hamilton-Wentworth region.

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Violence Against Women/Strategies
for Change

Canadian Woman Studies
212 Founders College, York University
4700 Keele Street
Downsview, Ontario M3J IP3

Two special issues of Canadian Woman Studies on violence against women (summer & fall 1991).

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Bibliography on Violence Against
Women and Children

Toronto Women's Bookstore
73 Harbord Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S I G4

Compiled by women at the bookstore, this bibliography lists books available through the store.

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Crisis Intervention for Child Witness
Victims of Wife Assault

Women's Community House
P.O. Box 939, Station B
London, Ontario N6A 5KI

This manual presents a model for shelter workers and child advocates.

. . . .

Your Rights: An Assaulted Women's
Guide to the Law

Ontario Women's Directorate
12th floor, 2 Carlton Street
Toronto, Ontario M5B 2M9
(416) 314-0300

This pocket-sized booklet explains, in simple language, legal rights in criminal and family legal matters, including: divorce, child custody, spousal support, social assistance, housing, & immigration status.

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Women Against Violence
Matriart
394 Euclid Avenue, #308
Toronto, Ontario M6G 2S9
(416) 324-8910

This special issue, vol.2 no.2, contains explorations by women artists of violence against women.

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Wiles of Girlhood
by Joanne Amott
press gang publishers
603 Powell Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6A 1H2
(604) 253-2537



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