The need for a response to violence against  Non-Status, Refugee and Immigrant Women (NSRIW) is timely as representation from these communities continues to grow in almost every village, town and city in Canada. This resource manual recognizes that principles, practices and tools that reflect the diversity of communities can lead to better practices when working with NSRIW who experience violence in their intimate relationships. The women-centred approach comes from a desire to end oppression against women at a personal and societal level. Insufficient operating funding, limited and/or non-specialized training for community workers, lack of resources for organizational development, a strong local focus and lack of connections between agencies are some of the obstacles facing community organizations working with NSRIW.
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Abstract: This article discusses the theoretical and analytical intersectionality approach, focusing on its application to an analysis of empirical data obtained from qualitative research into domestic violence against Aboriginal women living in four remote communities in Quebec. Nonprobability sampling was used to select and recruit 40 participants. Four focus groups took place, one in each of the participating communities. The qualitative data were subjected to a thematic content analysis emphasizing the feminist intersectionality perspective. The findings revealed the existence of different domination systems, as well as oppressive actions that interlock and interact at multiple and shifting levels, all of which shape and contribute to the reproduction of domestic violence among women living in remote Aboriginal communities. The intersectionality approach highlighted the important role played not only by race, gender, and social class, but also by the historical context and the degree of geographic isolation in the domestic violence experienced by Aboriginal women living in remote communities. All these social systems increase the vulnerability of Aboriginal women to domestic violence. This paper is one of the few scholarly attempts made so far to apply intersectional analysis to empirical data on the phenomenon of domestic violence as experienced by Aboriginal women.
Safety Planning for Pets
A number of domestic violence, animal protection, and other family violence prevention agencies have created materials to help abuse victims include the welfare of their animals when making their plans to protect themselves and their family. The following are some representative samples of some of these materials: The National Link Coalition presents them in hopes that they may help other agencies to create their own publications for local use.
"Nearly 1 in 4 women are raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabitating partner, or date at some time in their lifetime" (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000). In one 24-hour period, 18,569 women, 1,054 men and 18 transgendered individuals received services from their local domestic violence provider (US). Given that more than 72 million U.S. households (62% of all homes) have companion animals as pets (APPMA, 2011), it is inevitable that some of those households will experience both domestic violence and animal abuse. In fact, in a 2009 study on the co-occurrence of domestic violence, child abuse and animal abuse, it was found that 17.8% of children were exposed to two forms of violence and 4.1% exposed to all three forms of violence in the home. A strong link was found between witnessing/perpetrating animal abuse and child physical abuse, emotional abuse, and severe domestic violence. Moreover, when witnessing animal cruelty interacted with child maltreatment or exposure to domestic violence, the risk of animal cruelty increased; and when domestic violence was limited to the most severe cases, exposed individuals were more likely to have witnessed animal abuse (DeGue and DiLillo, 2009).
Most conflict in gender-integrated shelters arises over issues that are universal in all shelters, such as conflicts over space or possessions, personality clashes, and so forth. That said, conflict that occurs due to gender-based bias, prejudice, and discrimination can present itself on all levels of an organization and, if not handled properly, can have a devastating effect.
This Booklet is written for sexual violence (SA) and domestic violence (DV) victim services organizations to provide a basic understanding of policies and practices that promote nondiscrimination and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals. DV and SA organizations provide vitally important services to individuals who have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking. Engaging in a process to ensure that your entire organization embraces nondiscrimination and inclusion promotes an environment of safety, acceptance, respect, compassion, empowerment, and individuality of all.
Gender integration provides an opportunity for a shelter to reassess and improve safety measures; at the same time, it's important to be prepared to counter the illusion that integrating survivors of all genders inherently makes a shelter less safe. All survivors seeking access to a shelter are doing so because of a need for safety, and survivors of all genders deserve support in feeling as secure as possible.
Over 50% of trans and gender non-binary people have experienced sexual violence at some point in their lives. One in two.
Our community has one of the highest incidences of sexual violence ever documented. What does this fact mean to us as individuals and a community? Obviously, the answers to that question are virtually endless, as each person reacts to their unique history as both a trans or gender non-binary person and a sexual assault survivor in their own way. The reactions range the gamut between these two poles, both said to FORGE in answer to our 2004 question of trans sexual assault survivors,
FORGE believes that one of the most important things trauma survivors need to learn is how to trust ourselves. e ideas and resources in this guide are just suggestions. We urge you to seek out other skilled advice and options, and to then trust your heart and brain in what they tell you to try. When something you try doesn't work, take what you've learned and try something else.
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Since some people never get beyond the rst page of a book or report, it is very important to us to make sure you — a partner, friend, loved one or supporter of a transgender1 or gender non-binary survivor of sexual assault, sexual coercion, sexual threats, unwanted sexual or other physical touch, sexual violence within a dating or intimate relationship, or sex with an older person who should have known you were too young to understand all the implications — hear the most important things we would like you to know. So if you read nothing else, please read this Welcome.
Over 50% of trans people have experienced sexual violence at some point in their lives. These survivors have friends, partners, family members, and loved ones. These folks may also be trans, or they may not be. They may be survivors too, or they may not be. The communities that care about trans survivors, and the individuals in those communities, need access to support and resources too.