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Canadian Feminist Alliance for
International Action - FAFIA
The
Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) is a dynamic
coalition of over 75 Canadian women’s equality-seeking and related
organizations. FAFIA’s mandate is to further women’s equality in Canada through
domestic implementation of its’ international human rights commitments.
FAFIA is asking you to call on
Canada to Wake Up and take action to end violence against Indigenous women. On
the morning of November 25th – the International Day for the Elimination of
Violence against Women – join us and send Canada a "Wake Up" email
urging the government to work with Indigenous women and human rights
organizations to develop a national plan of action to end to violence against
Indigenous women and girls.
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Native Women's Association of Canada
- NWAC
NWAC
is an aggregate of 13 Native women's organizations from across Canada.
The
Native Women's Association of Canada is founded on the collective goal to
enhance, promote, and foster the social, economic, cultural and political
well-being of First Nations and Métis women within First Nation, Métis and
Canadian societies.
Indigenous women in Canada are five
times more likely than other women to die as the result of violence. The Native
Women’s Association of Canada has documented over 520 cases of Indigenous women
and girls who have gone missing or been murdered, most since 2000.
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The scale of violence experienced by
Indigenous Women in Canada requires a comprehensive and coordinated response
from the Canadian Government
"The
committee...recommends that [Canada] develop a specific and integrated plan for
addressing the particular conditions affecting Aboriginal women... including
poverty, poor health, inadequate housing, low school-completion rates, low
employment rates, low income and high rates of violence." UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against
Women, November 2008.
Long-standing patterns
of marginalization, impoverishment and discrimination are critical factors
putting Indigenous women in
According to a
government statistic, young Indigenous women in
The Canadian government has condemned the violence and promised to take action. But efforts to date have fallen far short of the comprehensive, coordinated response needed to address such serious and pervasive human rights violations.
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