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Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action - FAFIA

http://www.fafia-afai.org/en/about

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

http://www.nwac-hq.org/en/nwacstructure.html

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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http://www.amnesty.ca/wakeupcanada/

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 Canada at risk of violence and exploitation. These same factors have also denied many Indigenous women full protection of the police and justice system.

According to a government statistic, young Indigenous women in Canada are five times more likely than other women of the same age to die as the result of violence. The Native Women's Association of Canada has documented more than 520 cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, most within the last three decades. Because of gaps in police and government reporting, the actual numbers may be much higher.

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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