Web Resources

Resources to Help a Woman Protect Herself in Abusive Situations
Create a personal safety plan: http://goo.gl/llIws
http://goo.gl/WpXAO
http://www.bwss.org/
http://www.abusedwomen.org/resources.html
http://www.neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca/
http://www.endingviolence.org/
http://endabuse.org/
http://www.domesticviolencebc.ca/
http://www.havensociety.com/
http://www.bcsth.ca/
http://www.citizenship.gov.on.ca/owd/english/women/svapdoc_2011.shtml
http://www.couragenetwork.com/violence_against_women_organizations.html
http://nacafv.ca/en/mandate
http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-domesticdating-violence
http://www.springtideresources.org/
http://www.avonfoundation.org/DomesticViolence/
http://www.womenslaw.org/
http://www.bwss.org/services/programs/programa-en-espanol-para-mujeres-latino-americanas/
http://www.iwav.org/

Resources for Girls
Girls Action Foundation: http://www.fillesdaction.ca/
http://www.safeteen.ca/
http://girlchildnetworkworldwide.org/
http://www.girlsfightback.com/
http://www.bwss.org/workers-activists/violence-prevention-education/
http://www.itonlytakesagirl.org

Women’s Self Defense
www.wenlido.org
Wenlido Reduce the Risk pamphlet: http://www.kwantlen.ca/pscm/wenlido/ReducetheRisk.pdf http://www.wendo.ca/
http://www.awsda.org/
http://www.nwmaf.org/
http://www.defendyourself.org/
http://www.londoncentreforpersonalsafety.org.uk/resistance.html
http://resisting-violence.blogspot.com
http://www.femamartialarts.org/

Native Women Organize Against Violence
http://womensmemorialmarch.wordpress.com
http://www.nwac.ca/
http://www.missingnativewomen.org/bc.htm
http://www.fnbc.info/walk4justice
http://www.missingpeople.net/
http://www.nfb.ca/film/finding_dawn
http://www.wecanbc.ca/resources/aboriginal-communites
http://nacafv.ca/en/mandate
http://www.missingjustice.ca/

Violence Prevention for Children
http://www.safeteen.ca/
http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=27300&tid=001
http://www.darkness2light.org/
https://utextension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/W021.pdf
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/crimeprevention/child.php
http://www.cfchildren.org/issues/abuse/whatnow/
http://actagainstviolence.apa.org/
http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=15226
http://www.greenbearmo.org/Parents.aspx
www.safeonlineoutreach.com/
http://www.gems-girls.org/
http://www.nssc1.org/

Legal Information on
Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse
In Canada: http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/fv-vf/facts-info/child-enf.html
In Australia: http://goo.gl/Md6Ha

Safety for Women in the Workplace
http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/topics/workplaceviolence.php
http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/hss_violprevent.pdf
http://www.womencorp.org/?p=15

Anti-Bullying
http://www.antibullying.net/
http://www.bullyingcanada.ca/
http://www.stopabully.ca/
10 Tips for Dealing with Bullies at Work
Dr. Michelle Callahan, The Huffington Post March 13, 2011
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-michelle-callahan/work-bullies_b_833977.html?view=screen

Violence Prevention for Women with Disabilities
http://www.abilities.ca/women/2011/07/06/communicare_dawn_forum_86/
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/html/femdisab_e.html
http://www.wscadv.org/resourcesPublications.cfm

Prevent Violence in Your School Community
http://www.safeteen.ca/
http://www.ucalgary.ca/resolve/violenceprevention/English/index.htm
http://www.pta.org/topic_child_safety.asp
http://www.gov.nl.ca/VPI/purpleribboncampaign/ten_easy_tips_to_prevent_violence_against_women.pdf

Internet and MySpace Safety Tips
www.safeonlineoutreach.com/
http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.aspx
http://www.childnet-int.org
http://www.safecanada.ca/topic_e.asp?category=3
http://www.safeonlineoutreach.com
http://robdarrow.wikispaces.com/Myspace
http://www.takebackthetech.net/
http://www.nnedv.org/resources/safetynetdocs.html
Facebook: http://mashable.com/2011/02/07/facebook-privacy-guide/

What Men Can Do to Help End Men’s Violence Against Women
http://www.itstartswithyou.ca/home/
http://www.whiteribbon.ca/get_involved/default.asp?load=wemcd
http://www.acalltomen.com/page.php?id=51
http://www.jacksonkatz.com/topten.html
http://www.walkamileinhershoes.org/
http://www.mystrength.org/

Teen Violence Prevention
http://www.safeteen.ca/
http://www.runawayteens.org/dating-safety.html
www.safeonlineoutreach.com/
http://www.ucalgary.ca/resolve/violenceprevention/
http://www.bwss.org/services/dating-violence-for-young-women/

Sex Trade/Prostitution
www.prostitutionresearch.com
http://harvardcrcl.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/MacKinnon.pdf
http://www.object.org.uk/the-prostitution-facts
http://www.justicewomen.com/cj_sweden.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Sweden

Harm Reduction for Sex Trade Workers
http://www.swopusa.org/dec17/index.htm
http://www.swopeast.org/?q=node/60
http://www.kare.ca/content/view/14/24/
http://www.dtes.ca/cms/index.cfm?group_id=2946

Date Rape Drug Information
http://teenadvice.about.com/library/weekly/aa062502b.htm
http://www.2020parenting.com/pages/date-rape.php
http://www.wavaw.ca/index.cfm?page_id=98
http://dawn.thot.net/rohypnol.html
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1913297/

Date Rape Drug Detection Coasters
http://www.secureoncampus.com/Date-Rape-Drug-Test-Coasters-s/73.htm
http://www.drinksafetech.com/
http://www.keystosaferschools.com/Drug_kits2.htm
http://www.watchyourdrink.com/

Community Violence Prevention
http://www.womendtes.com/
http://www.wecanbc.ca/
http://www.sexualviolenceprevention.org/
http://www.prairieactionfoundation.ca/
http://www.thefreeradical.ca/
http://www.womencan.ca/
http://www.womenagainstrape.net/
http://vancouver.ca/police/organization/investigation/investigative-services/major-crime/sister-watch.html
http://www.endingviolence.org/
http://www.bwss.org/endingviolence/
http://shoememorial.com/

Animal Abuse and the Relationship to Violence Against Women and Children
http://www.spca.bc.ca/link/default.asp http://www.neavs.org/programs/papers/resensitizingsociety_tcapaldo.htm http://www.animaltherapy.net/Bibliography-Link.html http://www.unbf.ca/arts/CFVR/FamilyViolenceontheFarmandinRuralCommunitiesResearchTeam.php

Missing People
http://www.missingpeople.net
Missing Kid Alert System http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4thekids/
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System http://www.namus.gov
International Center for Unidentified & Missing Persons http://www.doenetwork.org/
Sisters in Spirit - Alerts http://www.nwac-hq.org/en/alerts.html#Barns
Missing Manitoba Women http://missingmanitobawomen.blogspot.com/
Peace 4 the missing http://peace4missing.ning.com/

Gun Control
http://www.truthsandmyths.ca/
http://www.guncontrol.ca/
http://guncontrol.org.au/

Documentary / Art Projects
http://www.nfb.ca/film/finding_dawn (Finding Dawn)
http://theannaproject.ca
http://www.womenareheroes.be/ (Women are Heroes)
http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2010/pinksaris (Pink Saris)
http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=33748 (Behind Closed Doors)
http://december6film.blogspot.com/

Against Pornography
http://antipornographyactivist.blogspot.com/
http://mothersagainstpornographyaddiction.yuku.com/
http://www.thepinkcross.org/
http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=10957

International Campaigns to Stop Violence Against Women
http://www.antislavery.org/english/campaigns/home_alone/campaign_latest.aspx
http://www.nobelwomensinitiative.org/
http://www.amnesty.ca/stoptheviolence/
http://www.vday.org/home
http://www.saynotoviolence.org
http://newsite.vday.org/
http://www.safeteen.ca/
http://www.stopvaw.org/
http://www.stop-stoning.org/
women against violence europe http://www.wave-network.org/
http://streetharassment.wordpress.com/do-something/
http://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/
http://www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/pages/prevention.html
http://www.vawpreventionscotland.org.uk/
http://www.womankind.org.uk/
http://www.ihollaback.org/
http://girlchildnetworkworldwide.org/
http://www.womenforwomen.org/
http://www.peacewomen.org/
http://www.endslaverynow.com/?goto=actionmap&section=resources
http://feministing.com/
http://takebackthenight.org/
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/

Home Security
http://www.mcscs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/police_serv/HomeSecurityAuditGuide/home_security.html
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/crimeprevention/apartment.php
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/crimeprevention/homesecurity.php
http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-security-tips.htm

Solutions Based Research into Violence Against Women
http://www.umanitoba.ca/resolve/
http://ucalgary.ca/resolve/
http://www.uregina.ca/resolve/

Researching Violence Against Women
http://www.path.org/files/GBV_rvaw_complete.pdf
http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/49280/Reporting_of_Violence_info_sheet.pdf
http://www.ccrm.org.uk/images/docs/avoiding_rape.pdf
http://cjb.sagepub.com/content/34/3/411.abstract
http://www.ccrm.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=192&Itemid=255
http://www.endviolenceagainstwomen.org.uk/data/files/promising_practices_report_.pdf
http://www.ucalgary.ca/resolve/violenceprevention/
http://www.musc.edu/vawprevention/
Overview - Canadian Report on Preventing Violence Against Women
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ncfv-cnivf/familyviolence/pdfs/fem-nextsteps_e.pdf

Uganda: http://www.raisingvoices.org/about_us.php
Afghanistan: http://www.rawa.org
Mali/USA: http://www.wmm.com/filmcatalog/pages/c757.shtml
Jordan: http://www.queenrania.jo/
South Africa: http://www.powa.co.za

Trafficking of girls and women
http://www.usaid.gov/bd/files/trafficking_overview.pdf
http://www.interpol.int/Public/THB/Default.asp
http://www.catwinternational.org/
http://www.troniefoundation.org/
http://www.endslaverynow.com/?goto=actionmap&section=resources

Domestic Violence - Checklist for assessing change in batterers
http://goldenhousegb.org/i/p/checklist_for_assessing_change_in_batterers.pdf

BOOKS

Protecting Children From Domestic Violence: http://www.lfcc.on.ca/protecting_children.html

Safeteen: http://safeteen.ca/SafeTeenbook.html

Life with Billy: http://www.booksincanada.com/article_view.asp?id=1587

Every Breath You Take: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/06/28/202325.php

Invisible Chains: Canada's Underground World of Human Trafficking, by Benjamin Perrin, Viking Canada http://www.theglobeandmail.com/books/invisible-chains-canadas-underground-world-of-human-trafficking-by-benjamin-perrin/article1758620/

Black and Blue: http://www.curledup.com/quindlen.htm

Victim No More. Women's Resistance to Law, Culture and Power
Edited by Ellen Faulkner, Gayle MacDonald http://www.fernwoodpublishing.ca/

Pornland: How Porn has Hijacked our Sexuality by Gail Dines
The Best Kept Secret: The Sexual Abuse of Children by Florence Rush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Rush

Trauma and Recovery by Judith Lewis Hermann http://www.jimhopper.com/trauma_and_recovery/

Stopping Rape: Successful Survival Strategies by Pauline B. Bart and Patricia H. O'Brien

Her Wits About Her: Self-Defense Success Stories by Women by Denise Caignon (Author), Gail Grove (Editor)

Serial and Mass Murder, Sociopolitical Dynamics by Richard Poulin and Yanick Dulong, translated by Michael J. Ustick http://sisyphe.org/editions/Serial-and-Mass-Murder

Street Harassment Reading List: http://www.stopstreetharassment.com/resources/articles.htm

Equality with a Vengeance: Men's Rights Groups, Battered Women, and Antifeminist Backlash by Molly Dragiewicz http://www.upne.com/1-55553-738-3.html

Remembering Women Murdered by Men: Memorials Across Canada by the Cultural Memory Group http://elevatedifference.com/review/remembering-women-murdered-men-memorials-across-canada

Speaking for a Long Time: Public Space and Social Memory in Vancouver by Adrienne L. Burk
http://www.ubcpress.ca/search/title_book.asp?BookID=299172751

Herizons Magazine: http://www.herizons.ca/home

Violence Against Women in Canada: Research and Policy Perspectives by Holly Johnson and Myrna Dawson http://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780195429817.html

Unnatural Selection Choosing Boys over Girls, and the Consequences of A World Full of Men By Mara Hvistendahl
http://marahvistendahl.com/index.php/book/

Funding
http://endabuse.org/
http://www.kickstarter.com/
http://www.avonfoundation.org/
http://www.theminervafoundation.com/
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/

Support Survivors
http://madebysurvivors.com/

Support Girls in India
http://the-girl-store.org/shop

International Women's Day
http://transformingpower.ca/en/blog/iwd-100-years-struggle-womens-liberation

Aboriginal Women's Violence Prevention Grants
http://www.gov.nl.ca/VPI/aboriginal/index.html

Canadian Women's Foundation
http://www.canadianwomen.org/

Violence against women/violence against animals
http://www.farinc.org/

Thank you to all those who contributed to this list. Special thanks to the many individuals and organizations publishing violence prevention information on the World Wide Web. Your efforts are inspiring! We welcome suggestions for additional resources, please contact:

rememberoursisterseverywhere@gmail.com