12 - Sunday, December 5, 1993 - North Shore News

INQUIRING REPORTER

THE LATEST government study on women and vio-
fence, a StatsCan survey released two weeks ago, reveal-
ed that half of Canadian women have experienced vio-
lence in their lives. Another government report, the Final
Report and National Action Plan of the Canadian Panel
on Violence Against Women released fast summer, con-
tained nearly 500 recommendations for preventive action,
We have the statistics and we have ideas for solutions, so
what’s next? In other words, now that the reports are in,
when are we going (o see some action? We need more

funding for women's shelters. We need stronger laws
against violence and abuse. We need to change attitudes,
We need zero tolerance for violence against women, If
you'd like to help, write letters. Write to your MLA.
Write to Jean Ciretien. Pressure the government to
establish a national action pian to deal with violence
against women. This week's question is the title of a
workshop that) was sponsored by the North Shore
Women’s Centre during last month's Together Against
Violence campaign:

Do government reports on women & violence make any difference?

Barb Wilks

North Vancouver
Yes, they do. I think they
make a difference

because it brings it to the’

attention of a lot of peo-
ple what women are go-
ing through.

Mohamed Farhat

North Vancouver

No, not really, because
nobody is taking any ac-
tion about the reports.
They talk too much and
don’t do anything about
it. And they’re spending
taxpayers’ money on
these reports.

Doreen Tyrrell

North Vancouver

I hope so, but I’m not
sure. Reports are fine
and statistics are fine,
but they don’t really do
much to help. We need
other kinds of help, too.

Patricia Jensen

North Vancouver

{ don't think they tell the
whole story. They bring
the information to the
forefront, but we need to
hear more from the
women who have been
violated.

Lynda Pitt-Brooke
Vancouver

Yes, they do. They help
to raise consciousness.
Our society is very
proof-based. In this
sense, the reports are
valuable — as tong as
they’re not the only an-
swer. ;

DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN

Bom cies

DON'T
KNOW

7%
3%
3%
3%
4%

SURVEY TEAM:

THE NORTH Shore News survey team called 459 North
‘and West Vancouver residents to find out if you think
government reports on women and violence make any
difference. The. following is a complete breakdown of
“survey results:

YES NO

OPINION
24%
24%
37%
53%
25% .
37%
12%
13%

(23%
24.6%

36%
35%
42%
24%
34%
22%
49%
39%
58%
snseersensaeasssarensee GIOVE

33%
38%
18%
20%
37%
41%
34%
48%
16%,
32.5%

Horseshoe Bay
~Dundarave/Ambleside

British Properties

Norgate/Pemberton Heights

Capilano/Delbrook Highlands

Lower Lonsdale

Central and Upper Lonsdale

5%

Lynn Valley

Blueridge/Decp Cove os 3%

TOTAL weceessscssecsancee 3.3%

Church hosts Xmas bazaar

day, Dec.5) from noon. to3 pan.

For more information on-the °
event phone 987-1675 or '987-
0339. '

eeze alert

are attracted to its ethylene glycol
and its sweet taste.

Animals that consume antifreeze
die a slow, agonizing death.

‘issues anti
: THE NORTH Vancouver RCMP
“* “has issued’a public: warning: that

any; person.::found dumping  an-
tifreeze into a storm drain will be

ST. PAUL'S Indian Church at
424.W. Esplanade St. in North
Vancouver is holding -a
Christmas Bazaar today (Sun-

subject to.a $250 fine under an

environmental protection bylaw.
The police also report that an-

lifreeze is lethal to animals, which

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