Advocacy Letters
OCTEVAW petition letter to urge for sufficient funding for Sisters in Spirit
Accordingly, we would like to urge the Government of Canada to ensure that the Native Women’s Association of Canada receives sufficient funding to continue its important work protecting women through its Sisters in Spirit initiatives.
OCTEVAW plea to MP's and Senators to resist the relaxation of Canada's gun laws
We are writing to urge you to work to meet international obligations to protect women and children from gun violence by resisting efforts to relax Canada’s gun laws...
OCTEVAW’s Follow-up Letter to the Coordinated Victim Assistance Project (CVAP) for the City of Ottawa
The Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW) would like to thank you for inviting us to participate at the recent Stakeholder Engagement – Coordinated Victim Assistance Project (CVAP) for the City of Ottawa.
OCTEVAW’s Response to Bill 53, the Escaping Domestic Violence Act, 2010
OCTEVAW would like to commend your initiative, the introduction of Bill 53, towards making the lives of women and children safer. Please read further for Octevaw's feedback on the proposed legislation.
Click here to see an article written by Roselyn Stevens from the EMC Ottawa Newspaper on Bill 53 including comments from OCTEVAW.
OCTEVAW’s Ottawa Police Service (OPS) 2010-2012 Business Plan Follow-Up Letter
OCTEVAW members attended various “Let’s Chat” sessions organized by OPS last fall to have input into your business planning process.
OCTEVAW received a response letter May 28, 2010
'HO 89.9' name contest striking discord among listeners and OCTEVAW
The normalization of sexist language is a huge problem. When we as a culture accept the use of derogatory terminology, we are accepting the fact that women are not yet truly equal in our society.
Family Services à la famille Ottawa (FSFO) and OCTEVAW’s letter to The Honourable Lawrence Cannon re the Nazia Quazi case
Our agency would like to add its voice to those who are distressed about the welfare of a single, twenty four year old woman named, Nazia Quazi, a Canadian citizen, who has been unable to leave Saudi Arabia since 2007.
OCTEVAW’S plea to MPs and Senators to resist the relaxation of Canada's gun laws
OCTEVAW received a response letter November 1, 2009
Letter to the Honourable John A. Payne - Offer to reciprocate information on woman abuse to local Justice of the Peace office
OCTEVAW received a response letter September 30, 2009
OCTEVAW’S response to the submission by the Men's Project to the Cornwall Public Inquiry
OCTEVAW received a response letter September 15, 2009
Letter to Mr. Christopher Bentley, MPP - Offer to reciprocate information on woman abuse to local Justice of the Peace office
OCTEVAW received a response letter July 31, 2009
Man Talk
Finding postive ways to engage men to end violence against women
community initiatives
white ribbon campaign
resources & links
Reports
Hidden From Sight
This report arose from a need to obtain a more global understanding of the current state of violence against women (woman abuse and sexual violence) in Ottawa.
May 2009
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