Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
September 18, 2008

Nunatsiavut Government Launches Anti-Violence Campaign

With funding from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador�s Violence Prevention Initiative (VPI), the Nunatsiavut Government has launched a poster campaign aimed at raising awareness of violence against women, elders and youth. The posters contain contact information on where people can obtain services within Nunatsiavut.

"I congratulate the Nunatsiavut Government for taking on this wonderful initiative that will support Inuit women in all communities on the Labrador coast," said the Honourable Patty Pottle, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. "The criteria for projects approved under the Violence Prevention Initiative supports issues and needs raised by Aboriginal women at national and provincial Aboriginal conferences. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to support the Nunatsiavut Government in the prevention of violence against women, children, youth and elders in Inuit communities."

"Violence against women is an ongoing problem, not only in Nunatsiavut, but throughout the whole of society," said Nunatsiavut�s Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, Diane Gear. "It affects each and every one of us socially and economically, physically and mentally."

Supporting Aboriginal women and children is a strategic priority for the VPI, as outlined in Taking Action Against Violence 2006-2012. A key element of the initiative is the partnership with Aboriginal governments and organizations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Through a granting program with the Women�s Policy Office, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador provides annual grants for violence prevention projects in Aboriginal communities totalling $200,000 annually. Since the VPI�s inception, approximately 30 projects have been funded. The Nunatsiavut Government�s poster campaign is one of 150 items contained within the VPI�s six-year, $9.2 million plan of action.

Three sets of three posters will be sent to each Inuit community within Nunatsiavut, with two sets distributed in Upper Lake Melville. They will be displayed in public areas, including the Nunatsiavut Department of Health and Social Development, the Labrador Health Centre, clinics and businesses.

The posters were designed and printed by the Nunatsiavut Government�s Resource Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

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Media contacts:

John Tompkins
Director of Communications
Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
709-729-1674, 728-7762
jtompkins@gov.nl.ca
Bert Pomeroy
Director of Communications
Nunatsiavut Government
709-896-8582, ext 260
bert_pomeroy@nunatsiavut.com

2008 09 18                                                      12:30 p.m.
 


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