Domestic Violence: Langara

Langara College Dept: Organizers knew the topic was rife with misinformation and stereotypes, so they were careful to solicit advice from immigrant woman concerned about the lack of awareness of domestic violence in their communities, according to Vancouver Sun. Violence is violence, and it is prevalent among all cultures, said Eyob Naizghi, executive director of MOSAIC, an immigrant advocacy group spearheading the project with Langara. The emphasis is, we d like to do work with immigrant students and newcomers of the campus population because they have less awareness than the average Canadian about domestic violence and after a spate of violence against women in Metro Vancouver s South Asian community in 2006, Langara College tackled the hot-button issue by hosting a series of forums to address the problem. Now a new project at the college, announced Tuesday by Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose, will revisit the needs of immigrant women and newcomers to Canada and address violence against women on post-secondary campuses. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.