WOMEN AWARE Honorable Mentions:

November 30, 2007: Media Award. This award was given in appreciation for those in the Montreal Media who have shown dedication and sensitivity to creating public awareness towards ending domestic violence. The award was presented by Women Aware to Jack Todd , Sue Montgomery of the Montreal Gazette; Dominic Fazioli of Global TV and Tanya Krywiak of CFCF TV.

February 14th, 2006: Received by Her Excellency the Honourable Mme. Michaëlle Jean at

Centre St Pierre, Montreal QC in discussion with organizations on the issue of domestic

violence

Excerpt from letter of support Mrs. Marlene Jennings, Federal MP / Députée NDG/Lachine:

Women AWARE identifies the problems surrounding abusive relationships and the possible cause

of theses problems. Hereby, I strongly encourage their initiatives and feel it would further advance

the fight against spousal abuse in our communities.

Stratégie nationale pour la prévention du crime et Gouvernement du Canada: Saluations a

Femmes averties / WOMEN AWARE pour « son engagement visant à créer des communautés

plus sûres » / Saluting WOMEN AWARE / Femmes Averties « for their commitment to creating

safer communities »

Montreal news Police Files: Citation d’Excellence. Citation L’Excellence et du Partenariat was

awarded to AWARE by the Island of Montreal Police Department for their work in founding and

running Women AWARE, which contributes to the work done by the police in the area of domestic

violence. Women AWARE is unique in that it is founded by survivors of domestic violence.

Excerpt from letter of support PDQ-11

Nous croyons fermement qu’il est primordial qu’une organization comme la vôtre existe pour

tenter de démystifier la violence conjugale, en faire comprendre sa complexité et sensibiliser la

population adulte sur les stereotypes qui y sont rattachés.

Patricia Ann Bourgeois / Agent sociocommunautaire Poste de quartier 11

Excerpt from letter of support English Montreal School Board/ John Grant High School

“I know I speak for all the staff that partook in the presentations, as well as all the students who

participated, when I say that the courage and passion that we saw during those talks was inspiring.

The students were exposed to information that is essential for their continued welfare and due to

the manner in which it was presented, were able to be involved and express themselves.. I know

they all got a lot out of the information and testimonials, and I know that for some it demonstrated

paths, answers and possibilities that they did not know existed”

S.Syd Apel/ Guidance counselor, J. McMorran/Principal

Endingviolence.org Information Bulletin

For providing feedback to endingviolence.org for use in their information bulletin.pdf on the coordination initiatives on violence against women.