UPEI Sun November 4, 1982 . . ' , , , ‘ :‘ \ W t ‘ :4 ,. x,' I ‘ DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: ' . , . ~ 7 . -‘ m Nancy-Marie Arsernult- . ~ , . - . . ,. ' It is a sad situation for One in ten women are bat— I 'af‘ter"DoriS Anderson ‘ — x I ‘— the battered woman who tered in Canada, but in who was instrumental in r ' ‘ , - . I faces the current legal 1981, only 85 shelters 7 the establishment of a - ATIENTION AIL Smms I system. If she does go or Transition Houses Transition House on the L ' THE UPEI mm UNION to the police she is usual— to help the battered ISla-nd. ‘ I IS LOOKING FOR INTERr 1y confronted with a frus— woman, and her children Over the past year some i m smijq-S rm SIT trating system that practi— if need be, existed. 111 women and 265 child— I 7 ON THE NEW SENATE cally enables the husband The committee report. ren have used the facili- W'm 100K mm 4 get off with a mere reoarmended several Chang- ties at Anderson House. WRANGE pLANNING AT . . . . , finger shaking and a ’ es to the legal system, The. federal and provincial ‘ UPEI IF vocal statement of some— including; / - goven'ments and private * m ME AT r: , 'v thing to the effect; "and - the federal government funding sources are con-.- ,srmDENr UNION OFF-1&3 ". gon't do it again," or .should fund more shelters . tributing to Anderson ‘ ‘ I ._ DRQP‘BY OR CALL 892-3121, « > be good. — a certain number of u—' House, but a further Ext 395 THE W ' ' A report done by the Par— nits in housing subsidized $20,000 must be raised F BE’CIDSEN AT THE liamentary Standing Can- by the Federal Canada from the ommunity. MIL ' lmittee on Health, Welfare Mortgage and Housing ' The past week has been , MEErIm ON SUNDAY and Social Affairs into Corporation should be a busy week for many ‘mm 3,. THIS'IS I Family Violence concludes reserved for battered wo— volunteers who are out YOUR EDUCATION. the report by stating that men with children. canvessing the larger | "porEcr IT". "a 1975-76 Vancouver stu— - the problem and women's Charlottetown area to dy revealed police re— legal rights should be help raise money to sponded to only 53 per— publicized through the maintain the house. [cent of calls concerning media and inserts in Any donation large or domestic Violence, a1.— family allowance cheques small will be greatly .ap—‘ thouqh they answered - the police should be preciated. almost all break- and — trained to deal with do- It can be left at the enter calls. " - mestic violence Voluntary Resource Center It is an even sadder situ— - research into treat— at 81 Prince St., ation when the battered . ment of both the victim Phone 892-3790. lwoman realizes that unless and the assailant should THANK _YOU. _, v she has been, and is, in be conducted. ‘ ~25??- most cases, severely ind The report stressed that I" -“ I jured, or that the violence wife battering "is a was witnessed by a third Criminal activity and as person, the husband fl— Such is a matter for not be arrested. state intervention." I , i . , . -mzingly enough the po- Prince Edyvard Island ‘ -- '— llice will, and can only has a Transition House MEIHX-‘I ROACH 1 calm down the husband that offers support and 'quON'Io (CUP)-— A but, because they are not shelter University of Toronto trained to deal with do- for physically and men— . student got more than he mestic violence and are tally abused women and bargained for when he unfamiliar and even un- ‘ children. The house ' puchased a‘cuB. 0f aware of what help and is located in central V coffee from a vending coucelling does exist, Charlottetown and pro. machine. , - t — will offer no assistance Vides 24 hour, \7 days a _ I ' Along with extra ' t0 the beaten, , week, asafe energency coffee ’whitener and and bruised woman. shelter, It is named sugar‘came a cockroach ’ \ A and assorted body plalrts. ,. I jams QR. s g. the mit-‘h-rfrom a e sit as drastic as a murder, y "At first I thouqt .t smmqfiflgg teen to eighteen Enables from the younger generation. it was a bean, ," said _ _V j ' all the more young people Any young adult bemeen ‘ , year 3111-1050th Tie Gouncil of Maritime to be irresponsible for the ages of sixteen and ‘ , student Stang Burton... h Premiers is aSking Prjme their actions. The'major .. eighteen Years Old should"; "But on C1058 inspection- .,; Minister Trudeau to defer problem is that. they know be responsiblefor their I Saw that ‘it was a I) -- the proclamation of The. that the Courts calm0t actions. If this were so roach alofié with \ 1 Young Offenders Act- The touch them in any depram .— and they “mm be fist”. some legs and appendages." Act was passed‘recently ‘ ental way, and so if they convicted of their“ crime. . Cafeteria workers t by parliament and will do break_ahd_ehter thev then it can be sure that -‘ -. gaVe Burton 6. second cup replace the Juvenile _ my recieve a t the rate Of Grilles ‘ 4 0f in 4 ‘ Delinquents Act- It is ' to about 100 dollars, and those ages (is-«aid l8) 7 1 amplamt. I 5913111131 t0 9°39 into three nmthsprobafim. "Will Certainly dmp to 4 “I. _ V- ~ -' ' effect upon proclamation. All that the Act seems . some extent. What are ‘ v , asked what he. I A section of the Act will to change (as far as I my; views on this matter? ' trough?- about - ~ 7 ~ increase the upper age can see) is the wt of N.M. Arsenault university allowmg I of young offenders from juvenile delith who roaches onto campus, . sixteen t0 eighteen Years break the law will increase. : » . 3117130171 resm’fie‘?" ' \ and will came into effect If this Act goes Wh 'fI love all livmg _ . ~ in its full force in proclamation for fine year ‘ things,- and it really} 1985- of lQBSthenwecanecpect ‘ " meme-53m. '\ - i 3‘7}, m contr- “are violet-m, varflalisn, SW 13 m - ‘ .-. -.‘. .v __ ' e§

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