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- ↑ Wendy Elliott (November 27, 2009). "Art, activism an outlet for women". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Violence survivors pick purple to highlight Clothesline Project". Nova News Now. November 24, 2007. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ↑ James Ptacek (2009). Resisting Co-Optation: Three Feminist Challenges to Antiviolence Work. Restorative Justice and Violence Against Women. Oxford University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0195335484.
- ↑ Wendy Elliott (June 24, 2008). "Domestic violence bill scrapped, Transition House reps say govt. playing politics". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ↑ Wendy Elliott (May 22, 2009). "All parties challenged to support women and children". Nova News Now. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ↑ Elissa Barnard (April 21, 2012). "Dance work reveals plight of domestic abuse victims". The Chronicle Herald . Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ↑ Katherine Reed (2005). Fairness in Education for Single Parents in Nova Scotia. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. ISBN 0886274672.
- ↑ "Transition houses, women's centres get funding". Halifax News Net. June 18, 2010. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
