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Arnold, Janice. "Song addresses issue of conjugal violence." Canadian Jewish News 3 July 1997.

This article details the creation of a song about conjugal violence, written by six women who are former residents of the Auberge Shalom in Montreal, Quebec, a shelter for battered women. The song was written with the help of singer/composer Helene Engel, the first artist-in-residence at the Saidye Bronfman Centre's Youth Institute.

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Cowlishaw, Mary Lou. "Art exhibit lends voice to ‘Silent Victims'." Chicago Daily Herald 19 Oct. 1998: D3.

Cowlishaw describes the Silent Voices exhibition in the Illinois State Capitol building, organized to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence. She also mentions the services of several organizations fighting against domestic violence.

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Dauphinee, David. "Art and activism combine in work for shelter." London Free Press 22 Nov. 1998: A3.

The author describes a project by art students of the University of Western Ontario, Jennifer Cobb and Yael Sucher. Sucher and Cobb created posters for downtown London advertising a meeting at the Rotholme women's shelter, asking those who wished to attend to bring three items of value. Following the speakers at the meeting, those attending were asked to give up one of their items to the shelter. The intention was to raise public awareness
about women's shelters and to spark consideration of the meaning of value.

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Fernandez, Enrique. "Panamanian art reflects fiery history; national
artistic identity emerges in ‘Crosscurrents' at Bass." Fort Lauderdale
Sun-Sentinel 19 Sept. 1998, Broward Metro ed.: 1D.

Fernandez discusses Crosscurrents, the exhibition of contemporary Panamanian art at the Bass Museum in Miami Beach, Florida. Considering the art reflective of Panama's turbulent history of political violence, he describes works by Coqui Calderon, Tabo Toral, Brooke Alfaro, and Rodney Zelenko.

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Gyulai, Linda. "Monumental indecision." Hour 19 Feb. 1998: n. pag.

This article documents the controversy surrounding Montreal's plan for a public monument dedicated to genocide victims. The monument was initiated and in part financed by the Armenian community and was to be unveiled on the 83rd anniversary of the Turkish Armenian massacres, thus causing tension between Armenian and Turkish communities.

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"In the eye of the beholder." Editorial. Chapel Hill Herald 8 May. 1998: 4.

This article discusses the controversial sculpture promoting anti-violence in Chapel Hill, by artist Thomas Sayre. The sculpture was criticized for being unattractive and for reminding the public of disturbing acts of violence that had occurred in Chapel Hill.

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Josephs, Susan. "Finding Jewish ways to deal with abuse: conference hero focuses on how rituals can help heal victims of domestic violence." The Jewish Week 5 Dec. 1997: n. pag.

The author discusses a conference on healing that was held in conjunction with the exhibition, Rage/Resolution: From Family Violence to Healing in the Works of Israeli and American Women, focusing on an artist who depicted
a suffering woman who immerses herself in the ocean. Jean Block Rosensaft interpreted the image as a use of the mikveh, changing the viewer's focus from victimization to hope and renewal.

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Klomegah, Kester. "Women use art to battle violence." Moscow Times 25 Nov. 1998: 1590.

Klomegah describes the Women Against Violence exhibition at the Plaza Art Gallery in Moscow, in which posters, paintings and photographs by various women artists depict violence in order to raise awareness. The article includes comments by the artists.

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Mackie, John. "Monument recalls slayings. Families of Polytechnique victims unveil Marker of Change in Vancouver." Montreal Gazette 7 Dec. 1997: A5.

This article details the unveiling of the monument called Marker of Change in Thornton Park, Vancouver, commemorating the victims of the 1989 massacre
at École Polytechnique in Montreal. Designed by Beth Alber, the monument consists of 14 benches, each one inscribed with one of the victims' names, and is intended to foster remembrance and reflection on the continuing
problem of violence against women.

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Milani, Joanna. "Art meets community." The Tampa Tribune 12 Apr. 1997: Baylife 1.

Milani describes work by artists Maria Castagliola and John Briggs at the Florida Gulf Coast Art Centre. Castagliola organized a community project for which both artists and school children created works on the theme of "love can make a difference," part of a fundraising drive for a St.
Petersburg center for victims of domestic violence and child abuse.

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Milloy, M. J. "Dying from school: a system full of abusers or an abusive system?" Hour March 5 1998: n. pag.

Focusing in particular on a meeting held at the Native Friendship centre in Vancouver, this article discusses recent open forums on residential schools that have stirred discussion about the government school system that took
aboriginal children away from their parents and placed them in sexually and physically abusive environments.

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O'Brien, Jerry. "Art show to help women's center." Providence
Journal-Bulletin 8 Jul. 1997, East Bay ed.: 1C.

This article describes the "Art with Heart" exhibition held at the Newport Women's Resource Center in 1997. Organized to raise funds for the center's programs, the show included work by women and children who had received help from the center, some of the works inspired by their experiences with domestic violence.

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"T-shirt exhibit; useful compromise." Editorial. Arizona Republic 24 Sept. 1997: B6.

The author describes internal controversy surrounding an exhibition of decorated t-shirts at the Phoenix Art Museum in Arizona. The t-shirts, representing the experience of women and children brutalized by domestic violence, were the result of a program organized by the Arizona Foundation for Women.

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Wildman, David. "Violence victims leave mark in art." Boston Globe 28 Sept. 1997, city ed.: 12.

Wildman discusses the public exhibit, Witness to Violence, by artist Robert Markey. The project began as a blank canvas with the title, "Number of Women Battered in 1995", and as it traveled around the country Markey
invited men to update the number with a paint stick every fifteen seconds, reflecting the statistic that a woman is battered every fifteen seconds. Women survivors of domestic violence signed the canvas with a black marker, and relatives of women who had died from domestic violence added these victims' names in red.