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Mission Statement
The
mission of NCCADV is to create
social change through the
elimination of the institutional,
cultural, and individual oppressions
that contribute to domestic
violence.
Vision
To empower all North Carolina
communities to build a society that
prevents and eliminates domestic
violence.
Values
We believe that domestic violence is
a pattern of domination in which
batterers intentionally choose to
cause fear, injury and/or pain in
order to gain and maintain power and
control over their partners. In
addition to physical violence,
battering often includes sexual,
emotional and economic abuse. We
believe domestic violence is
absolutely unacceptable.
We believe that patriarchy and
gender inequality play a central
role at both the personal and
societal level in creating and
maintaining domestic violence. We
know that most domestic violence is
committed by men against women. We
believe it is vital to understand
and eliminate all forms of
oppression including sexism, racism
and homophobia. We believe that it
is critical to provide services to
survivors of all races, ages,
classes, religions, ethnic groups,
sexual orientations, gender
identities, and abilities.
We believe in the power of the
shared experience to illuminate the
issues we face and in working
together to create personal and
social change. We will work
intentionally and actively to create
safe spaces for survivors of
domestic violence. We believe the
voice and experience of survivors
must be the foundation of domestic
violence work and that the movement
can change society.
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