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Sakhi marches against domestic violence
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India Abroad
06-21-2002
Domestic violence is not a family problem, but that of the entire
community.
That was the message going out as volunteers, supporters and staff of Sakhi
for South Asian Women, numbering around 60, marched through the streets of
Jackson Heights, in Queens, New York, June 8.
Jackson Heights has a predominantly South Asian population.
This was the fifth annual march against domestic violence by Sakhi - a
co...
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