Family violence featured on Pacific Beat St

16 July 2009

TV3's Saturday morning programme for young Pacific people Pacific Beat St featured an item on family violence in June.

Vic Tamati, It's not OK Champion, and Betty Sio, CE of the Pacific Island Safety and Prevention Project in Auckland were interviewed for the item.

Vic talked about his journey to become violence free and how this has changed his family relationships. Betty called on all New Zealanders to take responsibility for this problem in our homes and communities.

Follow this link to watch the item on episode 15

www.pacificbeatst.net

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