Supporting Survivors
We offer free, confidential support for survivors of sexualized violence, including:
Immediate
Support
Ongoing
Support
Indigenous
Support Program
Shifting Society
We provide education and training that helps shift attitudes, beliefs, and thinking for lasting change.
Education &
Workshops
Panels &
Events
Advocacy &
Publications
Who We Serve
Our services are available to women, Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender diverse people, ages 14 and up, who have experienced sexualized violence.
We’ve taken intentional steps to ensure our support is not only inclusive, but also affirming and responsive to the specific needs of Indigenous, Black, and peoples of colour, trans and gender diverse survivors, and sex workers; communities who continue to face additional systemic barriers when seeking support.
What We Do
Salal offers free, anti-oppressive, intersectional feminist, decolonizing support to survivors of sexualized violence.
We also work to end sexual violence by challenging the systems and beliefs that allow it to continue.
Through education, advocacy, and collective action, we work toward a world where all survivors are supported, and all forms of oppression are dismantled.
Salal (previously WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre) was formed in 1983 and today we are B.C.’s largest sexual assault centre.
Our Approach
Salal is an intersectional feminist, anti-oppressive, and decolonizing sexual violence support centre, operating on the stolen and unceded Coast Salish Territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
Our work is grounded in the understanding that sexualized violence is rooted in systems of oppression, including colonialism, racism, classism, ableism, transphobia, and sexism.
These systems create the conditions for sexual violence to happen and create barriers to safety, healing, and justice.
We are here to support you and to work alongside communities to challenge and transform these systems.
We recognize that colonialism is ongoing, and we are committed to working in ways that are accountable, culturally grounded, and in solidarity with Indigenous sovereignty.
Practicing decolonization means we strive to unlearn colonial ways of thinking, honour Indigenous knowledge, and build relationships with Elders and Indigenous-led organizations.
Stand with Survivors
Be part of the change
With Deep Gratitude to our Generous Supporters
