News & Updates

Supreme Court of Canada’s anti-SLAPP judgments endanger survivors of gender-based violence For immediate release – September 11, 2020 VANCOUVER – On September 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada...

          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 20, 2020 - Joint Press Release -   WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre and Just Outcomes Launches the  Changing Systems Through...

Two weeks ago, the Vancouver City Council voted unanimously to support a bill to start a process of defunding the Vancouver Police Department. A few weeks before that, Vancouver Pride Society voted...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 21st, 2020   WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre Launches WAVAW Connect – an Online Text and Chat Service for Survivors of Sexualized Violence (Vancouver, BC) — WAVAW...

On March 28th, under provincial emergency management measures, the sexual assault supports that WAVAW has provided for more than 38 years were deemed “essential services” for the first time by the...

When folks share their hopes and dreams for volunteering with WAVAW, there is one thing that emerges as a theme – volunteers desire community. However, the reality is that WAVAW would not be the...

Dear trans survivors,  Over the past three weeks, our world has turned upside down. COVID-19 has forced us to stay in our homes - that is, those of us who are lucky enough to have homes. We’re...

Over the past several weeks, life has continued to evolve under this new reality and we have continued to see new and emerging ways that our lives need to change in order to “flatten the curve” and...