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‘Give us our roses while we’re still here’ – Trans Day Of Remembrance
Every year, the trans community and our allies meet to grieve those who have been taken from us by transphobia - usually in a crowded rental venue. We light candles, hold roses, and pass around a...
Salal’s Guide To Self Care
Click here to download your own copy of Salal's Guide To Self Care!
Supreme Court of Canada’s Anti-SLAPP Judgments Endanger Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
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...
WAVAW and Just Outcomes To Launch Transformative Justice Pilot Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 20, 2020 - Joint Press Release - WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre and Just Outcomes Launches the Changing Systems Through...
Why We Support Defunding The Police
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...
Press Release: WAVAW Connect
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...
Sexual Assault Supports Are Essential
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...
WAVAW’s Volunteers are Essential
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...
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