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What do we mean by ‘people of marginalized genders’?
We have grappled a lot with language in our trans inclusion work at WAVAW. The term ‘people of marginalized genders’ was created in order to describe our mandate – the longer version of it might...
WAVAW Stands Behind the Proposed Changes to Bill C-51
During the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence I always take pause to think about how we are enacting activism in our work at WAVAW. This year’s global theme is #hearmetoo, it’s an...
WAVAW’s Justice Project, Seeks Victim Service Worker, Supervisors, Managers Participation in a Survey
WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre is in the second year of a 3-year systemic change project that seeks to answer the question: “How can we enhance Survivors confidence in the Criminal Justice System after...
WAVAW’s Stance on Sex Work
In July 2018, we published an apology to sex workers. After this, we put out a survey seeking feedback about the sexual assault service needs of the sex worker community. We saw a clear distinction...
Kimberly Nixon is a Hero
Kimberly Nixon has a passion for women’s rights, and for ensuring all women can access support following the trauma of violence. Having lived through a two and a half year long abusive relationship,...
How do we refuse complicity with transphobia when it’s conflated with feminism?
It’s amazing how much a space can change overnight. That was my first thought and I walked into this year’s Dyke March. I knew that TERFs – trans exclusionary radical feminists – would be showing up...
Sex Work Community Feedback Survey
Last week we published an Accountability Letter titled “To the Sex Worker Community – We Owe You An Apology.” This generated a lot of dialogue. We heard what you had to say on Twitter, Facebook, and...
Queering Safety
To register for Queering Safety please call 604-255-6344 or toll-free 1-877-392-7583 We invite you to submit any questions about this group to: inclusion@salalsvsc.ca
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