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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
To the sex worker community – we owe you an apology
July 18, 2018 To the sex worker community, As an organization, we always say that systems and perpetrators of violence need to be held accountable. This is no different when we have enacted harm...
Introducing our Activist Animals!
We know sexual violence intersects with many other types of oppression. This spring, we’re excited to be launching a new Activist Animals series! These Activist Animals highlight the different kinds...
Scotiabank Prizes!
The Scotiabank Half-Marathon & 5K is less than a month away! It's crunch time, friends! Full disclosure, I had been feeling a little uninspired with my fundraising, but yesterday I crunched some...
Queering Language and Resisting Perfection
A few weeks ago, WAVAW staff participated in a workshop around queer language in anticipation of opening our services to all Two Spirit, trans, and nonbinary survivors. We knew that being fluent in...
Petition: Government of BC- Support Survivors of Sexual Assault
UPDATE: March 8, 2018 - We're so excited to let you know that Green Party MLA for Cowichan Valley Sonia Furstenau will be presenting our petition at the BC Legislature today! Stay tuned for more...
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