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Blog Posts and Resources for Supporting Survivors, Shifting Society
Stand up to Racism Rally at City Square, Vancouver
Guest post by WAVAW Volunteers, Tissa Rahim and Hannah Jarvis In wake of the recent white-supremacist riots held in Charlottesville, groups all over North America, with similar...
The Importance of Our Crisis Line
“What do you tell someone when they call your 24-Hour Crisis Line?” This is a question we get often. WAVAW’s Crisis and Information Line operates 24 hours a day, every single day of the year. Both...
What does our Victim Services Team do?
I'm sure you have heard of WAVAW's Victim Services program, but chances are you may not know exactly what our Victim Services team does. WAVAW'S Victim Services team does hospital, police, and court...
Update: WAVAW’s Inclusion Project
As of April 1st, 2018, WAVAW's services and programs are available to all Two-Spirit, trans, and non-binary survivors of sexual violence. A few months ago, as part of our Inclusion Project, we...
Reflections on WAVAW’s Inclusion Project
Guest Post by Felix Gilliland In my early 20s, I volunteered at WAVAW on their crisis line. I loved the work – the intensive training shaped my budding feminism and the phone line offered...
WAVAW’s New Inclusion Project
WHAT WAVAW is launching a 3-year project which will expand WAVAW’s services to serve trans, Two Spirit, and gender diverse survivors of sexual assault to increase access to services and support for...
WAVAW’s colouring book is now available!
We have something special to share with you. In 2017, WAVAW staff worked hard brainstorming, writing, and sketching, with the end goal of creating a free colouring and activity book to share with...
The Importance of Solidarity in our Anti-Violence Movements
WAVAW+BLM guest post By Daniella Barreto and Nicolle Wayara In advance of Sunday’s March on Pride, guest blogger and WAVAW volunteer Nicolle Wayara and her close friend and ally Daniella Barreto,...
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