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10 Things That Take Longer than Brock Turner’s Prison Sentence
Brock Turner, Stanford’s star rapist (who can also swim), will be released from prison on September 2. On that day, he will have spent only three months in prison, half of his already miniscule...
Layers of Patriarchal Garbage
We recently learned that a French woman wearing a burqa made of bathing suit material (clever!) at the beach was forced to remove it by armed police. This is in keeping with recent bans on the full...
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls Federal Plan for National Inquiry too Vague
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a double-edged survival
Guest Post by a WAVAW Volunteer I carry with me a double-edged knife. I carry this knife close to me, in a hidden pocket. I keep my wallet there, reaching often. Outside I carry this knife...
Pleasure & Sexuality in a Rape Culture
WAVAW collaborated with illustrator, Jane Komori, to create this comic about how we can all think about pleasure and sexuality in the context of a rape culture. It was originally shared by WAVAW...
An open letter to post-secondary leadership
It’s been an interesting spring. On May 19, BC adopted legislation requiring post-secondary institutions to have sexual assault policies. The media is asking questions of Vancouver universities to...
Feeling a Little Too Good About Your Summer Style? The Patriarchy Will Fix That!
Post By Relief Staff, Rebecca I love summer. I also love fashion. The former has always been true. The latter is more of a late-in-life interest that has developed as I have become more comfortable...
Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
Post by WAVAW Staff, Patricia Four years ago, my friend was sexually assaulted while sleeping at my place. It was terrifying; sexual assault suddenly changed from a vaguely scary bogeyman in the...
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