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Feminism Introduced Me to Myself
Guest Post by a WAVAW Volunteer Like many women, I have suffered from depression since my preteens. Maybe even earlier… (Were those tantrums as a child really just nonsense, or was I reacting...
Volunteer Spotlight – Megan
This year, WAVAW had the immense fortune of having Megan Cosens as a volunteer in our office. Here are some words the staff used to describe her wonderful presence and contributions: Megan offered...
You Can Take Action Too!
How can a government be indifferent to public education, to fair working conditions for teachers, to the law and BC Supreme Court rulings? We stand in solidarity with our teachers and all of those...
Volunteer Spotlight – Lisa
In April and May, WAVAW was lucky enough to host Lisa Patrick as our Library Technician practicum student from Langara’s Department of Library and Information Technology Program. Lisa was tasked...
Absolute Heartbreak: Enough Is Enough
Another woman in B.C. was killed on Sunday by her ex-husband. WAVAW's Manager of Victim Services and Outreach Programs, Dalya Israel, spoke on Global News BC1 at 4pm yesterday about violence...
Why I needed to be involved with WAVAW
Guest Post by WAVAW Volunteer Cynthia Williams My name is Cynthia and I am an office support volunteer at Women Against Violence Against Women. My interest in volunteering with WAVAW was really not...
National Volunteer Week – Thank You!
We asked our Volunteers what would happen if our organization no longer existed. This is what they said: To all of our incredible volunteers: None of this would be possible without YOU. We could...
Before you Take Action, Check-In With Yourself
Written by Dalya Israel, Manager of Victim Services and Outreach Programs For National Victims of Crime awareness week this year the theme is “Taking Action”. In the Victim Service program at WAVAW...
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