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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...
Are You Kidding Me?
Sociological Images has compiled a round-up of needlessly gendered products, which would be pretty hilarious if it weren't such a disturbing reminder of the coercive gender norms we're all swimming...
False Logic is Bad for Women
Written by Natalie Hill (WAVAW volunteer). Natalie wrote this piece in response to CBC's radio program, Q, and their segment titled "does rape culture really exist?". Natalie submitted this piece...
Are You Kidding Me?
For just $34.99 USD, the Walk of Shame Kit can provide everything you need to survive the "act of going home the next morning and being embarrassed in your clothes from the night before" - and as a...
No, I will not relax… and neither will my hair
Guest Post by WAVAW Volunteer Doaa Magdy I grew up in a country where being dark-skinned was a sort of shame. To avoid that, I was pressured into using Fair and Lovely, a fairness cream. I’m glad...
Demanding Accountability from our Police
WAVAW is participating in Vancouver DTES Cop Watch's Anti Police Brutality Rally on the International Day Against Police Brutality (March 15). We are demanding accountability from our police. We...
We can do better: Violence against women in film and TV
WAVAW’s Victim Services Medical Support Worker and Counsellor, Arlana Green, joined the panel on Portrayals of Violence Against Women in Film and Television at Women in Film and Television's...
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