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Blog Posts and Resources for Supporting Survivors, Shifting Society
Vancouver to Lima, Feminism is a network
WAVAW Volunteer, Pamela Vallejos, is returning home to Peru this month. As she leaves Vancouver and finishes her time with WAVAW, we asked her to reflect on her experience here and what she will...
Our Decolonizing Practice
Recently during a staff workshop on Fat Oppression, the facilitator Kalamity acknowledged that we were gathering on unceded Coast Salish Territory. As an organization delivering workshops, speeches,...
Are You Kidding Me?
In the spirit of Valentine's day, we present to you, a bra that will pop open when true love is detected. The Japanese lingerie manufacturer Ravijour has launched a ultra high-tech bra that is...
Happy Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day, let the important folks in your life know how much you C.A.R.E.! Give 'em a personalized anti-violence valentine’s day card. Designs are courtesy of Vancouver Community...
Moving Women
At WAVAW, we love hearing about and connecting with local businesses who integrate a feminist or anti-oppressive philosophy and practice in the service of building a society where all women are free...
Rape Culture in Politics
Speech from the January 29th “Is Rape Culture in Politics?” panel. My name is Irene-Tsepnopoulos-Elhaimer and I am the Executive Director at Women Against Violence Against Women Rape Crisis Centre,...
Creating Connections: WAVAW’s Support Groups
Written by Sharon, WAVAW Counsellor Many of us have seen support groups on TV and have an idea that they’re a space where one explicit group leader puts participants on the spot to share their...
Thinking Outside the Consent Box
Written by WAVAW Relief Staff, Caity Goerke The recent rape chants at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Saint Mary’s University (SMU) have prompted many public conversations about sexual...
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