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Recognition 2023
Every year, we celebrate the voices of Trans and Queer survivors with our annual creative project, Recognition. This years’ theme was a portrayal of Queer and Trans experiences of violence, while aiming to answer questions
Salal to Launch Vancouver’s First Integrated Sexual Assault Medical Clinic
Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre Awarded Funding from The Province of British Columbia to Launch Vancouver’s First Integrated Sexual Assault Medical Clinic For Immediate Release: October 18th,...
Celebrating Queer and Trans Survivors: Recognition Zine 2023!
Call for Submissions Summer, the season we know for celebrating our community with Pride, is right around the corner! Every year, we celebrate the voices of Trans and Queer survivors with our annual...
Provincial Gender-Based Violence Crisis Lines Funding Awarded to Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre and the Indian Residential School Survivors Society
Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre and Indian Residential School Survivors Society have been jointly awarded funding to operate the Province of B.C.’s first...
We Have A New Name!
On April 1st, 2023, WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre officially completed our transition to Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre. We've been deeply rooted in community over the last 40 years as WAVAW Rape...
Unpacking Oppressive Media: Books
One of the great things about educating yourself about intersectionality, systems of oppression, and the impacts of colonialism, is that you become more adept at observing when and how this shows up...
Improving Sex Worker Supports at Salal
Improving Sex Worker Supports at Salal: Community Consultation In 2018, Salal (then WAVAW) publicly apologized for a series of actions that caused harm to sex working communities. Since then, Salal...
Condoms and Consent
On July 29th 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada made an historic ruling on the 2021 appeal of R. v. Kirkpatrick. The case reaches back to 2017, and ultimately aimed to answer questions about whether...
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