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Budget 2025: What It Means for Gender Equity and Survivor Services
Over the past six months, our community - survivors, supporters, service providers, feminist organizations, and advocates came together in powerful ways to stop the proposed 80% cuts to Women and...
Honoring Truth: A Reflection on the First Thanksgiving
By Tammy Desjardins, Indigenous Program Coordinator and Counsellor When many people speak of the “First Thanksgiving,” they picture a peaceful meal — settlers and Indigenous peoples sharing food in...
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
“We may not achieve reconciliation within my lifetime, or within the lifetime of my children, but we will be able to achieve it if we all commit to working towards it properly. Part of that commitment is that every year we will stand up together and we will say ‘never again.”
Holding Space for All Survivors: Addressing Harm Perpetuated by Women
In the anti-violence sector, we often emphasize harm caused by men. And necessarily so, since it shapes our world in profound and violent ways. However, survivors accessing Salal’s support services...
Open Letter From Anti-Violence Organizations In Support of Palestine
June 13, 2024 Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Subject: Anti-Violence Organizations Demand Immediate Action to...
Five Years of Failing Indigenous Women, Girls & Two Spirit People
It’s National Indigenous Peoples History Month and in 2024, we continue to see history repeat itself. While we see elected officials sharing statements acknowledging this month, talking about their...
Connection Is Harm Reduction
May 7th marks International Harm Reduction Day, a day focused on implementing strategies to minimize the social, legal, and health-related consequences of substance use and sexual activity. As a...
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