WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre is in the second year of a 3-year systemic change project that seeks to answer the question: “How can we enhance Survivors confidence in the Criminal Justice System after...
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Blog Posts and Resources for Supporting Survivors, Shifting Society
How do we refuse complicity with transphobia when it’s conflated with feminism?
It’s amazing how much a space can change overnight. That was my first thought and I walked into this year’s Dyke March. I knew that TERFs – trans exclusionary radical feminists – would be showing up...
Queering Safety
To register for Queering Safety please call 604-255-6344 or toll-free 1-877-392-7583 We invite you to submit any questions about this group to: inclusion@salalsvsc.ca
Introducing our Activist Animals!
We know sexual violence intersects with many other types of oppression. This spring, we’re excited to be launching a new Activist Animals series! These Activist Animals highlight the different kinds...
Queering Language and Resisting Perfection
A few weeks ago, WAVAW staff participated in a workshop around queer language in anticipation of opening our services to all Two Spirit, trans, and nonbinary survivors. We knew that being fluent in...
A message from WAVAW’s Inclusion Coordinator
Post by Felix Gilliland, WAVAW Community Inclusion and Engagement Coordinator As WAVAW moves forward with our trans inclusion project, we’re hearing from trans people of all stripes (and spots, and...
5 Ways that Victim-Blaming Fails Survivors of Sexual Assault
Post by Zoë B Why does sexual assault happen? How could someone do something so horrible to another human being? How do we make sense of this, especially when it happens to someone we know or love -...
From #metoo to #iwill – What does real solidarity look like?
Post by Zoë B, WAVAW Volunteer Over the past week, many survivors have found the #metoo campaign, originally started in 2007 by black activist Tarana Burke, to be useful in their healing...
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