Blog Posts and Resources for Supporting Survivors, Shifting Society
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 -...
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...
Guest post by WAVAW Volunteers, Tissa Rahim and Hannah Jarvis In wake of the recent white-supremacist riots held in Charlottesville, groups all over North America, with similar...
As of April 1st, 2018, WAVAW's services and programs are available to all Two-Spirit, trans, and non-binary survivors of sexual violence. A few months ago, as part of our Inclusion Project, we...
Guest Post by Felix Gilliland In my early 20s, I volunteered at WAVAW on their crisis line. I loved the work – the intensive training shaped my budding feminism and the phone line offered...
WAVAW+BLM guest post By Daniella Barreto and Nicolle Wayara In advance of Sunday’s March on Pride, guest blogger and WAVAW volunteer Nicolle Wayara and her close friend and ally Daniella Barreto,...
Post by Tanzin Bhuiyan, WAVAW Board Director I am running for and supporting WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre at this year’s Scotiabank Half Marathon and 5K because even in 2017 gender inequality and its...
Post by Natti Schmid, WAVAW Office Manager Does the idea of reaching out to individuals to ask for donations make you uncomfortable? I understand that - no matter how much you care about a cause,...
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