At WAVAW, we receive a lot of questions from students. We thought we would share some of our responses! Here is a Q&A about sexuality, consent, sexual assault, and rape culture with Victim...
Q&A with Victim Services
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Join us at the Scotiabank Charity Challenge on June 24!
Spring has arrived and it’s time to brush off those running shoes! The Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5K is just 7 weeks away! And, to kick things off we are offering free registration...
The Post March
Join WAVAW at The Post March on April 1, 11am-3pm at Roundhouse Community Centre! This purpose of this event is to create a space for people to come together again after the Women’s March and send...
Resignation of Justice Robin Camp
Resignation of Justice Robin Camp A watershed moment for women survivors of sexual assault TORONTO, March 10, 2017 —The Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic and WAVAW Rape...
Remove Justice Camp from the Bench
Sign WAVAW's petition to remove Justice Robin Camp from the bench, and restore women's confidence in the judicial system! WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre urges the Canadian Judicial Council to take the...
Clarification on Trigger Warnings
Trigger warnings (TWs) are everywhere online these days, especially related to feminist topics and anti-violence articles, so we wanted to offer some clarification: Being triggered means not...
“Why Don’t Women Report?”: Asking the wrong questions
Whenever WAVAW receives a call from the media about a story on sexual assault, we are always expecting the same question: “Why don’t women report?” We are asked this question so often that we have...
On December 6th, we remember and we take action.
On December 6, 1989 14 women were shot and killed by a man at École Polytechnique because they were women who were studying in a traditionally male dominated space. In 1991 Canada chose to recognize...
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