Today is Remembrance Day, a day set aside to remember the sacrifice of our armed forces who went to battle and those who died. The original slogan associated with Remembrance Day was, “Never Again,”...
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Dear Men: I am Terrified of You (But You Can Change That)
Post by Rebecca Tucker, Relief/HOC Staff (CW: sexual assault, sexual harassment) When I was in elementary school, I learned that when a boy pushed me in line, or pulled my hair so hard my neck...
If the System Is Broken, Don’t Fix It? Judge Camp and the Status Quo
Post by Natti Schmid, WAVAW Office Manager Perpetrators must be held accountable for the violence they commit against women. WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre was awarded intervener status to speak to the...
Judge Camp and The Beast of Rape Culture
Post by Adrienne Moya, Victim Services Medical Support Worker We tell women not to take on more responsibility or burden than they need to when navigating the criminal justice system. We tell them...
10 Things That Take Longer than Brock Turner’s Prison Sentence
Brock Turner, Stanford’s star rapist (who can also swim), will be released from prison on September 2. On that day, he will have spent only three months in prison, half of his already miniscule...
NEWS RELEASE: Coalition Calls Federal Plan for National Inquiry too Vague
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Pleasure & Sexuality in a Rape Culture
WAVAW collaborated with illustrator, Jane Komori, to create this comic about how we can all think about pleasure and sexuality in the context of a rape culture. It was originally shared by WAVAW...
Feeling a Little Too Good About Your Summer Style? The Patriarchy Will Fix That!
Post By Relief Staff, Rebecca I love summer. I also love fashion. The former has always been true. The latter is more of a late-in-life interest that has developed as I have become more comfortable...
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