Blog Posts and Resources for Supporting Survivors, Shifting Society
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...
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,”...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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