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Acknowledging Violence Against Women: Honouring Women as a Daily Practice
Post by WAVAW Relief Staff, Jane “Laugh and cry and tell stories. Sad stories about bodies stolen, bodies no longer here. Enraging stories about the false images, devastating lies, untold violence....
Getting an IUD: Reflections on negotiating sexuality in a rape culture
Guest Post by WAVAW Relief Staff, Faye So Many Layers Women face many barriers to making informed decisions about birth control - we live in a rape culture that shames us for our interest and...
Origin of the Round Dance Ceremony
Guest post by Kay L. Carlson Story of the Origin of the Round Dance as told by Cree Elder John Cuthand: The story goes there was a woman who loved her mother very much. The daughter never married...
Sexualized Violence is Police Brutality
This International Day Against Police Brutality, we are once again demanding accountability from our police. We expect better from the institution charged with working for our safety. We know the...
Pick up artist (PUA) predatory behaviour = Rape Culture
"Pick-up artists" (PUAs) are harassing women on Robson Street and around Vancouver. We've had enough. We're sharing and putting these posters up and you're welcome to join us! Download the pdf!...
Women’s Lives Matter
Speech for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers by WAVAW Counsellors, Jen Shortt and Jodie Millward As Aboriginal women from other territories, we would like to begin by...
You Can Take Action Too!
How can a government be indifferent to public education, to fair working conditions for teachers, to the law and BC Supreme Court rulings? We stand in solidarity with our teachers and all of those...
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