Guest post by WAVAW Volunteer The exterior of my house is off-white, fenced off from a busy street by a grey fence. After months of searching I have finally moved into a neighbourhood where I can...
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Loving her after assault: Suggestions on supporting your partner from a fellow survivor
Guest post by WAVAW Volunteer, Nicole Wayara In the midst of working through my own trauma and remembrance (as well as fighting the latter) of my assault, I’ve had the support of many incredible...
Context of Consent in a Rape Culture
[Talk at the Social Justice Action Network @ UBC Law: Defining "Yes": Consent, Sexual Assault and the Law] First of all, I would like to start with recognizing that we are on unceded Musqueam land....
Power Walking, Locked Jaws & Clutched Keys: The Realities of Navigating Public Space after Sexual Assault
Guest post by WAVAW Volunteer, Nicole Wayara I am fortunate to have been supported by a whole lot of awesome people throughout what I still believe was the most mentally damaging experience of my...
Are You Kidding Me?!?!?
Pregnant Meteorologist, Kristi Gordon, feels compelled to apologize on television for being pregnant and asks viewers to "please be easy" on her in regards to what she will be wearing to fit her...
WAVAW and the Emerging Feminist Consciousness
Guest Post by WAVAW Volunteer, Ruwani Dadallage I had first heard about WAVAW almost a decade ago when I got one of their buttons in high school during anti-bullying week. I thought the moniker was...
WAVAW is now part of who I am
Guest Post by WAVAW Volunteer Prior to volunteering with WAVAW I didn’t really consider myself a “feminist”. I knew that I supported equality, felt strongly about women’s rights, and was frustrated...
Double The Impact of Your Holiday Donation!
On Giving Tuesday (December 2, 2014) You Can Double The Impact of Your Holiday Donation! Giving Tuesday which falls after Cyber Monday each year, is a global day of giving! And this year Interac...
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