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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...
I’m angry and tired of rape culture on campus
Post by WAVAW Volunteer, Baylee This will be my fourth year attending the University of British Columbia. My fourth year of being told to walk in groups, to lock my dormitory windows and doors, to...
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...
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...
Layers of Patriarchal Garbage
We recently learned that a French woman wearing a burqa made of bathing suit material (clever!) at the beach was forced to remove it by armed police. This is in keeping with recent bans on the full...
a double-edged survival
Guest Post by a WAVAW Volunteer I carry with me a double-edged knife. I carry this knife close to me, in a hidden pocket. I keep my wallet there, reaching often. Outside I carry this knife...
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...
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