As a member of our community, you may have heard us describe the work we do as 'Supporting Survivors and Shifting Society'. We often talk about how we support survivors through our direct services,...
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To the sex worker community – we owe you an apology
July 18, 2018 To the sex worker community, As an organization, we always say that systems and perpetrators of violence need to be held accountable. This is no different when we have enacted harm...
Stand up to Racism Rally at City Square, Vancouver
Guest post by WAVAW Volunteers, Tissa Rahim and Hannah Jarvis In wake of the recent white-supremacist riots held in Charlottesville, groups all over North America, with similar...
WAVAW’s New Inclusion Project
WHAT WAVAW is launching a 3-year project which will expand WAVAW’s services to serve trans, Two Spirit, and gender diverse survivors of sexual assault to increase access to services and support for...
Join us at the Scotiabank Charity Challenge on June 24!
Spring has arrived and it’s time to brush off those running shoes! The Scotiabank Vancouver Half-Marathon & 5K is just 7 weeks away! And, to kick things off we are offering free registration...
The Post March
Join WAVAW at The Post March on April 1, 11am-3pm at Roundhouse Community Centre! This purpose of this event is to create a space for people to come together again after the Women’s March and send...
Victim and Survivors of Crime Week
Post by WAVAW Staff, Rebecca Tucker It has been incredibly hard for me to sum up why I love the work that I do for WAVAW’s Victim Services Program, as I have loved every minute of it. Unfortunately,...
Happy International Women’s Day!
Happy International Women’s Day! We’re sending you lots of feminist love as you celebrate women’s resilience, resistance, and achievements on the road to equality this International Women’s Day....
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