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...
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Absolute Heartbreak: Enough Is Enough
Another woman in B.C. was killed on Sunday by her ex-husband. WAVAW's Manager of Victim Services and Outreach Programs, Dalya Israel, spoke on Global News BC1 at 4pm yesterday about violence...
Demanding Accountability from our Police
WAVAW is participating in Vancouver DTES Cop Watch's Anti Police Brutality Rally on the International Day Against Police Brutality (March 15). We are demanding accountability from our police. We...
We can do better: Violence against women in film and TV
WAVAW’s Victim Services Medical Support Worker and Counsellor, Arlana Green, joined the panel on Portrayals of Violence Against Women in Film and Television at Women in Film and Television's...
Our Decolonizing Practice
Recently during a staff workshop on Fat Oppression, the facilitator Kalamity acknowledged that we were gathering on unceded Coast Salish Territory. As an organization delivering workshops, speeches,...
Happy Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day, let the important folks in your life know how much you C.A.R.E.! Give 'em a personalized anti-violence valentine’s day card. Designs are courtesy of Vancouver Community...
Rape Culture in Politics
Speech from the January 29th “Is Rape Culture in Politics?” panel. My name is Irene-Tsepnopoulos-Elhaimer and I am the Executive Director at Women Against Violence Against Women Rape Crisis Centre,...
Reclaiming Consent : Resisting Individualism
WAVAW's speech at the November 22nd March to Reclaim Consent We’re here tonight to Reclaim Consent. Let’s first Remind ourselves to acknowledge that historically consent has been an important tool...
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