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  • Posted March 19, 2013

Job Posting – Aboriginal Family Counsellor

Aboriginal Family Counsellor WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre is seeking two Aboriginal Family Counsellors who are committed to a Feminist Anti-Oppression approach to their work.  We encourage Aboriginal, Metis, Inuit and First Nations women to apply.  These positions are both one year Term-Certain full time positions. Closing date for applications is April 1st, 2013.  Please send […]
  • Posted March 12, 2013

Are You Kidding Me?

Have you ever come across something so ridiculously offensive and misogynistic that the only possible respond, short of putting out your own eyes, is to scream “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!”  Well, we certain have. And we decided to post them here for your entertainment. Just when you think we don’t need feminism anymore, these are […]
  • Posted March 7, 2013

Join WAVAW in Celebrating 30 Years of Action to Eliminate Violence Against Women

On International Women’s Day 2013, WAVAW has a lot to celebrate:  three decades of hard-won achievements in the struggle to create a society where all women are free from violence. To commemorate a small selection of the events in our herstory—and to show our appreciation for all the women and allies who’ve contributed to our […]
  • Posted March 5, 2013

Stop Victim-Blaming

Our response to the negative and hateful comments towards Maggie and the photographer, Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, in the project “Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence” Domestic Violence is not something that we as a society are unaware of; on the contrary, we are seeing more and more media images about women being abused, from […]
  • Posted March 1, 2013

31 things BC can do right now to end violence against women

We believe that an end to violence against women and gender inequality is possible. Over the past two decades, reports and plans have filled bookshelves, filing cabinets and hard drives. These documents have been generated through community-based and academic research, though project evaluations and through government consultations. Many of these reports have been informed by […]
  • Posted February 27, 2013

1 Billion Rising

Check out videos and pictures from our 1 Billion Rising flash mob!
  • Posted February 13, 2013

“I’m all for equality, but…” Debunking the Myths of Women in the Army

As of January 24, 2013, women are now legally able to serve in combat positions in the U.S. army. While many of us celebrate this change with a cry of, “Finally!” there are many people who oppose it. Why? Well, let’s take a look at some of the most common arguments: First, women are weaker […]
  • Posted January 31, 2013

How Do You Feel About the Gov’t Asking The Public How They Should Listen to Women?

By Dalya Israel, WAVAW’s Victim Services Coordinator On January 21, 2013 the BC Government launched an online public consultation questionnaire where the public is asked to make suggestions on how to stop domestic violence. Since we haven’t been able to integrate and enact any of the recommendations put forth by the Standing Committee on the […]
  • Posted January 17, 2013

Talking the Talk: Vancouver’s Homeless Count

by Lisa Wagner The City Council of Vancouver was to meet Tuesday to approve a series of increases to fines for 42 city bylaws, including those that allow for the ticketing of homeless people sleeping on the streets and residents involved in illegal street-vending. The maximum fine for the offenses has been increased to $10,000 […]
  • Posted January 10, 2013

Naming Racism in the Media

As the Idle No More strengthens so do, unfortunately, the condescending and racist editorials in various newspapers. Disgusted by the pieces being published WAVAW has written two separate responses to the editors; they of course were not published. In response to the article “Attawapiskat chief is wrong to blackmail the PM.” Guest Editorial from The […]