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  • Posted February 9, 2021

Call for Submissions – Recognition: Trans and Queer Artists on Sexual Harm!

WAVAW Rape Crisis Center is looking for submissions of poetry, prose, and art for our third edition of our zine, Recognition: Trans and Queer Artists on Sexual Harm! Prioritizing Two Spirit and QTBIPOC voices, we are looking for pieces that reflect the nuance of queer experiences of violence. Chosen artists will receive a $50 honorarium […]
  • Posted November 19, 2020
  • In Trans Day of Remembrance

‘Give us our roses while we’re still here’ – Trans Day Of Remembrance

Every year, the trans community and our allies meet to grieve those who have been taken from us by transphobia – usually in a crowded rental venue.  We light candles, hold roses, and pass around a stack of paper the size of a novel, taking turns reading aloud the names of those who have died. […]
  • Posted September 11, 2020
  • In Trans Day of Remembrance

Supreme Court of Canada’s Anti-SLAPP Judgments Endanger Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

Supreme Court of Canada’s anti-SLAPP judgments endanger survivors of gender-based violence For immediate release – September 11, 2020 VANCOUVER – On September 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released judgments in two cases concerning the interpretation of Ontario’s anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) laws on which BC’s Protection of Public Participation Act […]
  • Posted August 20, 2020
  • In Trans Day of Remembrance

WAVAW and Just Outcomes To Launch Transformative Justice Pilot Project

          FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, August 20, 2020 – Joint Press Release –   WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre and Just Outcomes Launches the  Changing Systems Through Transformative Justice Project, Funded By Vancouver Foundation   (Vancouver, BC) — WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre, in partnership with Just Outcomes, is pleased to announce the […]
  • Posted August 14, 2020
  • In Trans Day of Remembrance

Why We Support Defunding The Police

Two weeks ago, the Vancouver City Council voted unanimously to support a bill to start a process of defunding the Vancouver Police Department. A few weeks before that, Vancouver Pride Society voted to remove police entirely from pride. These things, of course, come in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by police and […]
  • Posted July 21, 2020
  • In Trans Day of Remembrance

Press Release: WAVAW Connect

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 21st, 2020   WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre Launches WAVAW Connect – an Online Text and Chat Service for Survivors of Sexualized Violence (Vancouver, BC) — WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre is pleased to announce the launch of WAVAW Connect, a text and online chat support tool that allows survivors of sexualized […]
  • Posted May 2, 2020
  • In Trans Day of Remembrance

Sexual Assault Supports Are Essential

On March 28th, under provincial emergency management measures, the sexual assault supports that WAVAW has provided for more than 38 years were deemed “essential services” for the first time by the province of British Columbia. We are grateful for this designation and feel that with it, finally comes the acknowledgement of how vital our services […]