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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

WAVAW’s Volunteers are Essential

When folks share their hopes and dreams for volunteering with WAVAW, there is one thing that emerges as a theme – volunteers desire community. However, the reality is that WAVAW would not be the community that it is without the presence of our volunteers. In all the different ways that volunteers show up to support […]

A Letter of Support to Trans Survivors

Dear trans survivors,  Over the past three weeks, our world has turned upside down. COVID-19 has forced us to stay in our homes – that is, those of us who are lucky enough to have homes. We’re missing the first few nice days of the year, and missing each other. For many trans people, it’s […]