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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 anti-islamic/anti-Semitic/overall racist principles, have crawled out from their reddit forums to take their cause to the streets. In Vancouver, a group called the WCAI, World Wide Coalition Against Islam, […]

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 for the first 15 people to sign up! Contact Natti at natti@salalsvsc.ca – or by calling 604-255-6228 ext. 232 – to find […]

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 letters to the provincial and federal government about the issues they care about. Organizations like WAVAW will have letters available for […]

On December 6th, we remember and we take action.

On December 6, 1989 14 women were shot and killed by a man at École Polytechnique because they were women who were studying in a traditionally male dominated space. In 1991 Canada chose to recognize Dec 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Yesterday, WAVAW was invited to speak […]

National Aboriginal Day @ Trout Lake: Bannock Tent

Post by WAVAW Counselor, Rebecca Brass On June 21, 2015 I volunteered my time at the Bannock Tent for National Aboriginal Day at Trout Lake, it was hot on Sunday morning when our first bannock maker arrived to the tent ready to make bannock. We started prepping the dough and heating the oil at 11am […]

SlutWalk 2015 Spoken Word

This is for anyone who has ever been called a slut against their will. For everyone resisting misogyny and violence. We are here to speak up because so many women have had to stay silent to survive. We’ve got your back. And the feminist movement is nowhere near through.   Rape culture is… Police telling […]

Women’s Lives Matter

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 acknowledging that we are visitors to this Coast Salish Territory and we thank the Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh people for allowing us to be here. […]

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 against women. What was your initial reaction to the most recent homicide? My initial reaction last night hearing that yet another woman has had […]