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Q&A with a Sexual Assault Counsellor

At WAVAW, we receive a lot of informational requests from students for their school projects.  We thought we would share some of our responses!  Here is a Q&A with Sexual Assault Counsellor, Rebecca Berman: What is the role of a sexual assault counselor? WAVAW Sexual Assault Counsellors support women in their healing through individual counselling […]

I’m angry and tired of rape culture on campus

Post by WAVAW Volunteer, Baylee This will be my fourth year attending the University of British Columbia. My fourth year of being told to walk in groups, to lock my dormitory windows and doors, to be home before dark. My fourth year of what should have been uninterrupted learning, personal growth, and memory making. Instead, […]

An open letter to post-secondary leadership

It’s been an interesting spring.  On May 19, BC adopted legislation requiring post-secondary institutions to have sexual assault policies. The media is asking questions of Vancouver universities to find out what they are doing to challenge sexualized violence on campus. Earlier this week, the Vancouver Sun published an article about how SFU “fumbled” sexual assault reports. Yesterday, […]

WAVAW at VCC

WAVAW and the VCC Community C.A.R.E. About Gendered Violence! In April 2013, WAVAW, Vancouver Community College (VCC), and its Students’ Union launched an amazing 18-month project called C.A.R.E. (Campus Allied Response Effort) About Gendered Violence. With funding from Status of Women Canada and WAVAW’s generous donors, we developed an action plan to prevent gender-based violence on campus and enhance support […]