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Our Favorite Pop Culture Moments in January!

January has come to an end, and we are excited to share our new monthly news and pop culture roundup with you! We compiled this list of our favorite moments to keep you in the loop with what we have been thinking, talking, and reading about this month. Check them out and let us know what […]

An update about our counselling wait times

In November, we told you about a huge victory that we’d had. We’d reduced our waitlist for counselling services from 24 months to 18 months! This was because of you and the very generous support you’ve provided. Since then, this story has gotten quite a bit of attention. For example, yesterday, Sambriddhi Nepal, our Manager […]

Our New Year Resolutions

Happy New Year! We hope that you had a lovely holiday season, and that the New Year is filled with love, light, warmth, and care for you. It’s the time of year when people are making New Year Resolutions, and thinking about what they’d like to achieve or commit to this year. As we go […]

We’ve had a huge victory!

As you may know, WAVAW provides immediate crisis support, support groups, and one-to-one counselling to survivors of sexual assault. Unfortunately, for the last five years, WAVAW’s wait time for one-to-one counselling has been two years. This is because of a lack of consistent, reliable government funding. In response to this we have been calling on our community […]

What is Feminist Counselling?

If you are familiar with WAVAW’s services then you know that WAVAW offers free one-to-one and group counselling sessions for survivors of sexualized violence. You may also know that all of the counsellors at WAVAW work within a feminist, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive framework. But what does it mean to work within a feminist, anti-oppressive framework? It […]

So, How Many People Access WAVAW Services Anyway?

As a member of our community we know that you understand the importance of sexual assault services. You might be shocked to hear that some people are surprised that Vancouver needs these services. “Does that still happen?” someone asked a WAVAW employee offhandedly after she told them where she worked. The answer is yes, of course […]

The Importance of Our Crisis Line

“What do you tell someone when they call your 24-Hour Crisis Line?” This is a question we get often. WAVAW’s Crisis and Information Line operates 24 hours a day, every single day of the year. Both survivors, and their friends and family members, can call us for support. We like to explain the importance of […]

Victim and Survivors of Crime Week

Post by WAVAW Staff, Rebecca Tucker It has been incredibly hard for me to sum up why I love the work that I do for WAVAW’s Victim Services Program, as I have loved every minute of it. Unfortunately, as a female-identified person, rape culture has been prevalent and apparent in my everyday life. I have […]

Happy International Women’s Day!

Happy International Women’s Day! We’re sending you lots of feminist love as you celebrate women’s resilience, resistance, and achievements on the road to equality this International Women’s Day. Enjoy the day with one of these books recommended by WAVAW staff members: Raven’s Song By Lee Maracle “I love this Indigenous feminist perspective by Lee Maracle […]

Your Daily Reminder of Rape Culture

Post by WAVAW Staff, Sonmin Bong It was on my walk home from work. I was very much immersed in a conversation with my partner about ways, and I mean hundreds of different ways, women navigate misogyny and rape culture and cope with their own experiences. Yes, women’s resilience, strength, resistance, and survival strategies inspire […]