Vancouver Rape Relief Letter Re: UN Inquiry into the Murders and Disappearances of Aboriginal Women
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper Prime Minister We, the collective of Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, members of the Canadian Feminist Alliance For International Action (FAFIA) welcome the decision […]
Production of Records in Sexual Offence Proceedings – Submission to the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
The Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs met this day at 4:17 p.m. to examine and report on the provisions and operation of the Act to amend the […]
Press Release: Dr. Rang Pham Convicted of Sexual Assault in BC Supreme Court
We are relieved the jury has convicted Dr. Rang Pham on 4 counts of sexual assault at the BC Supreme Court. “We applaud the women for their courage and stamina […]
Press Release: Prostitution Poses a Fundamental Threat to Women’s Security
Toronto, June 16, 2011 – The Women’s Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution, composed of seven national and regional women’s groups from across Canada, told the Ontario Court of Appeal […]
Press Release: The Charter Does Not Guarantee Men a Right to the Prostitution of Women
A pan-Canadian coalition of equality-seeking women’s groups will be appearing tomorrow June 16, 2011, before the Ontario Court of appeal, in the case between Terri Jean Bedford, Amy Lebovitch, Valerie […]
Press Release: Pan Canadian Coalition Granted Leave to Intervene in Bedford Case
(Vancouver) Today, in the Ontario Court of Appeal, a pan Canadian coalition of seven equality-seeking women’s groups, was granted leave to intervene in the Bedford case. The coalition using the […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Statement on the Rapes of Women in the Shelter of First United Church
Our hearts go out to the women who were raped in their attempt to find safe shelter on winter nights in Vancouver. We applaud their courage to come forward and […]
Address to the People’s Tribunal on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
The People’s Tribunal on Commercial Sexual Exploitation was organized by La CLES (Concertation des luttes contre l’exploitation sexuelle), in Montreal, March 2011 I want to give my support to the […]
Feminist Lesbian Position on Prostitution
We are a group of lesbians in Vancouver who have been active in the women’s movement. We have noticed the growing trend to support legalization or full decriminalization of prostitution […]
Not Work, Not Crime: Who are the True Agents in Prostitution?
In my practice of feminism I view prostitution as a form of violence against women, racialized misogyny, and a form of exploitation that capitalizes on women’s oppression. I come to […]