Statistics about Violence against Girls and Young Women in Canada
Source: Statistics Canada, Police-reported violence against girls and young women in Canada, 2017 (Release Date: December 17, 2018) Aboriginal girls and young women over-represented among victims of homicide. Violence against […]
Statistics about Harassment of Women in Canadian Workplaces
19% of employed women in Canada have experienced harassment in their workplace in the past year. Workplace harassment includes verbal abuse, humiliating behaviour, threats to persons, physical violence, and unwanted […]
Opinion: It’s Time to Let the People Judge the Judges
In recent years, media reports about trials in sexual-assault cases across the country exposed judges’ ignorance about sexual assault laws, about Parliament’s intentions behind the laws and the Supreme Court […]
Join us: Montreal Massacre Memorial 2018
Migrant care workers demand Landed Status Now!
On Sunday, November 18, 2018, migrant care workers from across Canada launched a report and are calling for Canada to treat care work and the women who provide it with fairness and […]
With No Immediate Cause by Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange, the black feminist American playwright and poet died yesterday (October 27, 2018) Below is her poem With No Immediate Cause every 3 minutes a woman is beatenevery five minutes […]
Standing Together
Vancouver Public Library Central BranchOctober 12th and 13th, 2018, 6:30pm-9:30pm Fay Blaney, Aboriginal Women’s Action Network Kyle Farquharson, Climate Convergence Ross Gentleman, Community Congress for Economic Change Chris Hedges, America: The Farewell Tour (Simon & […]
This Is What I Told The Court Before My Rapist Was Led Away To Prison
Originally published at the Huffington Post Today I sat in court in Vancouver and watched the man who raped me eight years ago get led away in handcuffs to prison […]
Arena en la Vagina: An Evening of Feminist Art and Conversation
Join us on Saturday, September 8, for an evening of feminist art and conversation. 6:00pm Reception 7:00pm Program At Vancouver Rape Relief’s Education & Documentation Centre, 652 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC […]
“Must Watch” Testimonies from the MMIWG Inquiry
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls held four hearings in May and June 2018. These hearings aimed to focus on human rights, government services, racism, and policing. […]