Feminists in support of #StopKM
Last Saturday, hundreds gathered on traditional Tsleil-Watuth territory to show their love of the land and sea. Water protectors paddled in canoes and kayaks from Whey-ah-Wichen to the unpermitted razor […]
Set Saudi Arabia women’s rights activists free!
Loujain Al-Hathloul and other Saudi Arabia women’s rights activists were arrested on May 15th and are currently imprisoned. The Saudi government has smeared the group as traitors, alleging that they are working with […]
Little Shop of Licorice
What does licorice have to do with the fight against male violence against women? In the neighbourhood of Commercial Drive on the eastside of Vancouver sits a quaint and beloved […]
Impressions from the Zapatista Women’s Gathering
I am a Colombian woman who is active in the women’s movement in Vancouver through my collective. As a group, we’ve agreed to learn from the struggles of our allies […]
Protecting Private “Third Party” Records Rape Trials – Recent Developments in British Columbia
On March 21, 2018 in the Supreme Court of BC there was an important victory for Feminist Rape Crisis Centres and all women seeking their confidential services. The counselling records of Kamloops […]
Statistics on Prostitution
The following are highlights from four relevant studies on prostitution. *** A study about head injury on 65 women and transwomen in supportive programs for exiting prostitution in San Francisco, […]
Support Secwepemc Women’s Warrior Society and Tiny House Warriors fight against Kinder Morgan
Last month, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) voted unanimously to endorse the Secwepemc Women’s Warrior Society and the Tiny House Warriors’ Women’s Declaration Against Kinder Morgan Man Camps. The women’s declaration […]
I was a Hedley fan
I grew up in Burlington, Ontario, a city of approximately 180 000 people, just southwest of Toronto. Growing up, I never experienced anything out of the ordinary; but that was […]
Statistics about Sexual Assault and the Canadian Criminal Justice System
Less than half (43%) of sexual assault incidents reported to police resulted in a charge being laid; of these, half (49%) proceeded to court; of which just over half (55%) […]
Child Custody, Male Violence and the Murder of Chloe and Aubrey: A Feminist Conversation
Watch video of the conversation Chair: Professor Janine Benedet Panelists:Professor Emerita Susan BoydFay Blaney, Aboriginal Women’s Action NetworkGwendoline Allison, LawyerDaisy Kler, Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s ShelterLee Lakeman, Activist