Opinion: Canadian company that owns Pornhub must be held accountable
These days, the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the House of Commons is conducting its study about the protection of privacy and reputation on platforms […]
An Open Letter to British Columbia’s Minister of Health: Abortions are inaccessible for Northern B.C. Women
Dear Minister Dix, Canadian women are outraged for our American sisters in Texas after the recent US supreme court decision to allow a Texas law effectively banning abortions. While […]
Posters in Downtown Vancouver: The Criminal Justice System Protects Rapists and Batterers, Not Women
VANCOUVER, BC – Last night (August 5, 2021), women held a putting-up-posters action around the Provincial Court in Downtown Vancouver. The women are Vancouver Rape Relief’s callers – battered and […]
Pan-Canadian Abolitionist Feminist Advocates (PAFA) Launches Canada-Wide Public Awareness Campaign – Prostitution: #NotAChoice
The Pan-Canadian Abolitionist Feminist Advocates / Alliées féministes abolitionistes pancanadiennes (PAFA) was formed in February 2021 and includes groups from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. PAFA […]
Walk for Rape Relief 2021: Thank You!!!
Thank you all so much for your generous support! Our 2021 pandemic-adapted Walk for Rape Relief raised over $27,000 that goes directly toward operating our transition house, rape crisis line and public education […]
New Statistics Canada report about sex-trade-related crime in relation to the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA).
On June 21, 2021 – Statistics Canada published a new report about sex-trade-related crime reported by police before and after the 2014 legislation of Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons […]
Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics recommendations on online platforms such as Pornhub
On June 17, 2021 – The Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics in the House of Commons concluded its study and published its report and recommendations on […]
Open Letter to CAEFS from Criminalized Women
Opinion: B.C. women call for Guaranteed Livable Income
On May Day (May 1st), women all across British Columbia took action by unveiling banners that read “#WomenDemand Guaranteed Livable Income.” Coordinated by BC Women’s Alliance, the banners promote a […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Submission to the British Columbia Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter welcomes the Province’s decision to reform the Police Act and hear from the community regarding policing in British Columbia. As a Vancouver-based feminist anti-violence […]