Opinion: ‘Sugar Daddy’ is a new term for the same old oppression
“Harlot,” “lady of the night”, “call girl”, “street walker”, “working girl”… through history the terms have changed but the reality of these women remains the same. The men? Johns, customers, […]
International Women’s Day Conversation
Application for the City of Vancouver: Direct Social Services Grant Program
Organization Name: Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter Program Description: Male violence against women is both an expression and reinforcement of women’s oppression. Men’s violence takes many forms including rape; […]
An IWD conversation with Arena en la vagina (Mexico), “Take Off the Corset” Movement (South Korea) and Osez le féminisme (France)
Opinion: British Columbia must do better for women struggling with addiction
Earlier this month, the BC Coroners Service published its report on Illicit Drug Toxicity Deaths in BC revealing that 324 women died of drug overdose in British Columbia in 2020. […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s letter to Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Mr. Peter Juk, QCAssistant Deputy Attorney GeneralBC Prosecution Service Dear Mr. Juk, I am writing to you regarding the decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal on R. v. […]
Pornography Harms Women
Frontline perspective Many women who call our crisis line are detrimentally impacted by pornography. Women tell us that former male partners blackmail them by threatening to distribute intimate photographs and […]
324 women died of drug overdose in British Columbia in 2020
Honourable Sheila MalcolmsonMinister of Mental Health and AddictionsBritish Columbia Dear Minister Malcolmson: The BC Coroners Report that was published today (February 11, 2021) reveals that 324 women died of drug overdose in […]
Poetry reading with Chrystos
This event was recorded on December 5th, 2020 as part of Vancouver Rape Relief’s 2020 Montreal Massacre Memorial.
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Data on Prostitution
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter’s services are available to any woman who has experienced any form of male violence including wife battering, incest, rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and […]