Global Flesh Mapping: Day 3
July 6 is the third day of the 11th International Women’s Worlds Conference, held this week in Ottawa with the attendance of thousands of feminists from around the world. The conference […]
Global Flesh Mapping: Day 2
This morning, hundreds of participants from the 11th International Women’s Worlds Conference marched to Parliament in solidarity with the Sisters in Spirit initiative to condemn the unacceptable number of missing and […]
Global Flesh Mapping: Day 1
Yesterday, approximately 2100 feminists from around the world converged in Ottawa for the 11th International Women’s Worlds Conference. Women’s Worlds will host a variety of workshops, presentations, conversations, art installations, […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s submission to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women on Violence against Aboriginal Women
We appreciate the committee’s decision to invite women’s groups to speak about violence against aboriginal women and about our struggle to end it and achieve liberty and freedom for all […]
A Short Funding Herstory
Vancouver Rape Relief Society was founded by Johanna Den Hertog, Janet Torge and Teresa Moore in 1973. In the emerging Vancouver women’s movement, they started the first rape crisis center […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Submission to the Public Commission on Legal Aid
Formally, the women in Canada have equal rights. In reality, the journey towards equality for women in the political, economic and domestic life is still very far from its end […]
What Women Need from Police and Prosecutors: 35 Years of Working to Improve Police Response to Male Violence Against Women
Download PDF The article was published in Canadian Women Studies, Volume 28, No 1, (2010)
Abolishing Prostitution through Economic, Physical and Political Security for Women
Published in Public Policy for Women State Income, Security and Labour Market Issues, University of Toronto Press (2009)
flesh mapping: vancouver markets pacific women – the process
On the occasion of our 35th anniversary, we took the opportunity that WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution was on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery to develop flesh mapping: vancouver markets pacific […]
flesh mapping: vancouver markets pacific women – background
Vancouver is an ancient and wondrous Pacific port, a modern colonial outpost; a ‘border town’ of the American imperial giant. This gateway to the splendour of the world’s largest sea, […]