Trauma and Recovery: A conversation with Judith Lewis Herman
Watch our conversation with acclaimed author of Trauma and Recovery, Judith Lewis Herman.
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Data on Incest
Of the women who call Vancouver Rape Relief for being victims of sexual assault or rape, 27% were sexually abused in their childhood. Of these 27 %, 47% were victims […]
Opinion: Rape Culture in Canadian Hockey
In July, former Vancouver Canucks ice hockey player Jake Virtanen was tried on a charge of sexual assault. The trial in Vancouver ended with the jury delivering a not guilty […]
Factum of the Women’s Equality Coalition: Intervener at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform v. Canada)
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BC Prosecution Service’s reply to Vancouver Rape Relief open letter regrading Chilliwack femicide
A Message from the BC Prosecution Service – 630620 Dear Hilla Kerner: Your email July 25, 2022, addressed to the Attorney General, RCMP, and others, has been forwarded to the […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Open Letter to Chilliwack Police and Crown
Crown Counsel Michelle Wray, BC Prosecution Service Chilliwack Staff Sergeant Grant Floris, Chilliwack RCMP July 25, 2022 As many others, we are heartbroken by the murder of two women in […]
Opinion: Beyond Amber Heard – When women speak up
As women, we continue to fight for our lives, safety, bodily autonomy, and the use of our voices to speak up about the male violence we have experienced. The act […]
An Open letter to members of the House of Commons
Honorable Senators and Members of Parliament, We, the collective of Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, urge you to bring forward new legislation that will remedy the recent judgment of […]
A letter to my rapist # 4
Dear Logan, I decided a long time ago that I never wanted to speak to you again. I used to write letters to you that I never sent, and its […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s comments to Vancouver’s Mayor and Council on Public Safety and Violent Crime Citywide
Dear Mayor and Council, Based on its published data, Vancouver Police Department received 578 reports of sexual assault (“sex offences”) in 2021. Addressing the enormous gap between the number of […]