Global Flesh Mapping: Day 4
July 7 was the last 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 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, […]
Address to the People’s Tribunal on Commercial Sexual Exploitation
The People’s Tribunal on Commercial Sexual Exploitation was organized by La CLES (Concertation des luttes contre l’exploitation sexuelle), in Montreal, March 2011 I want to give my support to the […]
Feminist Lesbian Position on Prostitution
We are a group of lesbians in Vancouver who have been active in the women’s movement. We have noticed the growing trend to support legalization or full decriminalization of prostitution […]
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 […]
Not Work, Not Crime: Who are the True Agents in Prostitution?
In my practice of feminism I view prostitution as a form of violence against women, racialized misogyny, and a form of exploitation that capitalizes on women’s oppression. I come to […]
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 […]