Opinion: How women use Facebook to warn each other about predatory men
Throughout 2023, there has been an explosion of closed groups popping up on Facebook under the banner of “Are We Dating the Same Guy,” each specific to a particular community/region […]
Let the UN Special Rapporteur on VAWG Deliver her Mandate: An Open Letter
Download the letter for the French and Spanish versions and list of signatories We, the undersigned, representatives of feminist, women’s and human rights organisationsfrom the four corners of the world, […]
Bill S-212: Vancouver Rape Relief’s submission to the Senate Committee on Legal And Constitutional Affairs
BURDEN OF CURRENT SYSTEM We emphatically support the aim of Bill S-212: to promote community integration by removing barriers to essential needs such as housing and employment. In recognition of […]
Sex Trafficking of Women: The Women’s Equality Coalition’s Submission to the Committee on the Status of Women, House of Commons
Opinion: There is nothing ethical about profiting from sexual exploitation
On March 16, Ethical Capital Partners (ECP), a Canadian private equity firm, announced that it purchased MindGeek, the company that owns a number of pornography websites, including PornHub. Their press release stated […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Submission to Canada’s Department of Finance: Pre-Budget Consultation
We are calling on the federal government to allocate appropriate funding in the 2023 budget to the following the following demands: Responding to socio-economic inequalities Provision of a Universal Guaranteed […]
Opinion: When it comes to domestic femicide, women deserve real protection
The recent killing of 39-year-old Stephanie Forster of Coquitlam is evidence of yet another failure, not to say refusal, by the justice system to meaningfully protect women from male violence even […]
No More Femicide
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Statement on International Human Rights Day: Canada is not protecting the human rights of Indigenous women
As the world marks Human Rights Day on December 10, we denounce Canada for enabling the continuous violations of Indigenous women’s right to life, liberty and security. The murder of […]
Montreal Massacre Memorial 2022 (Part I)
Saturday – December 3, 2022 My Name Is Andrea Doors Open: 11:30am, Film Screening: 12:00pm The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St, Vancouver, BC Admission: By Donation (cash and card accepted at the […]