Ending Violence Blog
Via our award winning blog Battered Women’s Support Services provides education and advocacy as we work towards the elimination of violence.
It’s Time
As we know, the need for immediate action on gender-based violence is critical. In 2018, a woman or girl was killed every 2.5 days and on average, a woman is killed every six days by her intimate partner in Canada. And it has only been a couple of months since the...
Training Presentations at BWSS: Beyond Trauma Informed to Healing Centered Engagement
Growing from forty years frontline knowledge, Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS) training and education program shapes and deepens the development of skills and analysis of individuals, groups and organizations to strengthen social service practices and to...
Mass Shooters Have this In Common
Over the last week there have been three mass shootings in the US. All three shooters had expressed their hatred for women.We have said it before and we will say it again, the subtext of acts of mass violence is misogyny. With each new story in the news, as details...
Double Your Impact
Stamina.My counsellor at BWSS told me I needed stamina to get to the end. BWSS was integral to supporting me to lean on a village, to lend me their belief when I didn’t believe in myself. They gave me fuel when I had none. They gave me tools to cope and to manage what...
Violence Prevention and Intervention Training | Fall 2019
Our Crisis line doesn’t get answered without the help of volunteers. Do you see yourself ready to make a difference by working directly with survivors of violence? Join our volunteer Violence Prevention and Intervention Training team! After completing an intensive 12...
My Stars Aligned
“Running reminds you that even in your weakest moments, you are strong.”~ unknown Recently I was introduced to BWSS, Battered Women’s Support Services and all the work they do. I have even begun volunteering at their social enterprise eco-thrift store My Sister's...
You Haven’t Heard Anything Like This Before
THIS IS HOW WE RISE… “And Still We Rise” is the latest offering of BWSS with host Angela Marie MacDougall. Launched in advance of Women Deliver, the international conference coming to Vancouver June 3 – 6, 2019, and to announce the counter conference Feminists...
And Still We Rise
Forty years later, BWSS remains committed to ending gender-based violence through our direct services, education and training, advocacy and push for institutional and systemic reform. Our 40th year is a time for reflection, commemoration and acknowledgement of the...
Women refugees at risk from changes to refugee rights in Budget Bill
Open letter from women’s groups on proposed law violating rights of women refugees fleeing violence The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau. P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada, OttawaMay 8, 2019 Dear Prime Minister: Re: Women refugees at risk from changes to refugee...
#Run4BWSS, Because Safety Changes Everything!
For 40 years BWSS has provided a safe, welcoming space for trans/women and femmes who have experienced gender based violence. Help us commemorate 40 years and let's together raise $40,000 in the Scotiabank Half-Marathon and 5K in support of the work that happens every...
Access to Justice, An Intersectional Approach
Legal Services and Advocacy Program at BWSS Access to Justice, An Intersectional Approach For 40 years, BWSS has provided legal advocacy for women survivors of violence. We receive over 11,000 requests for services annually; over 80% of these requests identify at...
World Health Day 2019 #SomeMenBreakMoreThanHearts
BWSS World Health Day 2019 initiative #SomeMenBreakMoreThanHearts is designed to raise awareness of violence against trans/women and non-binary folks in intimate relationships, and provide resource kit to family physicians throughout B.C. to help doctors better...