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.
#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...
What You Should Do When Someone Is Being Sexually Harassed on Public Transportation
Joanna Chiu, Canadian journalist, recently shared an experience of witnessing sexual harassment on a flight via Twitter, sparking a discussion on the role of bystanders. You can read the full thread below which includes an excellent resource created by BWSS on what...
Together We Are Stronger
In commemoration and celebration, BWSS collaborated and participated in events during the week of International Women's Day 2019. Here is a look at some of the amazing events, bringing community together for the advancement of gender equity! Every day, our over 150...
Take Action this International Women’s Day
Support women's access to justice and family law this International Women's Day. Learn about the barriers to women's access to justice in the legal system. It is commonly known that violence escalates when a woman decides to separate from her...
Women’s History Month, Speaking Truth to Power
This month, Women's History Month, we are highlighting women and events that celebrate and commemorate speaking truth to power. Speaking Truth to Power Like many of you, we watched MP Jody Wilson-Raybould testify at a hearing of the Commons justice committee and we...
When She Tells You About the Violence: Training for Family Doctors
When She Tells You About the Violence: Training for Family Doctors 1 in 5 women make their first disclosure of violence in an intimate relationship to their general practitioner. In B.C., an average of 232 women per year are admitted to a B.C. hospital for severe...
Championing Choice and Safety: A Womxn’s World in Three Parts
We are pleased to share tickets are available now for Options for Sexual Health and Battered Women Support Services presentation and world premiere of 'Her Story (In Three Parts) by Camille Hollett-French which Champions Womxn’s Choice and Safety. Join us on...
February 14 Women’s Memorial Marches
February 14 Women’s Memorial Marches: Not forgetting the legacy and honouring through action This year at the Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN), we continue to participate in February 14 Women’s Memorial March events to remember and honor missing and...
From Juarez to Vancouver: Why I march on February 14
I joined the February 14th Women’s Memorial March in Downtown Eastside Vancouver in 1998. At the time, I had just immigrated to Canada. I came escaping from injustice and looking for a safe place to live for me and my family. However, sooner than later, I learned...
Evoking Presence through Their Absence
Evoking presence through their absence is the intention of The REDress Project which is an aesthetic response to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women started in Winnipeg, Manitoba by Métis artist Jaime Black. Last night, February 12th, at our support...