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.
In 6 Short Years, Sexual Assault Prevention Now a Priority for Translink
According to Hollaback Vancouver, 58% of women surveyed indicate they don’t feel safe on transit. Since 2012, BWSS has been advocating for sexual assault prevention with Translink for this day and we recognize this is a first step toward shifting the culture on public...
Trauma sensitive yoga
Gender Violence is Trauma, Yoga is Path for Healing. Trauma can create an emotional and physical imprint on the body. Trauma researchers have demonstrated that those who are affected by gender violence often separate themselves from their bodies and feelings. Yoga...
Indigenous Women on the Front Line to End Violence
Wildflower, Women of Turtle Island Drum Group was started by Brandy Kane, former Indigenous Women's Program Manager when she joined the team in 2012. Wildflower, is a hand drum group that meets weekly. Together, healing from trauma, finding our voices and...
Electronic Art Tackles Sexual Assault & Harassment
CURRENT Symposium: Dream of a New Future tackles sexual assault & harassment and brings together women and non-binary artists working in music and electronic art scene in Vancouver and beyond. This event is produced by local artists, Alexandra Chen, Ash Luk, Nancy...
Local Actors Union Supports Members and Works to End Sexual Harassment
The allegations of sexual harassment and sexual assault perpetrated by Harvey Weinstein led to a powerful social media campaign, with Twitter feeds flooded with the hashtag #MeToo. Within a day, millions of survivors from around the world, participated...
You Have the Right to be Safe.
You Have the Right to be Safe on Public Transit At Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS), we don’t believe that sexual harassment is an unavoidable part of a woman’s daily commute. We believe that women must be able to move about and occupy the public space...
tran·si·tion: a movement, development, or evolution from one stage, to another
Transitions The Transitions program at Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS) supports self-identified women who want to reduce their reliance on sex economies. Sex economies includes but not limited to: employment in adult film and pornography erotic performances,...
Fashion Forward for Summer with My Sister’s Closet
Update your wardrobe with one-of-a-kind finds at My Sister's Closet, eco-thrift boutique and social enterprise at Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS). As advocates of zero waste, eco-fashion and the thrift movement, My Sister's Closet has a beautiful range of new...
This Mother’s Day, Give the Gift of Safety
Battered Women’s Support Services responds to over 11,000 requests for services annually. Many women who experience violence are mothers. As many as 1 in 4 women experience physical and/or sexual violence during pregnancy which increases the likelihood of having a...
BWSS Passing of the Quilt Celebration
On May 9, 2018, Battered Women's Support Services hosted a very special evening for a passing of the quilt celebration at My Sister's Closet (MSC). MSC social enterprise of BWSS, received a generous donation of fabric and worked with a team of quilters led by Bobbie...
Misogyny Kills
It's been 31 years since the Montreal Massacre at École Polytechnique in 1989 when 14 women were killed at the school. The shooter yelled: "I hate feminists!" before he began shooting. In 2014, six people were shot and killed on a California university campus by a...
Legal Internship Oppertunities with BWSS
The Legal Services and Advocacy Program has opportunities for women law students to complete a volunteer-based legal internship at Battered Women’s Support Services. The responsibilities of the legal interns includes interviewing women, assessing and analyzing legal...