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.
Imagine a World with Freedom and Justice
35 Days Away from Angela Davis and 1,500 Tickets Sold Get Tickets Now! Angela Davis has spent decades as an activist, author and scholar expressing ideas that remain at the forefront, on important issues of race, women's rights, capitalism and justice. Private...
More than Mad: Boundary setting in a racially charged hate-verse
A Workshop for Black Women Do I know who I am? Do I know who I’m not? I am… not a representative, not an amusement, not a stereotype, not a movement, not an experiment, not a source, not a hub of information, and not the sum total of the Black experience...
Angela Davis in Vancouver, Tickets on Sale Now!
Battered Women’s Support Services is honoured to present Angela Davis in Vancouver at the Orpheum Theatre on November 29, 2017 Tickets are available now on the Ticketmaster website. Tickets: A range of ticket options are available.Ticket with a pre show reception...
Update from National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Hearings in Smithers, BC
On September 21, 2017 a team from Battered Women’s Support Services headed north to Prince Rupert, Tsimshian Territory, BC from Vancouver Coast Salish Territories. A 350-kilometre journey from Prince Rupert to Smithers, Wet'suwet'en Territory, BC on the, Highway of...
Transitions Workshops
SEX ECONOMIES, Individual Exploration workshops. October 5th to November 6th 10 AM TO 12 NOON A series of Individual Exploration Workshops that will support participants to identify short and long term goals and take action steps towards achieving them....
Legal Services and Advocacy Program Update
We congratulate Niki Sharma, who has recently accepted a position working with the provincial government and will leave the position of Manager, Legal Services and Advocacy. Though it is difficult to see Niki leave BWSS it is wonderful to know she will...
Justice4Tears, Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
PRESS RELEASE For immediate releaseSeptember 22, 2017 Justice4Tears, Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls Terrace, British Columbia – Our ongoing challenge is to demonstrate the extent of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada. The 724 km...
Self-affirming, Wholistic, and Empowering
This group is designed to support women in finding more safety and power in their lives, expand their definition of self beyond the stigmatized definitions they may be carrying, understand internalized oppression, validate positive survival intentions...
Angela Davis in Vancouver, Don’t Miss This Opportunity!
Join us at the Orpheum Theatre on November 29, 2017 Be Inspired, Ignite Action, Build Hope, Shape a Path for Transformation Sign up to the Angela Davis email list at endingviolence@bwss.org to get notification about when tickets go on sale, special offers...
Additional Funding Confirmed Ensuring Continued Legal Aid Services for Immigrants and Refugees
Last month, June 2017, The Legal Services Society (LSS) announced that it would stop taking applications for immigration and refugee services effective August 1, 2017, due to a lack of funding to keep up with increased demand. Battered Women's Support Services...
Open letter from the Coalition on MMIWG in BC regarding the National Inquiry
Today, July 24, 2017 the Coalition on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls sent an open letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett regarding the National Inquiry. Read the entire...
Violence Prevention and Intervention Training Fall 2017
If you're in the vicinity of metro Vancouver, Coast Salish Territory and want to help end violence against women, Battered Women's Support Services is accepting applications for our Violence Prevention and Intervention Training Program Fall 2017. This is...