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.
Power and Control Wheel: Economic or Financial Abuse
BWSS Briefing Note: Economic Abuse Awareness Day The Province of British Columbia has proclaimed Saturday, November 26th, 2022, as Domestic Economic Abuse Awareness Day. BWSS is pleased to hear that the BC government is observing Domestic Economic Abuse Awareness Day...
Woman, Life, Freedom
BWSS stands with the women and girls of Iran and East Kurdistan who are leading the “Woman, Life, Freedom” revolutionary movement to fight for liberation from the Iranian governments’ brutal Islamic regime. We hold in our hearts the women and girls who are risking...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Victims Become Survivors Every Day November 25th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women In the privacy of homes across British Columbia. The home is supposed to be safe. Every day, thousands of women in BC experience intimate...
Launching “Colour of Violence: Race, Gender & Anti-Violence Services”
Launching “Colour of Violence: Race, Gender & Anti-Violence Services” Battered Women’s Support Services is thrilled to announce the launch of Colour of Violence: Race, Gender & Anti-Violence Services. Over the past year, BWSS has been engaged in a...
Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
November is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we are highlighting Intimate Partner Sexual Violence What is intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV)? Intimate partner sexual violence (IPSV) is any form of sexual assault that takes place within an intimate...
Initial Reaction to the Joint Declaration and Framework for Action on Gender-Based Violence
Today, the federal, provincial, and territorial governments recognized the importance of the issues of gender-based violence (GBV) and violence against women (VAW). We appreciate that some of the…
Resource Card for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we have updated our Safety Resource Card – a comprehensive, easy to understand guide to finding help for women, transfeminine and women with trans experience who are concerned about intimate partner, domestic or sexualized...
BWSS Legal Services and Advocacy team is growing
BWSS Legal Services and Advocacy team is growing Established in 1979, BWSS – Battered Women’s Support Services takes action to end gender-based violence through community-based interventions, support services, legal and systemic advocacy, education and training,...
Canada Must Ratify the Belém do Pará Convention
The federal government is current seeking input from organizations on the issue of whether Canada should move forward with accession to the Belém do Pará Convention. Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) was contacted by the federal government this month to consult...
A Conversation Every Doctor Should be Prepared For
Violence against girls and women is often not included in discussions of women’s health; it is considered a social issue, not a medical issue. 1 in 5 women make their first disclosure of violence in an intimate relationship to their general practitioner. So how do...
Truth Before Reconciliation: The Horrors of Residential Schools Past and Present
Last month, Canada commemorated the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. However, there is still so much truth for Canadians to learn and acknowledge about residential schools and colonialism in Canada. This must be part of an ongoing process and...
Open Letter: Reallocating Hockey Canada Sponsorship to Anti-Violence Organizations
October 6, 2022 Telus CanadaTim HortonsScotiabankCanadian Tire CorporationSkip the DishesChevrolet CanadaSobeysHockey QuebecOntario Hockey Federation CC:Honourable Prime Minister Justin TrudeauHonourable Minister Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and...