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.
Financial Literacy Program for Black Immigrant Women
Occasionally, we proudly amplify the work of grassroots organizations who contribute to improving the lives of women, femmes, non-binary people, and children. In this case, we are excited to support the work of Vancouver Eastside Educational Enrichment Society (VEEES)...
Supreme Court of Canada’s anti-SLAPP judgments endanger survivors of gender-based violence
On September 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released judgments in two cases concerning the interpretation of Ontario’s anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) laws on which BC’s Protection of Public Participation Act is modeled. In...
Get a limited edition Dorothy Grant face mask and support BWSS programs and services
With more public spaces requiring face masks to reduce the spread of COVID-19, we are ecstatic to present this partnership with the one and only, Dorothy Grant. Dorothy Grant is a legendary Haida artist, and she has created limited edition face masks with 10% of...
Battered Women’s Support Services in need of more crisis line volunteers as support for domestic violence victims and survivors expand
Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) has been taking calls from victims and survivors at their most vulnerable times for the past four decades. As of March 2020, BWSS expanded their community-based crisis line to support 24/7, and added a texting service in...
BWSS Legal Services and Advocacy Program will be resuming our clinics
We’re happy to be resuming our Legal Forms Clinic Our Legal Forms Clinic are for Supreme and Provincial Court Family forms. They are offered for no fee and are facilitated by legal advocates and interns who can help women draft very specific family law court forms....
Work and volunteer at BWSS
Apply to come work with us We are a feminist ending violence organization with an entrepreneurial spirit known for our commitment to creating and implementing programs and services that empower women from all walks of life. We offer the opportunity to work within an...
Canadian courts test the “rough sex” defence (as seen in “The Economist”)
As seen in The Economist, August 1, 2020 In a trial in Canada later this year, one of the questions is whether Cindy Gladue liked rough sex. Specifically, if she liked it rough enough to consent to digital penetration that tore an 11cm wound in her vaginal wall. Ms...
We’re here to serve you online and in person
Here for you in person too Our direct service team has been working very hard since social isolation was mandated in March. Our office has remained open for drop-ins and staff have been onsite. As we enter the next phase of the pandemic here in BC, we are offering...
We support the call to end police street checks that have harmed Indigenous, Black, immigrants of colour, and low-income people who have accessed our services
Our relationship with the police as an organization that advocates to end gender-based violence is complicated. On the one hand, institutional systems have made a relationship with the police a part of our equation in addressing violence as funding for organizations...
How to Help A Friend
What can I do to help my friend? When our friend, family member, loved one is living with abuse by an intimate partner, we have a key role in supporting their journey. You may be the only person that they can trust. Please read on for tips and tools help a friend....
Canada and BC continue to risk lives of Indigenous people as evident in systemic racism in healthcare institutions
We stand by the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, Métis Nation BC, Indigenous leadership’s recommendations to the BC Ministry of Health and addressing the systemic racism in the health care system. Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit peoples are...
Eighteen Months After Leaving Domestic Violence is Still the Most Dangerous Time
Community-based organizations create safety On June 5, 2020, the family of Jennifer Quesnel issued a statement to end speculation about the circumstances of her death. A family member of the mother of three killed in a suspected murder-suicide on Salt Spring Island...