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.
BC Government to hold Public Inquiry into Missing Women Investigation
“Fourteen woman are dead — let’s remember that,”… “At the end of the day, the family members, community and activists have to be satisfied in terms of accountability and liability. And that’s going to be the true test.”...
The Commodity of Women’s Bodies
https://youtu.be/GxJv59c8edE PART 2 of the 6 PART SERIES of Broken Social Contracts: The Commodity of Women's Bodies~ Appearances by: Cynthia Neal Spence, PhD,Beverly Guy-Sheftall, PhD, Johnnetta B. Cole,PhD,Mark Anthony Neal, PhD, Pearl...
Men – What YOU Can Do
What YOU Can Do “If you choose to do nothing, it’s a choice with consequences” – Jackson Katz "Men are ultimately the only ones who can put an end to violence against women" - Troy Westwood Adapted from The Pixel Project www.thepixelproject.net...
Forced Marriage & Honour Killing Check Sheet
Forced Marriage and Honour Killing Check Sheet – From The Pixel Project http://www.thepixelproject.net/getting-help/forced-marriage-and-honour-killing-checksheet/ Helping Someone Escape Forced Marriage and/or Honour Killing – Basic Safety Check...
Honor Killing: Is Violence Against Women, a Universal Problem
Women are murdered in so-called honor killings everyday, and the public has a right to know more about these crimes and their victims. So-called honor killings are murders, usually committed against female family members accused of...
What is Violence Against Women
What is Violence Against Women? Violence Against Women is, as the United Nations defines it: “Any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering to women, including threats...
Legal Aid Reform Hearings in British Columbia
Dates set for legal aid reform hearings By Emily Jackson, Vancouver Sun August 4, 2010 The dates and locations for public hearings on legal aid reform in B.C. have been announced. The Public Commission on Legal Aid will hold hearings in 11...
Support Groups at Battered Women’s Support Services 2010
SUPPORT GROUPS AT BWSS 2010 At Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) Support Groups are intrinsic to empowerment and empowerment is at the heart of healing from the oppression of abuse and...
The Violence Stops Here – Men Stopping Violence
My First Time By Byron Hurt The first time I spoke out against men’s violence against women, I was mad nervous, yo. My talk was in front of a group of guys that I knew pretty well - the men’s basketball team at my alma mater, Northeastern...
By…CM (pseudonym)
by…CM (pseudonym) The Stopping the Violence (STV) program at the Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) of Vancouver has been the most important education and support program I have accessed in my journey toward recovery from a childhood and...
Aboriginal Women’s Program at Battered Women’s Support Services
Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) offers culturally appropriate services run by Aboriginal women for Aboriginal women. The Aboriginal Women’s program workers provide advocacy as well as, use traditional healing practices and...
Ending Violence Blog
Battered Women’s Support Services blog We will put out the call for contributors (regular and guest), send me your recommendations for contributors, please, stories from women survivors, men who have taken the pledge to end violence against women, as...