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.
Demand a Public Inquiry into the Deaths & Disappearances
This is your opportunity to effect change!! Call or write you MLA to demand a public inquiry into the deaths and disappearances of women from the downtown eastside. Attorney General Mike DeJong mike.dejong.mla@leg.bc.ca...
Streetz FM and MediaIndigena discuss responding to Violence Against Aboriginal Women
http://www.mediaindigena.com/rickharp/issues-and-politics/mi-on-streetz-fm-august-6-2010
Upcoming Settlement Worker Training Workshops
Battered Women Support Services and The Law Foundation of British Columbia are sponsoring Settlement Worker Training Workshops for Supporting Refugee & Immigrant Women Who Experience Violence September 17 & 18 in Prince George October...
Family law reforms weaken women’s access to justice Government ignores anti-violence sector’s concerns
Family law reforms weaken women’s access to justice Government ignores anti-violence sector’s concerns NEWS RELEASE July 22, 2010 Vancouver – Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) today announces its strong opposition to Attorney General...
British Columbia’s Legal Aid System is Broken
Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) works every single day with women who are in need of real access to family law legal aid. Based on our direct experience, we know women in B.C. are facing a provincial government that simply does not...
The Violence Stops Here – Men Stopping Violence
The Violence Stops Here - Men Stopping ViolenceView more presentations from Battered Women’s Support Services. Here’s what men are saying about The Violence Stops Here campaign “Violence against women is not a woman's issue. This is a...
Joint statement on Canada’s Maternal/Child Health Initiative
Joint statement on Canada's Maternal/Child Health Initiative Maternal health is about more than saving the lives of women and children. It’s about fundamental human rights: the right of a woman to control her sexual health; the right of women...
National Aboriginal Youth Council on HIV/AIDS (NAYCHA)
NATIONAL ABORIGINAL YOUTH COUNCIL ON HIV/AIDS (NAYCHA) Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network With One Heart and One Mind We Will Spread Knowledge and Infect Truth Statement to the International Indigenous HIV/AIDS Working Group and the International...
Revolu Chaos
https://youtu.be/qg3T2UC86r4 Revolu is Spanish for chaos, and this song was inspired by the court case of Gladys Ricart and the subsequent Brides March against domestic violence. Many of the images were taken from the internet.
Silent Screams From Kaleidoscope
http://vimeo.com/11823287 Silent Screams from Kaleidoscope
Battered Women’s Support Services featured in a short documentary
Kaleidoscope youth will be hosting the premier screening of their recent community service project films on March 25th, 2010. Battered Women's Support Services is proud to be attendance to view the premiere screening of the short documentary...
Reducing Barriers for Women Fleeing Violence
British Columbia Society of Transition Houses (BCSTH) Discussion Paper: Reducing Barriers for Women Fleeing Violence BCSTH is currently working on a project funded by Status of Women Canada to reduce barriers to support for women experiencing...