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.
News Release 2021 Federal and Provincial Budgets Revealed Amid the Third Wave of COVID-19
2021 Federal and Provincial Budgets Revealed Amid the Third Wave of COVID-19 For immediate release: April 20, 2021 Vancouver, BC –The budget takes important steps towards addressing gender based violence. The pandemic has exposed and amplified long-standing...
Online Resource Goes Live to Help End Gender Based Violence
First of Its Kind in B.C., Online Resource Goes Live to Help End Gender Based Violence Press release For immediate release: April 14, 2021 Vancouver, BC - For Prevention of Violence against Women week, April 11 to 17, 2021, a gender-equity provincial advisory group...
31 Actions for Gender Justice: March 23 Action 23. Recommended Reading
Action 23. Recommended Reading The Black Women’s Reproductive Justice defines reproductive justice as: The human right to control our sexuality, our gender, our work, and our reproduction. That right can only be achieved when all women and girls have the complete...
Seven Women in British Columbia Killed Due to Femicide in the Past Seven Weeks
With the announcement of the killing of Ma Cecilia Loreto, who was found burned in Burnaby, so far in 2021, British Columbia has registered seven women and girls killed due to violence and according to media reports the majority involved a male accused. BC tied Quebec...
31 Actions for Gender Justice: March 22 Action 22. Increase awareness about the pandemic within the COVID-19 pandemic
Action 22. Increase awareness about the pandemic within the COVID-19 pandemic Many women are at higher risk of sexual violence during the pandemic due to increased isolation and social marginalization. Pandemic stressors such as unemployment, financial stress, and...
31 Actions for Gender Justice: March 20th Action 21. Stop Street Harassment
Action 21. Stop street harassment Street harassment is unwelcome or unwanted verbal, non-verbal, physical or visual conduct based on gender or of a sexual nature which occurs with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person. It can also be based on...
31 Actions for Gender Justice: March 20th Action 20. Know the signs of financial abuse
March 20th Action 20. Know the signs of financial abuse Financial abuse often begins subtly and progresses over time. The aim of financial abuse, as with other forms of abuse, is to gain power and control in a relationship. Financial abuse along with emotional and...
31 Actions for Gender Justice: March 19th Action 19. Support each other
March 19th Action 19. Support each other Demonstrate kindness and compassion. Support women and people of marginalized genders from all walks of life. Inspire and be inspired. Respect differences, experiences and perspectives. Share messages of encouragement and...
31 Actions for Gender Justice: Action 18. Gender-based violence is deadly. Prevention and intervention are crucial.
March 18th Action 18. Gender-based violence is deadly. Prevention and intervention are crucial. The Canadian Femicide Observatory of Justice and Accountability (CFOJA) released its latest report #CallItFemicide 2020, which focuses on women and girls killed by violence...
31 Actions for Gender Justice: Action 17. Stop Violence against Asian Women
March 17th Action 17. Stop Violence against Asian Women We grieve and rage with families of the victims, we strongly condemn the cowardly violent attack committed yesterday at three Atlanta-area massage parlours where a man shot and killed 8 people – 7 of them women...
31 Actions for Gender Justice: Action 16. Address sensitive topics
March 16th Action 16. Address sensitive topics In average, every 2.6 days a woman is killed in Canada by a man, often by her current or former intimate partner. We don’t need to wait for studies to confirm these numbers. It takes only a few seconds to search the news...
31 Actions for Gender Justice: Action 15. Make prevention and intervention of end gender-based violence essential services
March 15th Action 15. Make prevention and intervention of end gender-based violence essential services Reports have shown that gender-based violence is increasing at an alarming rate during COVID-19. BWSS has experienced this trend first-hand. This is consistent with...