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.
Youth & Philanthropy Intiative (YPI) by Jaclyn Sauer
Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) by Jaclyn Sauer Youth and Philanthropy Initiative is a project that engages young students (grades 9 & 10) throughout Canada in creating social change in their communities and connecting with grassroots, community based...
Ain’t I A Woman: Race, Feminism and Social Media – Call For Submissions
“Ain’t I A Woman: Race, Feminism and Social Media” CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Morgane Richardson, Professional Feminist, Founder of Refuse the Silence and Ain’t I a Woman Events and Jessie Daniels, Associate Professor, CUNY – Hunter College and the Graduate Center Overview...
For Rumana Monzur by Fernanda Selayzin D Souza
For Rumana Monzur and the Many Other Women Who Have Been (and May Still Be) Living with Intimate Partner Abuse Written and photographed by Fernanda Selayzin D Souza Yesterday, I had the honour of joining a group of phenomenal women and men at NO More Violence...
Participant Groups in the Missing Women’s Inquiry Pressure Premier Clark to Ensure Access and Justice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ATTENTION: ALL NEWS EDITORS Participant Groups in the Missing Women’s Inquiry Pressure Premier Clark to Ensure Access and Justice Press Conference on National Aboriginal Day Tuesday June 21 at 9:30 am Aboriginal Front Door, 384 Main Street...
Battered Women's Support Services is Hiring!
Battered Women's Support Services is Hiring!! We're looking for two women to join our dynamic and extremely committed direct services team. Battered Women's Support services is recruiting for a Legal Advocate and Aboriginal Women's Liaison. Working at Battered Women's...
Beauty and Body Image in the Media
Beauty and Body Image in the Media http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/issues/stereotyping/women_and_girls/women_beauty.cfm Images of female bodies are everywhere. Women—and their body parts—sell everything from food to cars. Popular film and television actresses...
Women Helping Women to End Violence
Women Helping Women to End Violence Against Women in their lives, in community, in society Spring session Violence Prevention and Intervention Training wrapped up today. For twelve weeks, 19 women got together every Friday to learn the skills it takes to support...
Women's Worlds 2011 – The Aboriginal Women's Leadership Circle Presents: Indigenous Feminisms ROCK!
Women's Worlds 2011 The Aboriginal Women's Leadership Circle Presents: Indigenous Feminisms ROCK! http://www.womensworlds.ca/aboriginal-circle Venue: Alumni Auditorium, University of Ottawa (Jock Turcot University Centre, Main Floor) - 85 University Private, Ottawa,...
Women Artisans at My Sister’s Closet
Women Artisans at My Sister’s Closet: Creating Art for Empowerment Battered Women’s Support Services engages in social enterprise that extends the entrepreneurial spirit to support Women Artisans to do what they love, while generating revenue that helps support...
Violence Against Immigrant Women and The Law: Public Legal Education
Violence Against Immigrant Women and The Law: Public Legal Education BWSS is pleased to announce our resource toolkits developed from three years of community engagement work with Immigrant women: Toolkit for Lawyers: Best Practices in Working with Battered Immigrant...
BC Missing Women Inquiry Questions Dominate Christy Clark’s First Day in Legislature
B.C. missing women inquiry questions dominate Premier Christy Clark’s first day in legislature by Yolande Cole, May 30, 2011 http://www.straight.com/article-395577/vancouver/questions-bc-missing-women-inquiry-dominate-christy-clarks-first-qp-leader B.C.’s Opposition...
Social Justice versus Criminal Justice: When Women Became Victims
Social Justice versus Criminal Justice When Women Became Victims By Sonya Boyce and Angela Marie MacDougall The work to end violence against women in British Columbia over recent years has been further compromised in the past few months with the closures of four...