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.
Battered Women’s Support Services Invited to Present at Women’s Worlds 2011
Women’s Worlds 2011 Battered Women’s Support Services has been invited to present at Women’s Worlds 2011 July 3 to 7th in Ottawa-Gatineau. We will deliver a multi-media presentation on global analysis on violence against women, with an emphasis on...
The Role of Men in Ending Violence Against Women by Angela Marie MacDougall – Presentation to Canadian Council for Refugees
The Role of Men in Ending Violence Against Women By Angela Marie MacDougall Presentation at Canadian Council of Refugees May 26, 2011 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada It is an honour to be here today in the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy...
Canadian Council for Refugees – Activities on Violence Against Women
Activities on Violence Against Women – Canadian Council of Refugees and Battered Women’s Support Services Battered Women’s Support Services works with Refugee women dealing with violence in their intimate relationships assisting women to navigate the legal system...
Discriminatory Policy Amended – Battered Women’s Support Services Celebrates the Change
Systemic Change – One Policy at a Time Through our work at Battered Women’s Support Services we have witnessed first hand the ways in which systems and institutions increase women’s vulnerability to violence and abuse while entrenching women in relationships to...
Slutwalk: To March or not to March By Harsha Walia
Slutwalk: To march or not to march BY Harsha Walia Reposted with permission from the writer originally appearing in: Rabble.ca When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak." ...
Violence Prevention Initiatives with Youth and Men
Violence Prevention Initiatives with Youth and Men In our commitment to ending violence against girls and women, Battered Women’s Support Services has violence prevention programming. Our prevention work includes dozens of years delivering “Healthy...
Mother’s & Daughters : The Journey of a Woman Battered Women’s Support Service will be there
Mothers & Daughters: The Journey of a Woman Battered Women’s Support Services is pleased to attend and to speak at this amazing event! Mothers & Daughters: The Journey of a Woman Sunday May 15 @ 5:00 pm at Fraserview Hall in Vancouver. An evening of...
SlutWalk Vancouver: The Groundswell Around the World Speaks to the Relevance
SlutWalk Vancouver: The Groundswell Around the World Speaks to the Relevance Battered Women’s Support Services will be at SlutWalk Vancouver in FULL force this Sunday, May 15th in downtown Vancouver, and we will be speaking at the beginning of the Walk at...
A Special Mother's Day Wish to My Sisters by Bj Janice Peak-Graham
A Special Mother's Day Wish to my Sisters By Bj Janice Peak-Graham Mothers cannot do it all But surely do they try. Mothers hear the angel's call, To comfort all who cry. Mothers for themselves may fall, For others they will fly. Mother's bear the weight of...
Mother’s Day 2011: Battered Women’s Support Services is thinking about the Canadian Federal Election by Angela Marie MacDougall
Mother’s Day 2011: Battered Women’s Support Services is thinking about the Canadian Federal Election by Angela Marie MacDougall On May 2, 2011, Canada elected a new majority government. Canada has a parliamentary system, different from the US system of separation of...
The Blessing of the Weavers
The Blessing of the Weavers As you help us weave Our hearts back together You help us Through stormy weather Helping us to reclaim The “us” that we are You give us the strength The courage to go far You bring us to the light To allow us to see The beauty that rests...
Last Year…Here’s How We Delivered On Our Commitment
Last Year… Here’s How We Delivered On Our Commitment Court and Police accompaniment, victim impact statements, legal advocacy and crisis intervention 4,200 women Legal Workshops & Pro-bono Legal Information 500 women 42 support groups- Over 420 Sessions – 1,520...