Advancing Feminist Litigation and Survivor-Centred Legal Reform
Event Details
- Date: Monday, December 8, 2025
- Time: 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
- Location: My Sister’s Closet – 3958 Main Street, Vancouver
- Format: Hybrid (In-Person and Livestream)
- In-Person Registration: $75 (includes lunch)
- Online Registration: $30
- Email endingviolence@bwss.org for sliding scale or fee waiver.
Program Highlights
Opening keynote on landmark feminist litigation and precedent-setting case law.
Four expert panels exploring:
- Immigration, Gender-Based Violence and TRPs
- Post-Separation Abuse and Vexatious Litigation
- Femicide and Canadian Law: Where Legal Responsibility Fails
- #DesignedWithSurvivors: Building Public Safety Around Survivors
Deep dive into issues including bail reform, R. v. Jordan, risk assessment, family-violence torts and red-flag laws
Justice is not automatic. It is built.
Too often in Canada, justice has been built without survivors at the centre.
It is time to redesign what justice looks like, from the courtroom to community safety systems.
