Victims Become Survivors Every Day
November 25th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
In the privacy of homes across British Columbia. The home is supposed to be safe. Every day, thousands of women in BC experience intimate partner, domestic and sexual violence in the privacy of their homes.
A call to BWSS Crisis Line is a lifeline where a victim can get:
A safety plan that is responsive to the unique dimensions of their experience of abuse and their lifestyle.
Police and/or Hospital Accompaniment
Access to Safe Temporary Housing
Support Groups โ in person or virtual
Housing Advocacy โ there is a housing crisis after all
Employment and Training Programs
Access to Child Care
Services offered in numerous in languages (Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Farsi, Punjabi, Hindi, Vietnamese, Arabic, Tagalog, Russian, Portuguese, Urdu, Pidgin, Finnish, Japanese, Ukrainian, French and English)
A warm referral to a community-based organization outside of Metro Vancouver in rural BC
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is a reminder that BWSS exists to end violence against women and gender-based violence.
BWSS Crisis Line is a first response for thousands of victims in BC every year.
With your steadfast support, with your big-hearted donations, in tandem with our 24/7 crisis line, we stay on the frontline.
And victims become survivors every day.
Hi BWSS: I am a man, 82 years old and I have been working for about 8 years now to remove violence against women from TV. It was hard but I can report some great successes too: from Aug.21 to Aug. 22 there was NO violence against woman on any show on Shaw Cable! That was my doing. BUT now it is starting up again. SO I AM ASKING YOU TO JOIN ME IN THIS FIGHT. Bad examples shown on TV transmit eventually into society and are re-enacted in real life on real woman – in criminology its called “The Copycat effect” and this is known by all police forces in North America. You just have to ask a few of your volunteers to watch shows on channel 106 on Shaw TW, where it can happen, then report it to Shaw, ask for them to cancel these shows, then report it to the CRTC. Think about it: to remove it from TV is BEFORE it happens in real life. And YOUR voice has way more weight with Shaw, than mine! Let me know what you think. Sincerely,, Sigurd Sabathil, Social Ethics Advocate