The first women’s memorial march was held in 1991 in response to the murder of a Coast Salish woman on Powell Street in Vancouver. Her name is not spoken today out of respect for the wishes of her family. Out of this sense of hopelessness and anger came an annual march on Valentine’s Day to express…
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Women & Gender
Women face harsh consequences from housing insecurity and the threat of…
In the Metrotown area of Burnaby, over 600 households have already been displaced by ‘demovictions’, that…
The ceremony of birth and Kanien’kehá:ka Mohawk ancestral wisdom
The role of motherhood in Kanien’kehá:ka Mohawk and Haudenosaunee societies
Imagining Turtle…
The Housing Crisis for Women Fleeing Violence in Surrey: By Corrine Arthur and…
Where do I live? How do I pay for it? How can I keep my kids safe?
The Surrey Women’s Centre has been around…
Indigenous women want Federal Inquiry to consult with feminist groups as well as…
Indigenous women who have been organizing to end violence for decades want the federal inquiry into…
The Federal Inquiry must address Canada’s colonial legacy and Harper’s sex work…
By Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV)
In December 2015, a huge sigh of relief went up across the…
Strathcona sexual assault reveals the safety of some women is worth more than…
On Thursday March 26th, a woman in Strathcona, Vancouver, was attacked and sexually assaulted by a stranger in her…
The Rebel Queen
I'm asking why women's achievements are written out of history by making Feminist Zombie Dolls. I'm researching…
Year After Year – marching for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
Increasing deaths of many vulnerable women from the DTES still leaves family, friends, loved ones, and community…
Women’s Action Group – Women supporting Women in the DTES
Just over a year ago, Dianne Tobin was asked if she would consider forming a women’s peer support group at the…