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Walk for Rape Relief 2012

Sunday, May 27, 2012
Join us Sunday, May 27, 2012!   It’s time to get ready and excited for the Walk for Rape Relief! This year it’s happening on the last Sunday in May and we’re looking forward to walking, pedaling, rollerblading, and wheeling around the beautiful Stanley Park seawall with you! When it comes to ending violence against women, it’s easy to talk the talk, but let’s walk the walk together! Come out and show your support for your local women’s shelter! ...

Appreciation for our work from the next generation

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
A note of appreication from a caller's daughter who worked with a team on creating this video about violence against women with the Youth Philanthropy Project (YPI) ...

The Women's Equality and Security Coalition Denounces the Missing Women's Inquiry Policy Forums

Date: 
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
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WESC is deeply shocked by the way the Inquiry has unfolded, including by recent revelations of disciminatory attitudes towards women inside the Inquiry itself....

Women’s Equality & Security Coalition   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     April 10, 2012 ...
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Briefing by the Native Women´s Association of Canada (NWAC) and the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) on the disappearances and murders of Aboriginal women and girls

Date: 
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Link: 
http://www.oas.org/es/cidh/audiencias/TopicsList.aspx?Lang=en&Topic=15
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Briefing by the Native Women´s Association of Canada (NWAC) and the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on the disappearances and murders of Aboriginal women and girls in British Columbia and Canada.

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Equality-seeking Women’s Groups will continue to demand a change in the laws on prostitution

Date: 
Monday, March 26, 2012
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“We are calling on the Canadian parliament to follow Sweden and other countries by bringing forward legislation that in one hand prevent men from buying sexual services and on the other hand provide economic security to women to protect them from resorting to prostitution”.

The Women’s Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                            Equality-seeking Women’s Groups will continue to ...

SISTER OUTSIDERS Missing Women Commission of Inquiry Broadsheet

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
shut out … but not shut up SISTER OUTSIDERS what you won’t hear inside the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry   January 25th 2012 issue # 4 Click Here   November 30, 2011 Issue #3 Click Here   ...
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