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Pillow Fighters Host Bike Wash for Vancouver Rape Relief

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Friday, May 4, 2012
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"...we think it's important, on a ground level, to collectively do things that can make a difference", said club founder Melanie Porodo of the the Downtown Eastside Orgnaization.

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

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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
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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

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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 ...

DEMAND FOR PITT MEADOWS’ GANG-RAPE CASE TO BE JUDGED BY THE COURT

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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“We are calling on the Attorney General, ShirleyBond to direct the Crown to insist this case is heard before a judge."

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2012   DEMAND FOR PITT MEADOWS’ GANG-RAPE CASE TO BE JUDGED BY THE COURT.   Vancouver, B.C. - Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter applauds the young woman, who was the victim of the rape in Pitt Meadows, for her courageous decision to publicly speak out yet again today. ...
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Outraged by Crown's Failure to Prosecute Gang Rape in Pitt Meadows

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
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"Not enough evidence" means police and Crown failure. We refuse to accept it. We demand justice!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2012 Outraged by Crown's Failure to Prosecute Gang Rape in Pitt Meadows Vancouver, B.C. – Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter is outraged with the Crown’s decision to stay charges of rape in the Pitt Meadows’ “Another Night in Bangkok” gang-rape case. ...
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Vancouver Police Department continues to Objectify Women

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Friday, February 17, 2012
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This is why women don’t trust or rely on the police to respond appropriately to crimes of sexual assault or violence against women.

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17th 2012   The Vancouver Police Department Continues to Objectify Women   Vancouver- Vancouver Rape Relief and Womens Shelter is not surprised to learn that 15 officers ranking from constable to inspector were viewing pornography on the job. ...

WOMEN’S GROUPS CALLING ATTENTION TO THE FIRST CASE IN BC COURT OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING OF UNDER AGE GIRLS

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
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Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter is arguing for the abolition of prostitution to end the sexual exploitation of women and girls in Canada. Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter along with other equality women’s seeking groups will be attending court today.

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        January 25th 2012 WOMEN’S GROUPS CALLING ATTENTION ...

In Response to Sex Workers United Against Violence Society in Supreme Court of Canada

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Thursday, January 19, 2012 - Saturday, March 31, 2012
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ALLOWING MEN TO BUY AND PROFIT FROM THE BODIES OF WOMEN IN PROSTITUTION IS NOT IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST

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Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) and Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA) Press Release

Date: 
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 - Thursday, December 15, 2011
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The UN will conduct an Inquiry into the missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada

Ottawa, ON (December 13, 2011) The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has decided to conduct an inquiry into the murders and disappearance ...
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