On Women Only Space
It is under male oppression that women recognize the need to organize and gather together to create rape crisis centres, transition houses and women centres — women only spaces. Consciousness raising gave us our collective voice. Grouping with women who share the same life experience is still our most valuable tool for women to redefine, validate and guide our struggle for equality. In this section, you will find a short herstory of the campaigns women have engaged in for our right to gather together and to organize for our own liberation in women-only space. If you would like to a copy of our women only broadsheet or would like to suggest an article for this section please contact us at info@rapereliefshelter.bc.ca
Women Only Space General
Sustaining Our Resistance to Male Violence: Attacks on Women's Organizing and Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter by Lee Lakeman (published by Canadian Woman Studies)
What About The Men ? by Julie Bindel (published by radfem HUB)
Why Women's Spaces are Critical to Feminist Autonomy by Patricia McFadden (published by Isis International)
Nixon vs Rape Relief Society Legal arguments
Chrononology of Events Kimberly Nixon vs Vancouver Rape Relief Society Read more
Transcripts of Excerpts from Proceedings - Rape Relief vs. Kimberly Nixon Read more
Rape Relief's Summary of Key Evidence by Issue Read more
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter Legal Argument Part 1 Read more
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter Legal Argument Part 2 Read more
Nixon v. Vancouver Rape Relief Society: Pending Before the BC Human Rights Tribunal Read more
Vancouver Rape Relief Society v. Nixon 2005 BCCA 601 Summary of Decision Read more
Petition to BC Supreme Court for Judicial Review Read more
Argument of Petitioner Read more
Summary of Issues at Tribunal and Under Review Read more
Summary of Human Rights Tribunal Decision in Nixon vs. Rape Relief Society Read more
Press about Case
Vancouver Rape Relief Response to Vancouver Sun Article "Woman Felt Humiliated by Rape Relief" Read more
Feminists Protect the Idea of a Woman-Only Space: One Centre's Fight in Response to a Human Rights Campaign Read more
Rape Crisis Centre in BC Endures Assault Read more
Transsexual Woman Doesn't Have Experience to be Rape Counsellor: Group Read more
Transsexual BC Woman says she Knows the Oppression of Women Read more
Rape Relief Defends not Hiring Former Man Read more
Transsexual 'Always a Woman' Lawyer Says Read more
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter Expresses Concern About Human Rights Tribunal Decision Read more
Transsexual Wins Rights Ruling Over Rejection as Rape Counsellor Read more
Speak Out: A Necessary Exclusion Read more
Lawyer for Male-to-Female Transsexual Complainant Asserts that Women Share Nothing in Common with Each Other Read more
BC Supreme Court Overrules BC Human Rights Tribunal Read More
Presentations by the Legal Firm of Bull, Housser and Tupper Read more
Dueling Rights Read more
Rights of Equality-Seeking Organizations Protected Read more
