Vancouver Rape Relief to intervene in two sexual assault cases before the Supreme Court of Canada
On May 21 and 22, Vancouver Rape Relief will intervene in two appeals before the Supreme Court of Canada that raise an important issue for sexual assault survivors whose cases […]
Key findings of BC Coroner’s review of Intimate Partner Violence-Related Deaths in the province echo Vancouver Rape Relief’s calls
The BC Coroner just released its Review of Intimate Partner Violence-Related Deaths in British Columbia, 2016-2024. We have been pressing the province for systemic change, with transparency and making the […]
Film Screening: The Prostitution Monologues
Join us for a screening of The Prostitution Monologues on Friday, April 24 at 7pm (doors open at 6:30) at our Second Space (748 Kingsway). This powerful documentary film features […]
Ordinary Women Rise: Lee Lakeman’s herstory book about Vancouver Rape Relief and Womenโs Shelter
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Womenโs Waves โ Episode 26
In this episode, we talk with our long-time ally, Quรฉbรฉcoise radical-feminist lesbian organizer Diane Matte. In this conversation (which we hope is the first of a few), we hear from […]
Redefining empowerment: The case against โchoiceโ feminism
A dominant narrative in Western popular culture suggests that women can have it all. They can climb their way to the peak of their careers while wearing that expensive new […]
HOPE IS A WOMANโS NAME: A conversation with Amal Elsana Alh’jooj
โAs a Bedouin Palestinian from the desert town of Laqiya, Israel, Alhโjooj knows firsthand what it means to fight for the right of personhood, and to do it from an […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Vigil at B.C. Legislature honouring Women Victimsย of Femicide in 2025
