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Potential Creation of a Coercive Control Offence: Vancouver Rape Relief’s Submission to Justice Canada

By Laurel McBride and Dani Plumari

October 25, 2023

Criminal Justice System Femicide Front Line Transition House Violence Against Women Women's Poverty & Economic Security

Women’s Waves – Episode 7 – Sisterhood in the Transition House

In Canada, as in many other parts in the world, women first operated rape crisis centres and transition houses in the mid 70’s as part of the second wave of the feminist movement. The collective of Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter has been operating a rape crisis centre since 1973 and a transition house since 1981. In April 2009, we invited women who stayed in our own transition house, and in the second stage housing of Monroe House and Safe Choice, to share their experience of using these houses to get free from violent men.

May 12, 2020

Transition House Front Line Wife Battery

Sisterhood in the Transition House

During my weekly night at the house, I spend time with our residents, help out with chores and play with children. As I support them in their transition to a life without violence, we share with each other what we know of male violence against women as I see them in their resistance part of the women’s liberation movement.

By Florence Bouchard Lepage

May 12, 2020

Transition House Front Line

Food Politics in the Transition House

By Daisy Kler

December 1, 2012

Transition House Front Line

Feeding and Nurturing our Political Palate

Personal and political decisions are made at kitchen tables everyday as we share our foods and lived experiences; we teach and learn from all women. The work in our kitchen is much more than preparing meals.

By Laura Holland

2009

Basket of fresh vegetables

Basket of fresh vegetables

Transition House Front Line

International Gathering of Transition House Workers

To celebrate our 35th anniversary and respond to our changing context, we hosted an international gathering of women from English-speaking welfare state countries undergoing similar neoliberal political changes, including England, Scotland, New Zealand, Australia, the United States and Canada. They joined us in considering the challenges currently facing our movement and in recommitting to the transition house as a strategy for women’s liberation.

May 28, 2008

Transition House Front Line

Christmas Eve in the Transition House

We have become skillful at making sure the mothers and children and the poorest of the volunteers and workers have access to gift giving for their beloved.

By Lee Lakeman

December 25, 2000

Transition House Front Line

A Call Back to our Original Practice of Feminism in our Transition Houses

There has been a great push toward methods of professionalism in our work in the transition houses and it will take every effort on all our parts to fight back and hold onto our practice of feminism.

By Pauline Funston

2000

Transition House Front Line

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