Opinion: When it comes to domestic femicide, women deserve real protection
The recent killing of 39-year-old Stephanie Forster of Coquitlam is evidence of yet another failure, not to say refusal, by the justice system to meaningfully protect women from male violence even […]
No More Femicide
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Statement on International Human Rights Day: Canada is not protecting the human rights of Indigenous women
As the world marks Human Rights Day on December 10, we denounce Canada for enabling the continuous violations of Indigenous women’s right to life, liberty and security. The murder of […]
Montreal Massacre Memorial 2022 (Part I)
Saturday – December 3, 2022 My Name Is Andrea Doors Open: 11:30am, Film Screening: 12:00pm The Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St, Vancouver, BC Admission: By Donation (cash and card accepted at the […]
Opinion: Rape Culture in Canadian Hockey
In July, former Vancouver Canucks ice hockey player Jake Virtanen was tried on a charge of sexual assault. The trial in Vancouver ended with the jury delivering a not guilty […]
BC Prosecution Service’s reply to Vancouver Rape Relief open letter regrading Chilliwack femicide
A Message from the BC Prosecution Service – 630620 Dear Hilla Kerner: Your email July 25, 2022, addressed to the Attorney General, RCMP, and others, has been forwarded to the […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s Open Letter to Chilliwack Police and Crown
Crown Counsel Michelle Wray, BC Prosecution Service Chilliwack Staff Sergeant Grant Floris, Chilliwack RCMP July 25, 2022 As many others, we are heartbroken by the murder of two women in […]
Opinion: Beyond Amber Heard – When women speak up
As women, we continue to fight for our lives, safety, bodily autonomy, and the use of our voices to speak up about the male violence we have experienced. The act […]
An Open letter to members of the House of Commons
Honorable Senators and Members of Parliament, We, the collective of Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, urge you to bring forward new legislation that will remedy the recent judgment of […]
Vancouver Rape Relief’s comments to Vancouver’s Mayor and Council on Public Safety and Violent Crime Citywide
Dear Mayor and Council, Based on its published data, Vancouver Police Department received 578 reports of sexual assault (“sex offences”) in 2021. Addressing the enormous gap between the number of […]