Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Getting to the Roots: Exploring Systemic Violence against Women in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver
Exploring Systemic Violence Against Women in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver is a safety audit conceived of and put into action by a coalition of women-serving organizations in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) of Vancouver.
Minister’s Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women Direction to Government on Taking Action to End Violence and Improve the Lives of Aboriginal Women in B.C.
In June 2011 when the Minister’s Advisory Council on Aboriginal Women (MACAW) was established, it was mandated to provide advice to government on how to improve the quality of life for Aboriginal women across British Columbia. “Taking Action” is MACAW’s advice to the Province of British Columbia on the actions it must take to fulfill the vision of a life free of violence for Aboriginal women and girls.
Sexual Health Toolkit: Sexually Transmitted Infections
This toolkit for Indigenous peoples provides information you need to keep yourself sexually healthy, information on sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, information on getting tested, and information on sexuality and relationships.
Forsaken: The Report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
The Report of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry was established in September 2010 to inquire into the failures of policing forces between 1997 and 2002 who were investigating the disappearance and murder of dozens of women in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, and particularly the police investigation of serial murderer Robert William Pickton.
Blueprint for an Inquiry: Learning from the Failures of the Missing Women Commission of Inquiry
The report makes a number of recommendations that focus on ways Commissioners of inquiry can facilitate the participation of marginalized groups. Out of the failures of the provincial Missing Women Commission of Inquiry, the hope of the authors is that a positive legacy can still be uncovered.
Survival, Strength, Sisterhood: Power of Women in the Downtown Eastside
A short film that documents the history of the annual women’s memorial march in Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories. By focusing on the voices of women who live, love, and work in the Downtown Eastside this film debunks the sensationalism surrounding a neighbourhood deeply misunderstood, and celebrates the complex and diverse realities of women organizing for justice.
Kanawayhitowin Training Video
The Kanawayhitowin video is a 18-minute, documentary which provides critical information about how Indigenous families, and communities are impacted by abuse. Members of the Indigenous community who work with the women and their families as well as key community members share their own experiences as well as inspiring messages emphasizing the importance of community involvement in educating others about the issue and to work toward putting an end to domestic violence in our communities.
Finding Dawn
This is compelling documentary that puts a human face on the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous women in Canada. The film takes a journey into the heart of Indigenous women’s experience, from Vancouver’s skid row, down the Highway of Tears in northern BC, and on to Saskatoon, where the murders and disappearances of these women remain unsolved.