Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Supporting Women with Precarious Immigration Status, Refugees, Refugee Claimants and Immigrant Women Facing Domestic Violence
Supporting Women with Precarious Immigration Status, Refugees, Refugee Claimants and Immigrant Women Facing Domestic Violence is a safety assessment and safety planning tool providing practical information, a toolkit, and a safety assessment and intake form.
Please, Donโt Walk Away
BWSS commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women โ November 25th, 2018 with an interactive Transit Shelter Advertisement (TSA) that allowed the public to step into the shoes of a woman experiencing violence by their intimate partner.
Sex Work: Transitioning, Retiring and Exiting
This report summarizes the experiences of women and girls with disabilities experiencing gender-based violence at disproportionately high rates, and provides an exploration on the potential of peer support model for services to be adapted to meet the unique needs of women and girls with disabilities.
Empowering Non-Status, Refugee, and Immigrant Women Who Experience Violence
This report rasises awareness about the prevalence of violence against non status, refugee and immigrant women survivors and the damaging impact of intimate partner violence on the individual woman survivor, her children, the family and the community.
Toolkit for Lawyers: Best Practices in Working with Battered Immigrant Women
This toolkit addresses some of the common challenges faced by lawyers working with battered immigrant women, and provides tools and strategies that enhance effective communication with, and legal representation of women.
Involving Men in Ending Violence Against Women
This article explores gender alliances and male involvement in activities to end gender-based violence against women, setting the British Columbia experience within a larger movement.
Toolkit for Immigrant Women Working with a Lawyer
This resource is for all immigrant women who have experienced violence and are going through the legal system. Using this resource will help you be more prepared to work with your legal aid lawyer or any lawyer.
21st Century Practice – Transforming Women’s Lives
This publication aims to describe Battered Womenโs Support Services (BWSS), a 21st Century anti-violence organization for women. BWSS is very proud of its strong roots in the feminist and womenโs movements of the late 1970โs, 1980โs and 1990โs, and of the new directions it is taking in its work with women.