Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
This webpage is a centralized hub for resources related to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) from organizations across British Columbia, as well as key national and international research. We will continue to update this webpage as further resources become available.
Women, Intimate Partner Violence, & Homelessness
This resource describes that even though the circumstances around individuals seeking shelter are complex and varied, we know that oppressive structures, such as economic injustice, racism, and sexism, play a key role. These systemic forces interact to shape the experiences of women living with intimate partner violence (IPV) and housing issues.
A Roundtable on Sex Work Politics and Prison Abolition: Elene Lam, Chanelle Gallant, Robyn Maynard and Monica Forrester
This roundtable links sex workers’ issues to race and sexuality, police brutality, and prison abolition, bringing different movements together and discussing what should be done to support the rights of sex workers.
Violence Against Women Facts in Canada Infographic
This infographic contains some valuable statistics pertaining to Violence Against Women and Children in 2016.
If Your Child is Taken
This brochure explains child protection law and what parents or guardians can do if the Director of Child Welfare removes their child or plans to remove their child from the home.
Criminal Harassment Infographic
This infographic contains some valuable information about criminal harassment in Canada, what it is, and what it looks like online.
Factsheet: Women with Disabilities and Violence
This backgrounder explains how violence against women and girls with disabilities is not just a subset of gender-based violence; it is an intersectional category dealing with gender -based and disability-based violence.
Getting Parenting and Support Orders
This poster provides a step-by-step overview of the process for getting orders for parenting and support in Provincial (Family) Court.
Trans-Specific Power and Control Tactics
This backgrounder on trans-specific power and control tactics explains tactics used against trans partners and tactics used by trans partners.