Learning and Knowledge Exchanges
Building Supports: Housing Access for Immigrant and Refugee Women Leaving Violence Webinar
An online webinar discussing the unique housing needs of immigrant and refugee women leaving violence.
Please, Don’t Walk Away
BWSS commemorated the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – 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.
Video of Clear Skies – A Family Violence Story
Clear Skies is an engaging new comic and video which tells the story of Marnie and her kids who live with family violence. With the support of her community, and by learning her legal options, Marnie is able to leave an abusive relationship.
Women and Family Law – Parenting Time and Parental Responsibilities
Understanding the recent changes to family law in BC and their impacts on parenting experiences is critical for those working with women fleeing abuse.
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.
Hollow Water
This documentary profiles the Ojibway community of Hollow Water on the shores of Lake Winnipeg as they deal with an epidemic of sexual abuse in their midst. The Manitoba justice system was unsuccessful in ending the cycle of abuse, so the community brought the offenders home to face justice in a community healing and sentencing circle. Based on traditional practices, this unique model of justice reunites families and heals both victims and offenders.