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.
The RCMP: Its Culture and Future (FAFIA Webinar)
Based on the report of the same name, the Canadian Feminist AlIiance for International Action (FAFIA) hosted an online webinar to examine the toxic culture of racism, misogyny, and homophobia in the RCMP.
We Are Here: Women’s Experiences of the Barriers to Reporting Sexual Violence
This report centres women’s experiences of the devastating impacts of sexual assault, which are all too often exacerbated by the legal system’s inadequate responses. This report aims to identify barriers in the justice system for survivors of sexual assault and to inspire change so that reporting to police becomes a viable option for all those who want to pursue it.
Re-Envisioning PLEI Report
How can we facilitate learning about the law in a way that is grounded in the vision of community and supports efforts to end oppression? How can we equip people with honest information about the legal system so that they can choose the path that is best for them? This report pulls together guiding principles, impacts, limitations, and ethical practices for public legal education and information practitioners.
Trans Women and Intimate Partner Violence: Fundamentals for Service Providers
This is a toolkit outlining fundamentals for service providers in affirming and supporting trans women experiencing intimate partner violence, and how to eliminate barriers to services due to gender biases and cisnormativity that trans women face.
Essential Elements for Non-Punitive Accountability: A Workbook for Understanding Alternative Responses to Gender-Based Violence
A workbook for understanding alternative responses to gender-based violence because punitive models do not necessarily offer the kind of justice survivors seek, are inaccessible to many people, reproduce systemic inequalities, and often cause further violence in communities.
Evaluating Canada’s Sex Work Laws: The Case for Repeal
This report provides a history of the litigation that struck down previous sex work laws in Canada and the approach taken in drafting current legislation. It gives an overview of the impacts that current laws are having on sex workers across Canada and why the law is unconstitutional.
A Rights-Based, GBA+ Analysis of the National Housing Strategy
The ratification of the National Housing Strategy Act (NHSA) in 2019 has the potential to transform our response to gender-based inequities within the Canadian housing system. Importantly, however, advocates and academics have identified significant gaps between NHS programs and policies and a rights-based approach to housing. In light of these gaps, this report employs a rights-based, GBA+ analysis of NHS programs, policies, and expenditures, exploring their relevance to the progressive realization of the right to housing for women, girls, and gender diverse people in Canada.
Equity is Safer: Human Rights Considerations for Policing Reform in British Columbia
The BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner’s (BCOHRC) written submission, “Equity is Safer: Human rights considerations for policing reform in British Columbia,” includes expert analysis of data from five police jurisdictions that reveals disturbing racial disparities in policing activities across B.C.