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.
Dating and Sexual Violence among Gender and Sexual Minority Adolescents: What We Know and How We Can Help
A webinar that reviews current research about dating violence among sexually and gender diverse youth. The webinar also goes over how to support sexually and gender diverse youth who have experienced sexual and/or dating violence.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
This submission was prepared for the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, detailing why Indigenous women and girls in Canada urgently need a feminist COVID-19 pandemic-response plan to respond to and eliminate the structural inequities perpetuating discrimination against them which have been further exposed and exacerbated by COVID-19.
Creating Inclusive Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Support with International Students
A webinar for creating inclusive effective gender-based violence prevention and support with international students.
When Black Women Experience Domestic Violence with Nicole Brown Faulknor
In this episode, trauma consultant and registered psychotherapist Nicole Brown Faulknor talks about intergenerational trauma and how domestic violence impacts Black women.
Understanding how Immigration Policies Shape Gender-Based Violence Among Immigrants Who Have Temporary or Precarious Status
This webinar explores how immigration status impacts immigrants’ rights and challenges related to gender-based violence, and how to identify different forms of structural violence and interpersonal violence associated with precarious immigration status.
Race Matters: Ethical Implications of COVID-19
The actions and omissions of world leaders, public health leaders, and policy makers in charge of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic will reveal historical and current impacts of colonial violence and continued health inequities among African, Indigenous, racialized, and marginalized folks. Utilizing a critical intersectional decolonizing framework, this discussion talks about the ethical dilemmas within the COVID-19 responses.
The State of Women’s Housing Need and Homelessness in Canada
Women’s homelessness is made invisible by how we define, measure, and respond to housing need and homelessness. This review explored evidence on the unique causes, consequences, and experiences of homelessness and housing precarity for women, girls, and gender diverse peoples in Canada.
How Can I Help My Friend
This toolkit is to assist family members and friends who are wondering how best to support a loved one who is experiencing gender-based violence. If you have thought “What can I do to help my friend?,” then this resource is for you.