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.
Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s
In Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s, Connie Walker unearths how her family’s story fits into one of Canada’s darkest chapters: the residential school system in Canada.
Making Space for Those Who Cause Harm
What models, strategies and perspective can be used to best respond in trauma-Informed and relationally accountable ways, so that investigations and their resolutions do not recreate or re-traumatize survivors or those who cause harm?
Rooting Resilience: A Needs Assessment about Women with Disabilities, Gender-Based violence, and the Potential of Peer Support Services
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.
Into the Light Panel Discussion
An online panel discussion on the unique experiences of and barriers faced by immigrant women survivors of domestic violence, inspired by the NFB documentary “Into the Light.”
Legal Rights and Procedures after Sexual Assault: Frequently Asked Questions
This backgrounder provides a list of FAQ’s on a survivors’ legal rights after a sexual assault and details procedures within the legal system, including police, justice system, criminal courts, and civil claims, that tend to take place after reporting a sexual assault.
Navigating Power Dynamics and Boundaries as a Graduate Student
This toolkit discusses the power dynamics at play in the university/graduate student context and how these power dynamics shape realities and experiences of sexual violence, and identifies a range of strategies for responding to sexual violence and boundary violations.
Canada: Climate Change and the Cultural Rights of Indigenous Peoples
This is a joint submission by Indigenous Climate Action and Union of BC Indian Chiefs to Karima Bennoune, United Nations Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights, on various resource development projects within Indigenous territories which is forcing more land dispossession and threatening Indigenous cultural heritage.
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse and Closing the Housing Gap: Second Stage Shelters in Canada
This report lays out the importance of second stage shelters in breaking the cycle of abuse for survivors. Second stage shelters are an integral aspect of the continuum of supports for IPV survivors, providing them with the time and space to heal, plan for the future, and achieve independence and housing stability.