Violence Against Women

Open letter in solidarity with London Abused Women’s Centre

TO: Megan Walker, ED London Abused Women’s Centre, The Board of Directors London Abused Women’s Centre, Staff and Clients London Abused Women Centre Women in Canada and around the world look to…

Angela Marie MacDougall: Taking a stand & standing in her power

Angela Marie MacDougall is a long-time anti-violence worker, the Director of Vancouver’s Battered Women’s Support Services, and a Remarkable Women award winner in 2014.  Jess: How did you get involved in the…

The sexiest oppression

The Mirror headline reads, “Woman aged 91 suffocated during sex game with married neighbour.” The woman’s killer left her with bruising on the face, what the article describes as, “extensive genital injuries,”…

HONY excuses male violence, vilifies the victim yet again

Well now this is starting to look like a pattern. Last week, Humans of New York (HONY) published the story of a man charged with domestic abuse, allowing him to paint himself…

Humans of New York: Believe women first

A recent post over at Humans of New York brought out the livid in me. The image is of a young man; his story aims to convince us that he was wronged…

A reminder for the Left: No one is free until all women are free

On Friday, September 25th, 1200 people gathered at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church in Vancouver, to hear three preeminent thinkers discuss socialism, oppression, and rebellion. The event, a roaring success — packed to…