On the evening of Friday, September 18th 2015, over 400 women gathered to protest male violence against women. Women from various B.C. women’s organizations, such as Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS), UBC…
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By now the outline detailing the facts of the terrible story that Dylan Farrow tells of her sexual assault as a child by her father Woody Allen are well known. After he was honoured…
Although the Nixon v. Rape Relief case was settled back in 2007, with a dismissal of Kimberly Nixon’s request to appeal the B.C. Court of Appeals decision (that decision being that “Vancouver…
Meghan Murphy speaks with Daisy Kler, a member of the Vancouver Rape Relief collective, about the challenges faced by women in Canada due to race and class oppression, and the ways the left often fails to take misogyny seriously.
Trans ideology didn’t take over in response to Republicans—it started with top-down funding and the silencing of women pushing back.
Founding member of Vancouver Rape Relief, Lee Lakeman, responds to Rabble founder, Judy Rebick’s article, “My Feminism is Trans Inclusive.”
Carla Duda escaped a patriarchal, cult-like religion as a teen, assuming her rights as a woman were inalienable. She was wrong.
Non-compliance is the only answer.
After achieving rights and protections equal to those of our fellow citizens, the rainbow flag could have been retired to a historical moment; instead it has become a symbol of modern dystopia and an attack on women’s rights.
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On October 29, 2019, I spoke at the Toronto Public Library at an event called, “Gender Identity: What Does It Mean for Society, the Law, and Women?” Hundreds protested, claiming what I…
From left to right, the male dominated Fediverse is working to silence the thousands of women flocking to Spinster — a new woman-centred social media platform.
I don’t want to choose between the left and the right, I want to engage in critical thought, challenge myself, and form my own opinions.
Jacqueline Gullion and Carole Pateman discuss how a basic income that provides a decent (but modest) standard of living can increase democratic participation and contribute to the advancement of women.
When looking for alternatives to the criminal justice system, we need to be realistic, not idealistic.