Canada’s longest standing rape crisis centre was stripped of city funding due to their women-only policy, but the women behind the organization and its supporters refuse to give up.
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Trans activists have successfully lobbied Vancouver politicians to deny city funding to Canada’s oldest rape crisis centre, on account of their woman-only policy.
December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. This day marks the anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, the day Marc Lepine entered l’École Polytechnique de Montréal…
What’s Current is Feminist Current’s daily news roundup.
#GIDYVR’s third event explored media bias in the gender identity debate, but made clear the challenges women face in speaking up about their concerns.
As the Vancouver Public Library (VPL) worried about strained relationships with and the safety of “trans, gender-variant, and two-spirited individuals” due to the impending arrival of Meghan Murphy (founder of Feminist Current),…
On January 10, 2019, Lee Lakeman spoke on a panel at the Vancouver Public Library about gender identity and women’s rights.
A woman holding a sign criticizing gender identity ideology at the Vancouver Women’s March has been targeted online.
Swedish prosecutors announce that they are ending their investigation into rape charges against Julian Assange, saying there is no way to detain or charge him “in the foreseeable future.” Julie Bindel investigates…
During the second wave, there was a bonafide feminist bookstore movement. Women’s spaces, presses, writing, and events were seen as integral to feminism. This meant that women’s bookstores were valued, not only…
CTV investigation exposes men preying on women by offering them a place to stay in exchange for raping them: “[Louisa] Russel [of Vancouver Rape Relief] says the sex that’s being exchanged for…
Montreal Massacre will be commemorated at Vancouver Rape Relief & Women’s Shelter’s annual event, tomorrow, Saturday, December 5th, at the Vancouver Public Library. The Jenner family is “playing dress up” with other…
On Wednesday, November 18th, in East Vancouver, about a dozen people from the Kensington-Cedar Cottage neighbourhood attended a panel discussion called Creating John-Free communities. Panel members from Vancouver Rape Relief & Women’s…