Check out the growing list of communities that are declaring intimate partner violence an epidemic.
Femicide is preventable. VAWCCs play a critical role in community safety by holding a multi-sector focus on gender-based violence. There is a need for brave leadership at all levels of society and the political will to move the violence response eco-system upstream toward prevention. Working together to implement the Renfrew recommendations is one path.
VAWCCs can further the vision of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by prioritizing the call to action.
From Reclaiming Power and Place
Ending violence against Indigenous women and girls will require fundamental realignment and transformation of systems and society as they currently exist.
...in order to understand the causes of violence and to make the changes necessary to [end] violence, we must recognize the power and responsibility of relationships. (P.100)
Call attention to femicide and advocate for new investments in prevention. Find out how.
A tool for VAWCCs to inform government and the public about gender-based violence pressures in your community.
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Two provincial forums have been held in 2011 and 2015 to chart the course for Building a Bigger Wave.
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Two times a year we will be releasing our newsletter that covers what the BBW has been doing, outlining the stories of different VAWCC’s in the Ontario, inspirational tidbits and much more.
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Articles and reports that are referenced in the newsletter and/or that are specifically relevant on VAW issues are kept in this section.
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