In this Op-Ed, Red Seal carpenter Kristine Byers writes about the challenges of being a woman in a male-dominated industry, and speaks to changes that are now taking place to reduce barriers faced by women in the trades, including a … Continue reading
Category Archives: In the News
CBC Daybreak South Interview – Kelowna RCMP Sexual Assault Review and Training
EVA BC’s Executive Director was interviewed by Chris Walker on CBC Daybreak South to talk about the RCMP release of their review of sexual assault reporting at the Kelowna RCMP detachment and the importance of mandatory comprehensive sexual assault training … Continue reading
Radio Media Round Up on New Bill for Five Days Paid Leave in Domestic and Sexual Violence Cases
EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous was interviewed by various radio outlets to talk about the new legislation introduced yesterday which, if enacted, will allow victims and survivors of domestic or sexual violence to take five days of paid leave … Continue reading
BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson Characterizes Domestic Violence as ‘Tough Marriage’
During a Red FM radio interview yesterday, BC Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson characterized those fleeing violence as “people who are in a tough marriage” – his response to BC NDP’s pledge to provide five days of paid leave for people … Continue reading
BC Lions Visit Kamloops School to Connect With Students About Preventing Gender-Based Violence
This CFJC article and video clip spotlights a recent visit by our Be More Than A Bystander Program to Kamloops to connect with students about preventing gender-based violence: BC Lions Visit Kamloops.
RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime Interview – Men Staying Silent Around Violence Against Women
Tracy Porteous, Executive Director of the Ending Violence Association of BC, was interviewed on RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime in Ireland about how so many men stay silent around violence against women, and the impacts of our Be More Than A … Continue reading
Support Services Still Lacking for Survivors of Sexual Assault
Community-based responses, emergency services, and coordinated trauma-informed professionals are crucial lifelines for survivors. And yet, BC is still suffering from massive funding cuts to core/operational funding for all sexual assault centres from 2001-2, remaining the only province in Canada without … Continue reading
Daybreak North Interview: Harvey Weinstein Trial and the Impacts of #MeToo in BC
Carolina de Ryk CBC Radio Daybreak North interviews EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous to talk about the Harvey Weinstein trial and the impacts of #MeToo in BC. The interview begins at 1:16:27: Daybreak North Segment.
Daybreak South Interview: The Harvey Weinstein Trial and #MeToo
Chris Walker from CBC Radio Daybreak South sat down with EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous to talk about the impacts of the #MeToo movement outside the entertainment industry. The interview begins at 1:30:37: Daybreak South Interview.
CBC Early Edition Interview: Impacts of #MeToo Outside the Entertainment Industry
As Harvey Weinstein’s trial process began in New York this week, Stephen Quinn from CBC Radio‘s Early Edition interviewed EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous to talk about the impacts of the #MeToo movement outside the entertainment industry: The Early … Continue reading