Colleagues and friends of CCWS Regional Coordinator Gail Edinger gathered together on June 7th for a retirement party to celebrate her many contributions to anti-violence work over the years and to wish her well on the road ahead. Many long-time … Continue reading
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Be More Than A Bystander – BC Legislature Presentation
We were honoured to be invited to Victoria yesterday to present our Be More Than A Bystander Program in the BC Legislature. EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous, along with retired BC Lions JR LaRose, and Jamie Taras, BC Lions’ … Continue reading
New Federal Legislation to Increase Safety for Women
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould introduced Bill C-78 this week, which comes on the heels of bold reforms which were introduced last month in C-75. These bills make concrete improvements to the family law and criminal justice systems. Please find a link … Continue reading
Media Recap: BC Government Announces $5 Million in Funding to Support Women and Children Affected By Violence
On December 1, 2017 the BC Government announced a one time cash infusion of $5 million dollars to support women and children affected by violence. These funds will directly support member programs of the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia … Continue reading
National ‘Observatory’ to Focus on Violence Against Women, Femicide
A new initiative studying femicide cases in Canada has just been launched out of the University of Guelph. The Canadian Femicide Observatory for Justice and Accountability is an initiative of U of G’s Centre for the Study of Social and … Continue reading
Media Recap: Minister Monsef Announces More Than $2.2 Million for Gender Equality Projects in British Columbia
On September 8, 2017, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister of Status of Women and the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada announced $2.2 Million for gender equality projects in BC. Tracy Porteous, Executive Director for … Continue reading
NEW! Be More Than A Bystander 2017 PSAs
We are so pleased to share with you our new Be More Than A Bystander PSAs that are being shown at the BC Lions games this season. Travis Lulay, Matt Bucknor, Rolly Lumbala and Craig Roh of the BC Lions encourage everyone to speak up … Continue reading
NEW! Be More Than A Bystander Videos – Scenarios
We are so pleased to share with you 3 new Be More Than A Bystander videos of bystander intervention scenarios. These videos were created in partnership between EVA BC and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), as part of BCIT’s Bystander Intervention … Continue reading
Violence Against Women Living With Disabilities
The Disability Alliance BC’s latest edition of Transition magazine, focused on violence and abuse, has been published. EVA BC contributed an article entitled ‘Violence Against Women Living with Disabilities’ (p. 8-9). Please check out the online PDF version – Transition: … Continue reading
EVA BC Media Release – Statement in Support of Bill C-16
In this Media Release, the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia voices its support for Bill C-16, a critical step towards enshrining the equal rights of transgender (trans) and gender diverse people in Canadian law – Statement in Support of Bill C-16