Dyalla works on DEWC’s Housing Outreach team to help women find affordable housing. Our Housing Outreach team is able to get around 150 women housed every year. Can you describe an average day at your job? I would… Read More
We are grateful for the participation of Charlize and the other women who sat with our team to share their personal Pride stories in celebration of Pride month. Please note that all thoughts and words belong to the… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2021 PDF VERSION (X?m??k??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx?wú7mesh (Squamish) and s?lilw?ta? (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C – Responding to the lack of available safe spaces during COVID 19 restrictions, the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC) has opened two… Read More
We are devastated and outraged by the unspeakable tragedy that took away the lives of 8 people in Atlanta, Georgia, 6 of whom were Asian women. As we reflect on this event, and it is highlighted in the… Read More
(Theresa Gray’s words in above image are published in “Martin, Carol and Walia, Harsha, Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside,” Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, 2019) Speaking notes for Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Click here for PDF version. January 28, 2021, (X?m??k??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx?wú7mesh (Squamish) and s?lilw?ta? (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C – A coalition of Indigenous, women, Downtown Eastside, and legal organizations are voicing their opposition to the Vancouver Police… Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDEC. 2, 2020 PDF VERSION X?m??k??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx? wú7mesh (Squamish) and s?lilw?ta??/sel ?ílwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. — The surfacing of a video in which a man appears to be sexually assaulting a semi-conscious woman in broad daylight… Read More
News ReleaseOctober 1, 2020 Download PDF version here X?m??k??y??m (Musqueam), S?wx?wú7mesh (Squamish) and s?l?ilw?ta?? (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, B.C. (October 1, 2020) – The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC) is extremely worried that there is a lack of safe spaces in… Read More
Last Updated: February 3, 2022 by admin
Press Release: DEWC opens a new drop-in centre at 25 East Hastings Street
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2022 PDF version Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səlilwətaɬ (TsleilWaututh)/Vancouver, B.C. – The Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre (DEWC) has opened a second drop-in centre at 25 East Hastings Street to address a significant… Read More