Pride Stories: Charlize
We are grateful for the participation of Charlize and the other women who sat with our team to share their… Continue reading Pride Stories: Charlize
News & Media
NEWS RELEASE: Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre increases safe spaces for women
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 23, 2021 (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… Continue reading NEWS RELEASE: Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre increases safe spaces for women
Condemning Anti-Asian Violence | Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre Statement
We are devastated and outraged by the unspeakable tragedy that took away the lives of 8 people in Atlanta, Georgia,… Continue reading Condemning Anti-Asian Violence | Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre Statement
DEWC presentation for B.C. Legislature’s Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act (March 12, 2021)
(Theresa Gray’s words in above image are published in “Martin, Carol and Walia, Harsha, Red Women Rising: Indigenous Women Survivors… Continue reading DEWC presentation for B.C. Legislature’s Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act (March 12, 2021)
Coalition of Organizations Call for End to Vancouver Police Department Trespass Prevention Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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,… Continue reading Coalition of Organizations Call for End to Vancouver Police Department Trespass Prevention Program
Women’s organizations express outrage, call for an immediate action plan to end pandemic of gender-based violence in the DTES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDEC. 2, 2020 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… Continue reading Women’s organizations express outrage, call for an immediate action plan to end pandemic of gender-based violence in the DTES
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre calls on City of Vancouver to increase and expedite safe spaces in the DTES during COVID-19
News ReleaseOctober 1, 2020 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… Continue reading Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre calls on City of Vancouver to increase and expedite safe spaces in the DTES during COVID-19
Letter from the Acting Executive Director
(Published in the Summer 2020 Newsletter) While the pandemic has been challenging for everyone, it is especially difficult for a… Continue reading Letter from the Acting Executive Director
Pride Stories
In honour of Pride month this year, the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre team did a Q&A with two women who… Continue reading Pride Stories
Standing up against violence and racism during COVID-19
Over the past few weeks, we have seen a significant increase in domestic and racialized violence in our own community… Continue reading Standing up against violence and racism during COVID-19
COVID-19 Service Updates
Thank you all for your continued support, well wishes, and generosity during this time. We could not do this without the… Continue reading COVID-19 Service Updates
“My home:” Patricia’s story
Written by Lola Fakinlede In February 2019, Patricia and her two-year-old child, Victoria, arrived at the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre… Continue reading “My home:” Patricia’s story