Reflections from UNCSW69: feminist solidarity and collective care in times of global crisis
As the G7 summit unfolds and leaders meet to shape priorities for global cooperation and investment, it’s crucial that gender justice stays at the forefront. In March, I had the pleasure of attending the 69th [...]
The people behind the data: Reflections on surveying the shelter and transition house (TH) sector in Canada
There’s a quiet but undeniable tension in the moment right after a survey launches, when all the drafts, consultations, and dedicated revisions give way to waiting. That final decision to hit “send.” The questions you’ve [...]
The High Cost of Safety: Why Funding Gaps Are Stalling the Creation of Second Stage Transitional Housing for Survivors of Violence
For many women and children fleeing violence, the path to a safe, secure, and affordable home is becoming more difficult to navigate – and in many cases, it’s a path that leads nowhere at all. [...]
Just Walk Away Canada: A Walk for Change
Earlier this year, Lori Haggerty called our office with her tragic but hopeful story, as well as a request to Women’s Shelters Canada. She told us about her sister, Patricia Kucerovsky, a mother of twin [...]
Five Years On: Reflecting on Circles of Safety
In 2019, Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) launched a new project to explore whether the collaborative safety planning process known as Circles of Safety, developed in Prince Edward Island (PEI), could be useful in rural, remote, [...]
Struggles in the VAW Shelter Sector: 50 Years On
In early March 2024, Meghan Tibbits-Lamirande wrote about the feminist occupation of Nellie’s Hostel. Her work documented the early activism that happened at Nellie’s in 1976, when staff and residents organized to resist funding and [...]