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Basic Income: Magic potion, empty promise, or small part of a bigger picture

In the summer of 2018, the province of BC announced that it was putting together an expert committee to study whether a basic income could reduce poverty and address

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Safety and Justice for Refugees: Challenging the Safe Third Country Agreement

On the international stage, Canada has gained a reputation for being a leader in welcoming refugees. While in some respects this may be true, the reality is much more

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Sexual and Reproductive Rights: Access and Education for All

In late February, I was given the opportunity to interview Director of Education, Kristen Gilbert (she/her/hers) from Options for Sexual Health in Vancouver, Canada’s largest non-profit provider of sexual

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Kids’ books for social justice: learning and unlearning

“As a parent of a young child, I find that there are two kinds of opportunities for learning about social justice with kids. The first are the learning moments

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A Louder More Inclusive Feminism: Our Conversation with Black Lives Matter Vancouver

In the lead up to this year’s Black History Month, I had the privilege of sitting down to speak with Sandra Iroegbu (she/her/hers), a collective member of Black Lives

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Wins, losses, and misses: understanding proposed amendments to the federal Divorce Act

As a feminist legal advocacy organization, family law is a core area of focus for us because of its significant potential to impact the substantive equality rights of women.

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Welcome to 2019: The Fight for Justice Continues!

2018 has been a year of intense activism for the feminist movement around the globe. From social justice movements like #Metoo and combating the rise of racism and fascism.

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Why a Report Card? CEDAW as a Tool for Accountability

Tomorrow we release our 10th annual CEDAW Report Card. A lot has changed in BC since our last election in April 2017. A lot of promises have been made,

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