On December 8, 2020, EVA Canada and ANOVA organized and hosted a virtual dialogue bringing together 15 researchers and advocates across the country currently researching the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence services, service providers, and survivors. Here is a brief summary of the common themes, gaps, and opportunities for further exploration that […]
Ending Violence Association of Canada and Anova Launch Report on Findings from National Survey: Pandemic meets Pandemic: Understanding the Impacts of COVID-19 on Gender-Based Violence Services and Survivors in Canada
The conditions created by the pandemic were ones that were widely recognized by advocates as likely to increase the risk of violence while at the same time making it more difficult for those experiencing violence to seek help – especially given the pre-existing challenges facing the already overburdened and under-resourced gender-based violence sector. Today, we […]
EVA Canada endorses Joint Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women: COVID-19 and the increase of domestic violence against women
EVA Canada joined with other equality-seeking and anti-violence organizations to endorse a joint submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women prepared by the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, Women’s Shelters Canada, West Coast LEAF, YWCA Canada, National Association of Women and the Law, the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, and the Canadian […]
EVA Canada signs letter on the use of a restorative approach to an inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting
EVA Canada along with over twenty organizations across Canada working to reduce and eliminate gender-based violence signed a letter submitted to the federal and Nova Scotia provincial governments opposing the use of a restorative approach to an inquiry into the mass shooting in Nova Scotia. Read the full letter here. EVA Canada has also submitted […]
EVA Canada submits brief on Canada’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
On June 15, 2020, EVA Canada submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science, and Technology on Canada’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. In our brief we highlight the distinct impacts the COVID-19 pandemic holds for organizations and services dedicated to addressing and responding to gender-based violence, and for those […]
Ending Violence Association of Canada hosts webinar on sexual violence and COVID-19
[En français] On June 10, the Ending Violence Association of Canada hosted a webinar aimed at exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on sexual violence services and survivors. Sexual Violence & COVID-19: Frontline Perspectives brings together eight frontline workers, advocates, and organizational leaders from across the country to share their observations and experiences related to the […]
L’association canadienne contre la violence organise un webinaire sur la violence sexuelle et le COVID-19 (résumé en français)
[En anglais] Résumé de la violence sexuelle & COVID-19 : Perspectives en première ligne Dans l’ensemble, nos panélistes ont souligné que la COVID-19 a un effet considérable sur les personnes ayant survécu à la violence sexuelle et sur les services qui leur sont destinés. La pandémie a obligé les organisations à développer des moyens créatifs pour […]
EVA Canada statement on police brutality and systemic racism against Black and Indigenous communities
EVA Canada stands in solidarity with Black and Indigenous communities in calling for justice and accountability for the long history and ongoing practice of police brutality and other forms of systemic racism. The recent acts of police brutality resulting in the deaths of Black and Indigenous people in the United States and Canada are distressing […]
EVA Canada submits brief on Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code
Recently, EVA Canada submitted a brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code. EVA Canada members regularly hear from advocates, sexual assault crisis responders, and survivors about the challenges sexual assault survivors encounter within the justice system. For many survivors, […]
Continuing the work to end violence in the wake of the NS mass killing
The tragedy that has unfolded in recent days in Nova Scotia reminds us of the urgent and vital work that must be done to prevent violence in all its forms, including violence against women and femicide. According to the most recent information, the mass shooting that resulted in the deaths of at least 22 women […]