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It is the only facility in Western Canada dedicated to the health of women, newborns and families, and is the largest maternity hospital in the country. It is a teaching hospital and major provincial health care resource, and is a key component in women's health research. BC Women's employs more than 1,000 full and part-time staff.
In 1969, the group moved their headquarters from the university campus to downtown Vancouver. This allowed the group to accommodate a wider demographic of members. [4] From there the group started its own newspaper titled The Pedestal, which was a collective that focused on a variety of women's issues.
The VWC members were communicating with women's groups across Canada and received help with accommodation and food. As well, the Abortion Caravan came across other perspectives, those of anti-abortionist groups and women's groups. While the Caravan was in Thunder Bay, a Catholic group disrupted their meeting and criticized their position.
Vancouver Rape Relief & Women's Shelter is Canada's longest running rape crisis center. [1] The shelter, located in Vancouver , British Columbia , was established in 1973 and has operated a feminist transition house since 1983, offering women shelter from men who are abusing them, including fathers, husbands, sons, pimps , johns and landlords.
International Women's Health Coalition – founded 1984, based in New York to advocate for issues pertaining to women's health, this foundation also helps bring to light severe issues such as the stigmatization of women's health; International Women's Suffrage Alliance – major suffrage organization
In 1971, the Vancouver Women’s Caucus wanted to build a movement that would draw people together. "We didn’t have birth control pills in those days and there was no right to abortion. We thought, well, abortions are a healthcare issue, which is key to all women.” So with a handful of women, Woodsworth embarked on the “Abortion Caravan ...
The collective operated a printshop (offset lithography, bindery) that served many progressive political, cultural, advocacy, and self-help organizations, as well as cooperative businesses in Vancouver. In 1975 Press Gang published its first title: Women Look at Psychiatry, an anthology edited by Dorothy E. Smith and Sara David. [1]
Harsha Walia is a Canadian activist and writer based in Vancouver.She has been involved with No one is illegal, the February 14 Women's Memorial March Committee, the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, and several Downtown Eastside housing justice coalitions.