BC Society of Transition Houses

BCSTH has launched a new awareness campaign to reach women who are looking for support during these challenging times. You can catch BCSTH’s poster on the outside of the buses in Abbotsford, Campbell River, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Dawson Creek, Kamloops, Kelowna, Kitimat, Nanaimo, Nelson, Penticton, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Trail/Castlegar, Vernon and Williams Lake. If you spot the campaign, take a photo and and tag us! #endVAW

The BCSTH team wishes a safe and happy holiday season to all. We express our deepest gratitude for all of the incredible work being done across the province to support women and families during these challenging times, and look forward to a happy and healthy new year.

"Moving day and the days of planning leading up to it is a particularly dangerous time for victims fleeing an abusive partner. According to experts and workers in this field, abuse is about control and when a woman plans to leave, her abuser knows they're about to lose control" So grateful for all the amazing work being done to support women and families by Shelter Movers Shelter Movers Vancouver! #EndVAW

VIP VIDEO: In this Q&A session, counsellors address questions relating to dating violence and abuse sent in by high-school students. Part 3/3. The VIP Video Ser...ies has been created to raise awareness about dating violence and the cycle of abuse. Watch the full series and subscribe to our Youtube channel here: https://bit.ly/2KaX7gp For more information about the VIP Program, contact us at [email protected] or 250-592-2927. #Transitionhouse #VWTH #VIPVideos Roll.Focus. Productions Lambrick Park Secondary School BC Society of Transition Houses

Thanks for sharing Victoria Women's Transition House! "VIP VIDEO: In this Q&A session, counsellors address questions relating to dating violence and abuse sent in by high-school students. Part 2/3. The VIP Video Series has been created to raise awareness about dating violence and the cycle of abuse. Watch the full series and subscribe to our Youtube channel here: https://bit.ly/2KaX7gp... For more information about the VIP Program, contact us at [email protected] or 250-592-2927" #Transitionhouse #VWTH #VIPVideos

Thank you, Parliamentary Secretary, Grace Lore, for recognizing the value of anti-violence workers across our province by moving towards core funding for sexual... assault centres and developing an action plan to end gender based violence. We're grateful to be recognized as trailblazers alongside WAVAW and the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre, organizations who work tirelessly to support victims and survivors of sexual violence. Read the full op-ed here: https://news.gov.bc.ca/23385.

Check out this incredible tree topper created by Lisa Shepherd, Metis Artist! We are so grateful for her generosity, be sure visit Lisa's page for more information on tonight's auction.

On Trans Day of Remembrance, we honor and remember the trans, Two-Spirit and non-binary people whose lives have been taken by acts of anti-trans violence. Trans and gender-diverse people, especially people of colour and trans women, face disproportionate rates of violence and discrimination in Canada. Click for resources from National Resource Center on Domestic Violence on how we can better support trans and gender-diverse survivors in our work and in our communities: https://bit.ly/3fk6INK

Throwback to last month's ATF, we Queer As Funk!

"It’s a revitalization aspect but it’s also just embracing the history and the roots of our area. To listen to songs and find lesson plans, visit the Happy Friends/’Iiyus Siiye’yu Songs website at https://www.happyfriends.ca/

"More Exposed and Less Protected" is an important resource outlining how systemic racism undermines the safety and health of racialized people in the pandemic, ...through inequities in the labour market, the health care system, housing, and many other domains. It integrates a gendered analysis, too. Thank you to Violence Against Women Learning Network! See more

The way we raise boys in our society leads to toxic ideas of what it means to be a man Toxic masculinity is dangerous to individuals of all genders; promoting t...hese limited expressions of what it means to be a man does not allow people to grow into their fullest potential Not only do these harmful understandings of what it is to be a man lead to acts of violence, they causes mental illness in boys and men from being pressured to reach unattainable standards; while women report higher rates of mental illness, men are more likely to die by suicide We must push back against the social messages which teach us genders (and other identity categories) are defined as opposites with strict roles and attitudes; there are more similarities between us than differences Let’s promote a masculinity that supports compassion, allowing men to show empathy and emotions, providing them opportunities to both give and receive support

"Under these conditions, there’s an increased potential for domestic violence to remain behind closed doors and invisible. It’s important to stay in touch with friends and family this winter and be especially vigilant."

We are so grateful for all of our ATF door prize donors. Today, we will be giving away a hockey stick signed by our favourite Canuck Bo Horvat! Thank you Vancouver Canucks for your generosity

Queer As Funk is rocking the house! What a way to wrap up ATF week #BCSTH2020ATF #bcsthinsolidarity

We can't believe it's almost over! Please join for the final day of our virtual ATF, featuring Keynote Speaker Jacqui Kilburn and a performance from Queer As Funk #BCSTHinsolidarity #BCSTH2020ATF

We are so grateful for all of our ATF door prize donors. Today, we will be giving away a round-trip for two from Vancouver to Nanaimo, courtesy of @Helijet

Good morning! We hope you can join us for Day 4 of our virtual ATF, featuring keynote speakers Hillary McBride and Jody Carrington #BCSTH2020ATF #BCSTHinsolidarity

Don't miss this important event from Feminists Deliver, featuring panelists Angela Davis, Dr. Pamela D. Palmater, Erica Ifill, Harsha Walia; moderated by Angela Marie MacDougall and with introductory remarks from Rhiannon Bennett of Hummingbirds Rising Consulting.

We are so grateful for all of our ATF door prize donors. Today, we will be giving away a $50 gift certificate to Kinder Books #BCSTH2020ATF #BCSTHinSolidarity

We hope you can join us for Day 3 of our virtual ATF, featuring keynote speakers Vikki Reynolds and BC's Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender! #BCSTHATF2020 #BCSTHinsolidarity

We are so grateful for all of our ATF door prize donors. Today, we will be giving away a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses from Kootenay Family Vision Care #BCSTH2020ATF #BCSTHinSolidarity

Rise and shine Don't miss our first keynote of the day - Lana Wells! #BCSTH2020ATF #BCSTHinsolidarity

We are so grateful for all of our ATF door prize donors. Today we will be giving away everything you need for a day trip to Bowen Island - $25 to BC Ferries and $25 to dine at Tell your friends cafe. Good luck everyone! #BCSTH2020ATF #BCSTHinsolidarity

The 2020 BCSTH ATF is now LIVE! #BCSTHinsolidarity #BCSTH2020ATF

Big thanks to the BC Society of Transition Houses for sending a box full of empowering goodies to our shelter staff! This year’s theme is Strength in Solidarity and it is such a great reminder f the purpose of our work during these trying times.