Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW)

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Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) was a feminist organization active especially in Toronto and Vancouver. In Toronto, it led the 1978 protest against Snuff, a pornographic movie that bragged that it featured the murder of a woman as a sexual spectacle. WAVAW was also an important force in initiating Take Back the Night marches.

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