Women Against Violence Against Women

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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Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) was a feminist organization active especially in Toronto and Vancouver.
Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW)

  • Year created:

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  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English

Documents
Drop the Charges on the Nov. 5 Cinema 2000 Arrests

  • Year created:

    1978

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English
For Women Who Woke Up This Morning Thinking “Here We Go Again”

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  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English

Posters
Control of Our Bodies March

  • Year created:

    1982

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English
A poster for a women's rally in Toronto organized by Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW).
violence against women

  • Year created:

    --

  • Region:

    Ontario

  • Language:

    English