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Indigenous Women & Violence, an ongoing battle

This article was originally written by the author for the BC Heritage Fair’s Alumni Council Blog in 2023. With the BCHFS’s permission,...

What I learned from a UBC Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office workshop

Content Warning: sexual violence Writer: Vedanshi Some time back, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop hosted by the University of...

What is Child Sexual Exploitation?

CW: Discussion of sexual violence Writer: Rosha Graphic Designer: Anannya Child sexual exploitation (CSE) is a form of sexual abuse that...

Abortion Laws Shouldn’t Exist

CW: Discussion of sexism and violence Writer: Rachel Watch Case Files Episode 7: Abortion Laws HERE Roe v. Wade In 1973, the U.S. Supreme...

Stand Up against street harassment with L'Oréal Paris

We've teamed up with our friends at L'Oréal Paris to share the Stand Up online training to combat street harassment. Button not working?...

Female Genital Mutilation: What is it and why is it performed?

CW: Discussion of violence and sexism Writer: Rosha Watch Case Files Episode 6: Female Genital Mutilation HERE What is Female Genital...

Racial Violence: Past and Present

CW: Discussion of racism, violence, and harassment Writer: Rachel Watch Case Files Episode 5: Racial Violence HERE Martin Luther King Jr....

Intimate Partner Violence Against Men

Writer: Vedanshi Content Warning: Violence Let's talk about the prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in men. When discussing...

Women and the Worst of War

Content Warning: Graphic, War, Sexual Violence, Suicide Writer: Rachel Graphic Design: Serena Watch our feature video on this topic. From...

What is Gaslighting?

CW: Discussion of abuse Writer: Erin Gaslighting is defined as a type of manipulation and emotional abuse in which the survivor is...

Our education system fails to keep women safe.

CW: sexual violence, assault. If you are in urgent need of help, please contact your local emergency response services (911) or a crisis...

Sororities and Stereotypes: Shifting the Narrative

Writer: Rachel Stein On June 11, 2021, ThePlug Vancouver, a media outlet for UBC students, published a video titled “Sorority Girls Share...

The Rise of Domestic Violence During the Pandemic

CW: Discussion of abuse and violence Writer: Rachel Stein Graphic Designer: Serena Lu It has been nearly one year since BOLT Safety...

Urban Planning and Safety

This post is part of a spotlight series on the BOLT Safety platform called 'Spotlight: Perspectives', where members of our community can...

Recognizing Signs of Abuse

CW: Discussion of abuse and violence The above design is from BOLT Safety’s recent #ButterflyEffect campaign, with the butterfly motif...

Shedding Light on Canada’s Dark History

CW: Discussion of residential schools, assault, and abuse. Land Acknowledgement: Our team acknowledges that we conduct our service, work,...

A Brief History of Pride

June was the month of Pride, and our organization changed our logo design to celebrate that; however, not many people are aware of the...

Let's Talk About Consent

We’ve all heard the oft-repeated sayings including “no means no” and “consent is sexy”. However, although it is easy to understand that...

The consequences of period poverty

Period poverty negatively impacts a menstruator’s education which can affect their earning capacity which can be linked to domestic abuse.

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the domestic abuse crisis?

Backyards with Bolt: Episode 8 In this episode of Backyards with Bolt, our Executive Director Vedanshi continues her conversation with...

What does therapy look like IRL?

Backyards with Bolt: Episode 7 In this seventh episode of “Backyards with Bolt,” Vanessa Waechtler from CHIMO, introduced in the previous...

Meet Vanessa Waechtler

Backyards with Bolt: Episode 6 In this sixth episode of “Backyards with Bolt”, we introduce our guest Vanessa Waechtler, a clinical...

How can men help women feel safer?

Backyards with Bolt: Episode 5 In this fifth episode of “Backyards with Bolt,” Dr. Annalijn Conklin of the University of British Columbia...

Sexual Violence: My Nonexistent Education

This post is part of a spotlight series on the BOLT Safety platform called 'Spotlight: Perspectives', where members of our community can...