“We must open the doors and we must see to it they remain open, so that others can pass through."
Rosemary Brown, politician, activist
“SHOP and the RNC are fundamentally at odds on how to support people in the sex trade” The Safe Harbour Outreach Project (SHOP) and the St. John’s Status of Women Council have made the decision to end our official SHOP Liaison Officer partnership with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, our local police service. SHOP is committed […]
Reviewing a legacy of harm, the justice gap, and recommendations for advocates and allies. In light of the recent Snelgrove mistrial here in St. John’s and the subsequent grassroots activism in support of Jane Doe, survivors and allies have once again directed our focus to the ways the criminal justice system perpetually fail survivors of […]
We reached out to all eight candidates running in our upcoming Ward 2 by-election with St. John’s City Council. We asked them eight questions about issues impacting women and marginalized people in our community, and their perspective on how feminism can inform municipal politics. Below is the full series of questions and answers from Ward […]
When gender-based violence happens in our communities, we all feel it. As women and as people supporting women in our community, we know that the impacts of violence are as pervasive and widespread as the rates of violence occurring. This week alone, we have seen four new cases of sexual assault happen St. John’s. This […]
The Transformative Power of Women’s Words September 29 2020 St. John’s, NL – The St. John’s Status of Women Council (SJSWC) is thrilled to announce the launch of our Dear Survivor campaign inspired by the connections that real women make when they talk to each other about intimate partner abuse. Empowering Ourselves: Exploring Intimate Partner Abuse is an eight-week Women’s Centre support group […]
SHOP is hiring for a new full-time Community Outreach Organizer. If you are passionate about sex workers’ rights, feminism, outreach and harm reduction, we would love to hear from you! Please see job description attached. Applications for this position will be accepted until 12pm Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. To apply, please submit a cover letter […]
We are hiring for an exciting new position to support the work of the St. John’s Status of Women Council. The role is to provide support around organizational advocacy, fund development, as well as ongoing analysis, information and solution-based recommendations for gender-equitable policy and practice in St. John’s and across Newfoundland and Labrador. Using a feminist, intersectional, […]
Job Description Domestic Violence Counsellor This position is a full-time, contract position* reporting directly to the Clinical Team Lead Counsellor. The Domestic Violence Counsellor supports all areas of the organization related to domestic violence. The successful candidate will divide their time in supporting the Right Here, Right Now counselling program as well as the work […]
Project Coordinator, Empower Them Position Description We are hiring for the coordinator of an exciting new project! We have received valuable funding from the NL Federation of Labour to begin a project aimed at increasing not only our organizational capacity, but the capacity of service providers, workplaces, and the general population in understanding and responding […]
“The St. John’s Status of Women Council stands with the Black Lives Matter movement in their calls to defund the police, for greater police oversight and accountability, and for the strategic re-allocation of funding to community organizations serving the most marginalized.We are committed to action in ensuring our organization and its services reflect our anti-racist, […]
