In 2019, the Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre published the report entitled “RED WOMEN RISING: Indigenous Women Survivors in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside” and written by Carol Muree Martin (Nisga’a – Gitanyow) and Harsha Walia. This report is the first comprehensive project with Indigenous women survivors in the DTES figuring at the very centre of community research, rather than as a secondary statistic.
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Recommendations to guarantee economic security for Indigenous women in the DTES
Employment security
Recommendation 79: Recognize the role and contribution of volunteers in the DTES, and create accredited volunteer programs to transfer skills and enable access to employment opportunities.-
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Recommendations to guarantee economic security for Indigenous women in the DTES
Employment security
Recommendation 80: All levels of government should pay living wages to all direct and contracted government employees, and encourage other employers to do the same.-
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Recommendations to guarantee economic security for Indigenous women in the DTES
Employment security
Recommendation 81: Enact stand-alone proactive pay equity legislation that requires public and private sector employers to pay women equal pay for work of equal value.-
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Recommendations to guarantee economic security for Indigenous women in the DTES
Employment security
Recommendation 82: Restore the coverage and enforcement of employment standards at the Employment Standards Branch including effective proactive investigations and enforcement for wage theft and other employment violations, and providing benefits such as paid sick leave to all workers.-
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Recommendations for safe and affordable housing for Indigenous women in the DTES
Build social housing and transition homes
Recommendation 102: All supportive housing and shelter providers should prioritize Indigenous women’s participation in service delivery, as well as prioritize Indigenous women as peer workers, staff, and managers.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
Access to justice
Recommendation 164: Prioritize funding to train Indigenous legal advocates, court workers, and lawyers including through increased funding and capacity for Indigenous court worker programs and initiatives under the Indigenous Justice Program.-
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Recommendations to end criminalization of Indigenous women in the DTES
Correctional facilities
Recommendation 175: Increase supports for Indigenous women on conditional release, particularly through income assistance, employment, counselling, and child care. Permit conditional release options that facilitate Indigenous women to be housed with their children.-
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Recommendations for Indigenous women’s wellness in the DTES
Recommendation 181: Strengthen all the social determinants of Indigenous women’s health by ensuring access to and governance over land, culture, language, housing, child care, income security, employment, education, and safety.-
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Recommendations for Indigenous women’s wellness in the DTES
Expanded health services
Recommendation 205: Ensure that people with mental health and/or substance use-related disabilities have a means to enforce their human rights related to accessing and maintaining their housing and employment.-
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