The F Word

The closure of women's centres and the 'Walmartization' of services

| December 5, 2011

Show Notes:

As a result of funding restructuring and funding cuts, more and more women's centres are being closed down and replaced with one-stop-shop services, emphasizing employability instead of health, and quantity of people passing through instead of specialized support through long-running community organizations. The F Word speaks with Ty Mistry, executive director of PEERS Vancouver -- the only organization in Vancouver explicitly supporting people to exit the sex trade. They will have to close their doors in April 2012.