Chief & Petty officers’ band Concert!
On Saturday March 14 2026 at Christ Church Cathedral (930 Burdett Avenue, Victoria) the Chief & Petty officers’ band will perform a fundraising concert for the benefit of Rainbow Haven. It will be lots of fun with musical themes very different from the ones that are usually played in the Cathedral. Admission is by donation,
Christmas 2025 Newsletter
We have released the Christmas Newsletter featuring the opening of our new safe house in Kenia. It let the reader get a deeper insight of why safe houses are so important to our LGTBQ+ brothers and sisters. It also include our proposed governance structure. As Rainbow Haven grows, the challenges, difficulties but also synergies also […]
Light Reigns, Shadows Rule
From November 18 to December 7, this exhibit at the Gage Gallery, showcases three outstanding artist using photography as their medium. In acknowledgement of LGBTQ+ people living in the shadows as refugees while fleeing draconian ant-gay laws, the artists are raising funds for Victoria’s own Rainbow Haven which operates safe houses abroad for LQBTQ+ asylum seekers awaiting […]
New Safe House in Kenya
We are very happy to announce the new safe house in Kenya will welcome its first residents on Monday November 3, 2025. It will start with a group of three female residents. The house is not located in a major city, so we must be discreet about its exact location. This safe house would have […]
Rainbow Haven Kenya safe house Music Bingo Fundraiser
Join us for a lively evening of Music Bingo in support of the Cathedral’s Rainbow Haven safe house in Kenya!
This fun-filled event combines the excitement of bingo with the joy of music, all for a great cause.
Victoria Pride Festival
Victoria Pride Festival Rainbow Haven was proud to host a booth again at Pride in the Park, as part of the Victoria Pride Festival, on July 6, 2025. With Rainbow Haven ambassadors working both behind the booth and mingling in the crowd, we were delighted to speak with more than 100 people who learned about Rainbow […]
We have a newsletter!
At the risk of being self congratulatory we are very happy to announce the publication of our first newsletter! Most of the information has already been published as blog posts on this site, but the newsletter puts together the most important news and developments related to Rainbow Haven for the period. It is also a […]
Welcome Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria)
Welcome Christ Church Cathedral (Victoria) Rainbow Haven welcomes a new partner in supporting LGBTQI+ asylum-seekers. Christ Church Cathedral in Victoria, BC has started a Rainbow Haven group to set up and manage a new safe house in Kenya. To support their work, join the team or donate here. When donating, be sure to select Rainbow Haven […]
Citizens for Public Justice
Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) is a national, progressive organization of members who are inspired by faith to act for social and environmental justice in Canadian public policy. They carry out advocacy work and public engagement in three key areas: refugee and migrant rights, climate justice, and poverty elimination in Canada. In keeping with their policy […]
Parish of St. John the Divine, Victoria
The development of the Rainbow Haven Society was formally put into place by some congregational members from St John The Divine Anglican Church in Victoria, British Columbia. The parish is in complete support of this outreach work of this outreach group and partners with Rainbow Haven so that tax receipts can be issued immediately to […]
Andrew Beckerman: A Strong Believer in Rainbow Haven
Andrew Beckerman was one of the original major donors to Rainbow Haven. Andrew is a well known philanthropist who has been a major supporter of many organizations who work in the areas of human rights that help LGBTQI find refuge from persecution. He is also known for his extensive financial support for organizations that assist […]
Bakary’s Story
My name is Bakary. In 2017, my life changed forever. I was caught in a moment of intimacy with my partner by my father. I naively believed he would protect me. Instead, he locked me up and summoned the neighborhood to beat me. It was a brutal attack that could have ended in my death. I broke a window to escape with my partner.