What’s Happening at AVP this Fall?
It’s an exciting time for the Anti-Violence Project as we enter the Fall 2022 semester along side the UVic community.
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AVP 2022/2023 Annual Report
We are so excited to share our 2022/2023 Annual Report with you all! Scroll down to access the document and read about all of the things we have been working on this past year. This…
Supporting students and survivors during COVID-19
We’re so excited to bring you online workshops this fall (more information to be announced soon) but in the meantime we thought we’d share a project we took on earlier this spring! On May 20th…
AVP Care Packages available!
To celebrate the end of the semester (yay) as well as acknowledge and hold space for some of you who may have experienced violence, the Anti-Violence Project (AVP) has created some care packages! These care…
Red Umbrella March
Join us in Bastion Square at 2:00pm for a march to Spirit Square where there will be speakers, performances and open mic and a meal will be provided…
What you can expect from AVP this semester
The Anti-Violence Project team knows this has been a really rough year for us all, and we want you to know that we’re still here for you, regardless of your experience of (or relation to)…
“Can I take your picture?”
While taking a picture of someone can seem like a fun and insignificant act, these daily acts of entitlement to people’s bodies are some of the things that keep bigger acts of non-consent as the norm. It is easy and significant to ask if it’s okay if I take your picture, to listen to your answer, and respect it, to respect your self-determination. In asking for consent I am holding you as the expert of your own self. I am working to decolonize our relationship. Learning about and practicing consent is a threat to colonialism – when all bodies are valued it is no longer just white, straight, able-bodied, cisgendered bodies that are deemed worthy, valuable, and important. Practicing these small daily acts can have a big impact.
