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Fall 2018 Term Summary

Photo of strands of zines hung up against a wall.

Another semester is almost done, and we congratulate all of you on finishing your semester, whether you got through your classes and/or took time to look after yourself. Whatever you did to make it through – we support you and

Resource Review: Zines for people who have caused harm

Photo of three zines discussed in this blog post against an orange wall.

***This blog post was written by AVP volunteer Anabelle Bernard Fournier When you visit the AVP office or support space in the basement of the Student Union Building, you may notice a beautiful wall with strings full of zines

Closed We’re hiring a new volunteer lead!

We’re hiring a new Volunteer Lead (Outreach Officer) to join our fabulous team! It’s a 10-15 hour a week student position that pays $15.60/hr plus vacation pay and has a pay increase each year. The Volunteer Lead assists the AVP

Thinking About Healing

a sketch of three flowers with pointed petals. The background is a soft purple, there are bright leaves of pink, salmon, and yellow surrounding the flowers. This image is taken from the front cover of the healing zine.

After a very long process of collaboration, creativity, and care, we have a new zine! This zine is thinking about healing. Healing – The restoration and balancing of our bodies, minds, energies, spirits, communities, identities, of ourselves (in any way that we

Volunteer Training…. May 2018!

a collaged poster reads: "volunteer with the anti violence project. applications due april 17th. the words are pasted on in strips, and there are cut out images of a white dog white pointy ears sleeping, and a leaf that is half orange and half green. Another cut out image is visible at the bottom of the page, but it is unclear what it is.

Volunteers play a huge role at the Anti-Violence Project. They run workshops, organize events, host drop in hours, and many many other amazing things. With our limited paid staff hours, volunteers are essential. This is why we invest so much

Red Umbrella Day

This Sunday, December 17th, an event for Red Umbrella Day is happening downtown from 2 to 4 p.m. Beginning in Bastion Square, there will be a gathering and march to Victoria City Hall for performances and a free meal (fry

#metoo

Hi all, In light of how massively the #metoo campaign has taken off, I just wanted to share a few thoughts/things with you. Let’s start by putting out there the fact that this can be a pretty exhausting thing for

A Better Man – a film by Attiya Khan & Lawrence Jackman

Attiya Khan looks into the distance, with blurry everygreen trees in the background. She squints against the light. Attiya Khan is the co-director of the film and her story is the basis of the documentary

The path of healing is a complicated one, and diverse in its manifestations. For Attiya Khan, healing was wrapped up in her pursuit of justice. This led her to contact and meet with the man who abused her years before,

Fall 2017… so much is up!

a rabbit is seen with ear ups, peaking through thin stands of grass. Light yellows in the background suggest a sunny day, but the rabbit is in shade. The sun shines through the rabbits raised ears.

photo by Gary Bendig on Unsplash Well here we are. After an uncharacteristically hot summer, barely a drop of rain, and some really scary fires, we are heading back into another university semester. The cycle continues. The Anti-Violence Project has

Kids, cats, and everyday acts of consent

there are two kids sitting on the lap of a slightly creepy santa. santa has a weird smile and massive 70's glasses. the one kid is crying and struggling to get out of santa's lap, she clearly does not want to be there. the second child doesn't seem as bothered.

What are we teaching children, in the the tiny everyday moments when we disregard their personal boundaries and what about the cats that we love…

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