As some of you may already know, the UVic Student Union Building in which our office is located is now closed in response to COVID-19. In order to continue to support survivors and our wider community, we are switching up
AVP response to COVID-19
Making space for “maybe”
When I first started learning about consent, so much of what I read and learned focused on the importance of valuing and making space for everyone to be able to say “no”. While I definitely agree that learning to accept
Work study positions still available!
We are hiring work study students to join our fabulous team for the rest of the school year! We have over 200 hours at $14.50 per hour available until the end of April. Students must be eligible for the UVic
*Closed* Come join our team!
If you are passionate about ending sexualized and gender-based violence and have experience supervising and training volunteers, you’re just what we are looking for! We are searching for someone to fill the Volunteer Organizer (Outreach Officer) position at the Anti-Violence
Feeling through rejection
Rejection… for some folks, just the thought of it makes their hearts ache, their bellies rumble and their hands sweat. However, in many ways rejection is a regular part of everyday life. Since we aren’t mind readers who can anticipate
Winter/Spring 2019 Term Summary
This may be a little late (oops) but…the flowers are out, the sun is here and we are so excited to have finished another term here on campus! This past our team of staff and volunteers facilitated 8 workshops, 8
Do you want to hug? Creative ways to ask for a hug
Hugging. Some of us hug our friends, our partners, our family and even people we’ve just met. Some us just don’t like hugs and that’s awesome too. Hugging can be a way to comfort someone, to show someone you care,
Fall 2018 Term Summary
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
***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