AVP | ending gender based violence
The Anti-Violence Project is looking for passionate volunteers! We are the on-campus sexual assault centre at the University of Victoria. We provide sex-positive, anti-oppressive services to people of all genders to prevent and act against gender-based and sexualized violence, including
This month, graduate students at UVic voted 61.6% in favour of increasing our funding. We are humbled by this show of support, and so grateful to be able to continue supporting you right back. Here’s some of the things we
When we think of sexual violence on campus, we often imagine a bunch of undergraduate students, just old enough to drink legally, having large parties in bars and frat houses. And although many instances of sexualized violence on campus are
Dear graduate students, This March 6th to 8th, you will have the chance to vote to provide further funding to several organizations on campus. We hope you’ll take this opportunity to vote to support the Anti-Violence Project (AVP), your on-campus
We’re hiring an Outreach Coordinator to join our fabulous team! It’s a 20 hour a week position that pays $24.39/hr plus vacation pay, will have a pay increase in May 2019, and has sweet benefits like medical/dental coverage. The ‘outreach’ in
*This position has closed for applications. Thanks for your interest!* We’re hiring a Support Coordinator to join our fabulous team! This is a 1-year, temporary position that will run until October 2019 to cover the current coordinator’s leave. It’s a
We’re hiring a work study to join our fabulous team for the 2018/19 school year! We have 340 hours at $16 per hour available. Students must be eligible for the UVic Work Study program (see link for more information and how
*Posting has been closed* We’re hiring a new Education Coordinator to join our fabulous team! It’s a 20 hour a week position that pays $24.39/hr plus vacation pay, has a pay increase each year, and sweet benefits like medical/dental coverage.
*written by Elise Fermina Freire, one of our amazing volunteers* Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about support and consent, even more so now that I am volunteering with the Anti-Violence Project (AVP). Support and consent are linked, as both
These days, like all days, it feels like there is so much harm happening in the world. Craigslist recently closed down all of its Personals sections (across all sites and locations in the world), Instagram now censors its search tool—every