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
What did we get up to last term?
Our office is now open again for the new term, and we’re providing support sessions for folks by appointment as we re-establish our regular support hours. In the Fall term, our team of staff and volunteers facilitated 9 workshops and
*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
We’re offering a workshop on setting boundaries!
On Thursday, November 7th, AVP and the UVic Gender Empowerment Centre will be offering a workshop called “Simple Tools for Skillful Boundaries” facilitated Hannah Harris-Sutro, a workshop facilitator from tio’tia:ke (Montreal). In this workshop, participants will learn a simple, practical,
Having the Difficult (and Necessary) Conversations: Talking to Kids about Colonization, Colonialism, and Decolonization (as a White Settler Parent)
By an AVP volunteer. Disclaimer: This was written by a white settler and is intended to be read and reflected on by other white settlers. While this may be read by folks who do not fit into this category, it
Be our work study student this year!
We’re hiring a work study to join our fabulous team for the 2019/2020 school year! We have 340 hours at $14.50 per hour available. Students must be eligible for the UVic Work Study program (see link for more information and how
*Closed* AVP is hiring a Volunteer Organizer!
Passionate about ending sexualized and gender-based violence? We’re looking for someone to fill the Volunteer Organizer (Outreach Officer) position on the AVP team! This position is open to all UVic undergraduate students, and includes recruiting and training new volunteers for