Clothesline Project at UVic
Over the next few days the Clothesline Project will be up at UVic in the Student Union Building, the D wing of the MacLaurin bldg, and in the lobby of the University Center. On Thurs…
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Last Men’s Circle of the semester
Weds Mar 30, 6-8 pm UVic Student Union Bldg, Room B028 Topic: Film – School of Secrets The Men’s Circle Coordinating Collective would like to acknowledge that the men’s circle takes place on W’SANEC and Lekwungen…
Free safer sex supplies
We’re a sex-postive, pro-safer-sex campus organization. And to show our love, we’re making some safer sex resources available to you. Just come down to the SUB basement and…
Centering Resistance: a response to the sexual assault on Wednesday Jan 27th
AVP’s response to the sexual assault and robbery that occurred on Wednesday (January 27th 2016)…
AVP Education – Anti-Violence Project Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION EDUCATION COORDINATOR – ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA STUDENTS’ SOCIETY FUNCTION: 1. Education Coordinator for the Anti.Violence.Project (AVP): Ending Gender Based Violence – Prevention. Support. Action ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP: 1. Reports to the AVP Advisory…
Our Children Are Left Alone
Connecting the violences of the child welfare system and missing and murdered Indigenous women
Jan – April Support Hours
AVP’s support hours are resuming this week in our new support room! You can find us in the basement of the UVic Student Union Bldg in room B017 on Mondays from 3-5 pm. You can…
AVP media printables (gear)
Access various free printable materials from AVP, including zines, stickers, and coasters.
Red Umbrella March: Rights, Not Rescue
On December 17th, the March to End Violence Against Sex Workers was held, followed by a fundraiser for PEERS Victoria Resource Society. While sex work continues to be criminalized in Canada, solidarity is as important as ever…
Update on AVP annual training
Hey fierce fighters and tender hearts, First, AVP wants to thank all of you for the amazing work that you have been a part of so far this year and all of the ways you…
Support Hours Changing
As the end of the semester draws near our support hours will be changing. We are super grateful for all the incredible volunteers who help make support happen – most of whom are students. We…
Knowing Really is Better: Informed Consent and HIV Routine Testing
For World AIDS Day we’d like to share a piece about HIV testing and informed consent that was written by some folks we admire at the Vancouver Island Person Living With HIV/AIDS Society. Informed consent…
Setting Boundaries in Community Organizing
The Anti-Violence Project is an organization that deeply values transparency. As such we feel it is important to disclose the limited capacity of our organization at this time. The reality of limited capacity means we have to establish boundaries and say no (even when we want to say yes!).
Dec 2nd Men’s Circle
Hi everyone, Hope you’re all well. We had two really great (complex, vulnerable, intense, caring) conversations about accountability over the last month. For the next Circle, we’re going to be talking (vulnerably) about vulnerability! As…
To the Parents:
When our relationships with our kids are based in consent, they’re much more likely to be relationships that will prioritize their needs and honour their healing process…