Video: Queer Sex Ed Workshop
Join guest facilitators Ardeo and River as we delve into the queer sex education you didn’t get in high school! In the first part of this workshop we talk about consent basics, definitions of what…
Commentary
Addressing sexualized violence in the service industry
May I? Starting in 2017, a group of service industry workers, frontline sexualized violence educators, and workers rights advocates began meeting with a common goal of addressing and preventing sexualized violence in the restaurant and…
Grounding resources for survivors
The Anti-Violence Project’s objective has always been to believe survivors and ensure the safety, support, care, and healing they need and deserve. In attempting to increase survivors’ emotional safety and healing, we put together several…
What to expect from The Anti-Violence Project’s Peer Support Services
The Anti-Violence Project’s peer support services are entirely free and open to anyone, including UVic students and community members of all genders, ages, and immigration statuses. When you reach out for the support you will…
Going online: What we want you to know about our workshops
Like many folks who’ve been privileged enough to be able to continue to work throughout the last 9 months, I’ve faced the challenge of having to quickly learn to translate my skills into new socially…
Website and social media policy
Our team is dedicated to sharing information about AVP, as well as articles and videos around supporting survivors, promoting consent, and working to end gender-based and sexualized violence.
Supporting students and survivors during COVID-19
We’re so excited to bring you online workshops this fall (more information to be announced soon) but in the meantime we thought we’d share a project we took on earlier this spring! On May 20th…
9 Things folks supporting survivors of sexual assault should know about reporting
Are you supporting a friend or loved one who has been sexually assaulted? Here are some useful tips on how to talk about reporting with a survivor.
8 Things survivors of sexual assault should know about reporting
In light of public discussion on reporting, we wanted to write a piece all about reporting and the many considerations that come with it to help survivors make informed decisions for themselves.
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…
Our lens: Towards preventing violence and supporting survivors
Our lens as an organization and as a team of staff continues to grow and change in order to respond to our learning and the needs of our community. Our lens, and the context we work in, is ever-changing and we hope to return to these ideas often.
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…
What Does It Mean to “Hold Space for Someone?”
The statement to hold space for someone is becoming more popular. But what does this mean? I have thought about this concept more and more as I continue to support survivors and even as I…
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,…
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Today a crowd united on the traditional territory of the WSANEC peoples to remember the lives of fourteen women gunned down in their institute of learning, in Montreal, 29 years ago. Today is not just about these individuals, but…