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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Reflecting on Support and Consent
*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…
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FOSTA/SESTA is Gender-Based Violence
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…
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What is it like to volunteer with AVP?
As you may have heard, AVP’s annual volunteer training is beginning in May this year instead of September! If you are thinking of applying to volunteer with AVP, you may have already checked out the…
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Harm Reduction and Consent
Humans are messy creatures. Interacting with each other, especially in vulnerable ways, comes with risk. Although usually unintentional, we hurt each other often. In this current society we are taught entitlement to bodies from a…
