We had a semester of meet-ups as the Men’s Circle at UVic and it was fantastic. Thanks AVP. Here’s a few thoughts and reflections…
Men’s Circle, semester in review
IBPOC Support Hours
We’ve been asked by a community member to respond to the increase in conversations on campus about white supremacy resulting from a wall that’s been erected at the Student Union Bldg that reads, “How do you challenge white supremacy?”. While these conversations about naming and challenging white supremacy are crucial …
Reflections on the first week at AVP
Hey there! My name’s Dez. I’m a third year Social Work Student studying at UVIC. I am currently a practicum student working at AVP this semester and could not be more excited about this opportunity to learn, to grow, and
Being a Community and Protecting Identities
All Indigenous and People of Colour (IPOC) have something in common: the destruction of our land, culture, and people. In addition, IPOC bodies are stigmatized through practices of Othering and the imposition of Eurocentric beauty standards that exist globally. While
CLOSED – We’re hiring an Education Coordinator
AVP Education Coordinator – Amended 2016-01-29 (1) ** All applications must be submitted to alma@uvic.ca or dropped off at the General Office at the Student Union Bldg UVic. Applications sent directly to AVP will not be accepted** Posting closes Weds
Reflections on our first Unlearning White Supremacy discussion group
We had our first Unlearning White Supremacy discussion group and there were really a lot of people who all showed up to discuss how we can resist white supremacy culture. Here is a bit of an overview of …
Button making party, Thursday 3:00pm
Join us on Thursday January 26th to make art, be in community, and help stock up our button supplies – come for five minutes or stay for two hours…
New discussion group, Unlearning White Supremacy
We’re starting up a new discussion group and learning opportunity. Join us this semester, starting Tuesday, to have a facilitated…
A new semester of the Men’s Circle at UVic
Join us on Wednesday, January 18th, for our first Men’s Circle meeting of 2017 so we can re-introduce ourselves and prepare for all of our new…
What we’ve been up to this semester
Wow, a whole semester is gone by again. We’ve been so busy that it’s been hard to make public what we’ve been up to. Now that D-ease-cember is here and we’re finding some ease via slower times (half of us