AVP Care Packages available!
To celebrate the end of the semester (yay) as well as acknowledge and hold space for some of you who may have experienced violence, the Anti-Violence Project (AVP) has created some care packages! These care…
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*Closed* We’re searching for a Support Coordinator!
The Anti-Violence Project is hiring a Support Coordinator to join our fabulous team! This is a 3-year part-time, term position that pays $25.94/hr plus vacation pay and lots of sweet benefits like medical/dental coverage. The…
*Closed* Now hiring Outreach Coordinator
If you’re passionate about ending sexualized and gender-based violence and have communication and promotions skills, apply to join our fab team! We’re hiring an Outreach Coordinator! This is a 24 hour a week 3-year term…
Piloting a new workshop!
Practicing boundaries: Building consent culture What is a boundary? Therapist, organizer and facilitator Prentis Hemphill says “boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.” Boundaries are a way we set…
Spring (Un)learning Together: A community workshop series
Join us for our second instalment of the (Un)learning Together workshop series! Over March and April, the Anti-Violence Project is excited to be bringing you four FREE workshops facilitated by different activists and community members…
*Closed* We’re hiring a Community Coordinator
We’re hiring a Community Coordinator to join our wonderful team! This is a 24 hour a week 3-year term position that pays $24.69/hr plus vacation pay, with yearly pay increases and sweet benefits like medical/dental coverage….
Happy Black History Month
Centering Black Survivors During Black History Month we want to make space for celebrating the rich cultural traditions and contributions of the Black communities while recognizing the importance and need to reflect on the ongoing…
You are invited to the Anti-Violence Project’s Open House
During this past year, The Anti-Violence Project saw more and more people impacted by intersecting forms of violence. Simultaneously, we worked hard to find ways to support survivors and others virtually. As we begin 2021,…
*Closed* We’re looking to hire a UVic student!
Happy New Year! We know the past year has been weird, intense, and sometimes scary for our communities, but the Anti-Violence Project is still open and available for support, workshops, and we encourage you to…
End of 2020 summary
2020 presented AVP and communities near and far many challenges. We were able to navigate many of the necessary pivots to continuing our fight against gender-based and sexualized violence and our aim to promote care…
Supporting remotely: Helping survivors and others during the pandemic
This year has been a difficult one, with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting us both here in Canada and around the globe in many ways. From all of us at the Anti-Violence Project, we want you…
Remote Support Survey
Can you help us improve support services for survivors of sexualized and gender-based violence in our community? Following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, AVP started working remotely and has continued to provide support to…
(Un)learning Together: A community workshop series
This November, the Anti-Violence Project is excited to be bringing you three FREE workshops facilitated by different community groups dedicated to providing essential services and education to folks on Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ lands (“victoria, bc”)….
What AVP got up to during quarantine
Our Outreach Coordinator, Kemi Craig, sat down to update everyone on how COVID-19 has impacted our services this year, and how we’ve adapted to the pandemic to better support you all. As a reminder, you…
UVic’s Sexualized Violence Policy Review – we want your feedback
Do you want to have your say in what sexualized violence response, prevention education and support services look like on campus? After 3 years of implementation the University of Victoria’s Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response…