Apply for AVP Volunteer Training

We are seeking enthusiastic and caring people of all genders and backgrounds to volunteer with AVP. Our 30-40 hour training, held once a year (October and possibly the first week of November), provides information about gender-based violence and intersecting forms of violence, prevention, support and outreach. Volunteering with us is an opportunity to contribute to community on and off campus, be involved in activism, learn a range of skills, and meet like-minded folks and form lasting friendships.

We only have 20 volunteer training spots available so after reviewing applications we may interview short-listed applicants. We then invite successful candidates to attend the training. Topics covered in training include: colonization, sexualized violence and consent, bystander intervention, sex positivity and desire, gender beyond the binary, and self and community care. AVP’s training is done from an anti-colonial, intersectional framework. We conclude the training by having an exit interview to confirm that the volunteer and AVP’s work are a good fit.

Volunteers are expected to commit to working with AVP throughout the Fall and Spring term for an average 1–3 hrs/week. Volunteer roles include: supporting survivors, allies, and people who have caused harm; outreach initiatives that may include peer education; engaging groups through activities and table displays; research projects; writing blog posts or book reviews; helping with administration tasks, and facilitating workshops. We also collaborate and volunteer with many groups to commemorate, celebrate, resist, and protest in the form of marches, cultural events and gatherings, joint conferences or workshops.

For more information see https://www.antiviolenceproject.org/volunteers or email volunteer [at] antiviolenceproject [dot] org.