16 Days of Activism Against GBV: Mocktail Workshop
2025-12-04 03:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | GEM Centre Room B107, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2
Join the Anti-Violence Project to discover a yummy mocktail recipe and learn about drink-spiking awareness.

Men's Circle
2025-12-11 18:00 - 20:00 | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada
Conversation – Connection – Community

The Men’s Circle at UVic is a weekly drop-in casual, supportive space to hang out, reflect, and connect. Open to all men and masculine-identifying people, students and community members alike.

We start with a check-in (sharing a recent win and challenge), then explore whatever’s on people’s minds or a guided topic, and wrap up with a check-out.

You are welcome to share or just listen.

🍕Free food and drinks

🎟️Bus tickets included.

🙌Open to UVic students and the wider community.

✅No sign-up—just show up as you are.

AVP Closed for the Holidays
2025-12-24 00:00 - 2026-01-01 23:59 | BC
AVP will be closed for the holidays from December 24th – January 1st returning on January 2nd 2026. If you are in need of immediate help please see the resources below.

Crisis Resources

If this is an emergency, please call

911 and

Campus Security 250-721-7599

24/7 Sexual Assault Response Team

Phone: 1-888-494-3888

Community-Led Crisis Response Team

Phone: 250-818-2454

Vancouver Island Crisis Line

Text: 250-800-3806

Line: 1-888-494-3888

For further resources, please go to our website!

January Infofair
2026-01-08 11:30 - 13:30 | JCC Lobby, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2
Come visit the AVP team on January 8th, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the JCC Lobby. We will have resources and safer sex supplies available! You can stop by and meet the team and learn more about what we do!

CCU Days
2026-01-15 09:30 - 15:30 | BC
Visit AVP in the SUB at CCU Days!

Men's Circle
2026-01-22 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-12 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-16 18:00 - 20:00 | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2
🌿 Men’s Circle is back on for the rest of the semester, Thursday nights, same time from 6- 8 pm in UVic SUB B028 in the SUB basement.

📅 Weekly men’s circles offering a space for connection and community for men and masculine-identifying folks.

🔵 Open to students, staff and community members.

👨🏽 The UVic Men’s Circle is a drop in, discussion group for men and masculine-identified folks to discuss their challenges and share their wins in their life as a man.

🍕 The group is free with food, drinks, and bus tickets provided.

🔨 The Men’s Circle at UVic has been helping men lead healthy lives and build community since 2014.

Men's Circle
2026-01-29 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-19 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-26 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-09 18:00 - 20:00 | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada

AVP Open House
2026-02-11 17:00 - 19:00 | SUB B027, UVic
Cultures of Care Week

In collaboration with Cultures of Care Week happening at UVic, we thought it was the perfect time to invite community members to the AVP office and support room to craft, laugh, and share snacks and drinks with one another. Come visit us at SUB Bo27, B028, and B024!

AVP Volunteer Application Due
2026-02-16 08:00 - 17:00 | SUB B027, UVic
🌟The AVP is starting a new six-week Volunteer Training workshop on Tuesday evenings starting Feb. 24!👏

👥Covering topics such as AVP 101, Supporting a Survivor, Consent, Anti-Oppression, and “AVP-ing”

🍕The workshop is free and dinner is provided!

AVP Volunteer Training Session: AVP 101
2026-02-24 17:00 - 19:00 | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada
In this training session we will be covering an introduction to the AVP, our services, values, and mission!

Please note you MUST attend ALL training sessions in order to be a AVP volunteer.

Registration closes February 16th.

AVP Volunteer Training Session: Consent
2026-03-03 17:00 - 19:00 | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada
Information, skills, and the opportunity to understand and practice consent.

Please note you MUST attend ALL training sessions in order to be a AVP volunteer.

Registration closes February 16th.

Community Care Circle - Creatively Resisting Through Ethnographic Doodling
2026-03-05 17:00 - 18:30 | SUB B025, UVic, Student Union Building, Room B025, 3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road), Victoria, BC, V8P 3C5, Canada
Join us in exploring non-verbal self-expression through this creative practice, with the opportunity to share and reflect with peers.

The Community Care Circle is a free bi-weekly drop-in peer-support group that aims to create a safe space for UVic students and community members of all genders to come together and share, learn, advocate for change, and build a culture of care within the community.

AVP is a survivor-centred and survivor-led organization, this encompasses all our programming and services.

Folks are invited to bring their own materials if they desire — snacks, beverages and materials otherwise provided!

Men's Circle
2026-03-05 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-12 18:00 - 20:00 | SUB028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada

FEM-EXPO: Sex and Disability Film Screening & Panel
2026-03-09 17:00 | SUB Vertigo, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2
In collaboration with SSD, AVP, OSL

AVP Volunteer Training: Supporting A Survivor 1
2026-03-10 17:00 - 19:00 | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada
Intentions of peer support and the Listen, Believe, Refer, and Care Model.

Please note you MUST attend ALL training sessions in order to be a AVP volunteer.

Registration closes February 16th.

FEM-EXPO: Market & Community Fair
2026-03-11 10:00 - 2026-03-12 16:00 | SUB Upper Lounge, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2
Art, Vendors, and Community Orgs

AVP Volunteer Training Session: Supporting a Survivor 2
2026-03-17 17:00 - 19:00 | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada
Safety Planning, Boundaries, and Resources

Please note you MUST attend ALL training sessions in order to be a AVP volunteer.

Registration closes February 16th.

Community Care Circles -Community Building Through Collective Line Poetry
2026-03-19 17:00 - 18:30 | SUB B025, UVic, Student Union Building, Room B025, 3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road), Victoria, BC, V8P 3C5, Canada
Join us for our second Community Care Circle of the year: Collective Line Poetry.

On Thursday March 19th, we will collaborate on a work of writing surrounding the theme of community building!

The Community Care Circle is a free bi-weekly drop-in peer-support group that aims to create a safe space for UVic students and community members of all genders to come together and share, learn, advocate for change, and build a culture of care within the community.

AVP is a survivor-centred and survivor-led organization, this encompasses all our programming and services.

Snacks, beverages, and materials provided.

Men's Circle
2026-03-19 18:00 - 20:00 | UVic SUB 028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2

AVP Volunteer Training Session: Anti-Oppression
2026-03-23 17:00 - 19:00 | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada
The intersections of violence and how best to organize against them.

Please note you MUST attend ALL training sessions in order to be a AVP volunteer.

Registration closes February 16th.

AVP Volunteer Training Session: AVP-ing
2026-03-31 17:00 - 19:00 | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada
A how-to on AVP volunteer work!

Please note you MUST attend ALL training sessions in order to be a AVP volunteer.

Registration closes February 16th.
