The Anti-Violence Project

Stolen Sisters March - volunteer button making
2018-02-06 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Vancouver) | SUB B017, UVic, Student Union Building, Room B017, 3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road), Victoria, BC, V8P 3C5, Canada
This year the Stolen Sisters Memorial March will be selling buttons with the logo on it. You can help by coming to make some. Volunteers from the Anti-Violence Project will be hosting 2 sessions at UVic.
All materials and button maker will be supplied. No experience necessary. Drop-in for as long or as short as you can/want.
Accessibility: we have bus tickets, gender inclusive washroom, accessible to some wheelchairs, elevator access, fluorescent lights, different kinds of chairs are available.

Consent workshop
2018-02-05 16:30 - 18:30, 2018-01-16 17:30 - 19:30, 2017-12-11 15:00 - 17:00, 2017-11-28 17:00 - 19:00, 2017-11-09 16:30 - 18:30, 2017-10-25 18:30 - 20:30, 2017-09-25 19:30 - 21:30, 2017-09-25 17:00 - 19:00 and 2 more dates
The AVP consent workshop is intended to provide folks with the education, skills, and opportunity to understand and practice consent in a supportive and sex positive space. Some of the topics that folks can expect to engage in will include: consent (what it is, why it’s required, how to practice it), gender-based violence, safer spaces, sex positivity, power, and privilege. Through activities, discussion, and media, the workshop offers a chance for us to talk about all the ways we can provide safe, fun, and sexy ways to build relationships with the people we care about.

Our consent workshop is two hours long and is held at the University of Victoria. These workshops are free of charge, open to students and community members, and have a no late-comer policy.
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Support workshop
2017-11-23 16:30 - 19:00, 2017-09-22 14:00 - 16:30
Throughout this support oriented workshop we will discuss different approaches and tools that can be used when supporting someone. Some topics include: active listening, believing survivors, caring for yourself, and making referrals. There will also be time to practice supporting folks through (optional) roleplays.

Our support workshop is two hours long and will be held at the University of Victoria. These workshops are free of charge, open to students and community members, and have a no late-comer policy.
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Surviving in the Intersections: Sexualized Violence Prevention
2017-10-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Farquhar Auditorium, Uvic, University Centre, 3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road), Victoria, BC, Canada
**Rescheduled from Sept 20 original date (postponed due to medical emergency)**
Join in the discussion on how we can prevent sexualized violence and discrimination in our community! Surviving in the Intersections – A Sexualized Violence Prevention Event features keynote speaker Darnell Moore, a renowned social justice educator whose work addresses how violence impacts different intersections of identity based on race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. This event will also feature a panel presentation on sexualized violence in the sex industry with Peers Victoria, and an information fair beginning at 5:30 PM in the lobby with campus and community groups that work to address sexualized violence.
Tickets for this event are free or at a sliding scale ($0-15) and can be reserved at https://tickets.uvic.ca or at the UVic Ticket Centre in the University Centre Building lobby. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/getconsent.
See https://www.antiviolenceproject.org/svaw for information on event accessibility.

Bystander Intervention Training - UVic Office of Student Life
2017-09-25 16:30 - 19:30
LOCATION: TBD (check http://www.uvic.ca/services/studentlife/initiatives/bystander-intervention for update)
To register: http://www.uvic.ca/services/studentlife/initiatives/bystander-intervention/register/index.php
The Office of Student Life is introducing a new Bystander Intervention Training Program this fall. Based on the University of New Hampshire’s acclaimed “Bringing in the Bystander” Program, the training teaches students how to overcome resistance to checking in and intervening when they observe the potential for sexualized violence to occur. By empowering students to become active bystanders, we hope to create a compassionate community response to preventing sexualized violence and fostering a safer environment on campus.
In this three hour workshop, students will:

Learn how to identify situations where bystander intervention is appropriate and how to overcome barriers to successful intervention
Gain a deeper understanding of the consequences of sexual violence for victims/survivors and communities
Learn how to identify a continuum of inappropriate sexual behaviours
Build increased empathy for victims of sexual violence and understand the importance of supportive responses to those who disclose

Bringing in the Bystander is a free training program open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Students who complete the training will receive a certificate for participation and credit on their co-curricular record. The co-curricular record allows students to document their extracurricular volunteer and leadership activities in a university-validated document generated by UVic Co-op and Career Services. This record will provide evidence of students’ extracurricular achievements when they apply for jobs, graduate school and scholarships.

Sexualized Violence Awareness Week - Sex Work 101
2017-09-22 14:00 - 17:00 | SUB B025, UVic, Student Union Building, Room B025, 3800 Finnerty Road (Ring Road), Victoria, BC, V8P 3C5, Canada
Peers Victoria Resources Society will be facilitating a workshop on Sex Work 101! There are many myths and misconceptions surrounding sex work and we’re here to bust them with you! Let’s talk about the effects of stigma, and strategies for destigmatizing sex work. We’ll bring print resources and safer sex supplies. Hope to see you there.
Get registered!
Free, and open to students and community members.
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/146639959264074
Questions? Accessibility Needs? Email prevention [at] peers [dot] bc [dot] ca

Sexualized Violence Awareness Week - An Evening for Survivors
2017-09-21 19:00 - 21:00
Event Location: Petch fountain outside the library, or if raining we will move inside the University Centre Lobby
We are hosting an event to honour the advocacy and resiliency of survivors and those impacted by sexualized violence. Come share space with us on the final evening of Sexualized Violence Awareness Week to thank survivors and those impacted by sexualized violence for their crucial role in creating UVic’s first ever Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response Policy. This event is for survivors, those impacted by sexualized violence and their allies. It is a time for our stories, our resistance and our community to be honoured.
We want to recognize the inherent connections between colonialism and all other forms of violence. Recognizing the violence of ongoing colonialism and engaging in anti-colonial actions is critical to our work as anti-violence advocates. The anti.violence.project and the organizers of this event acknowledge the Lkwungen, WSÁNEĆ , and Esquimalt peoples on whose unceded territories we live, work, and play.
The evening will include:

Live performances from local artists including poetry, painting, and music
Food and drinks to share together
A candlelight vigil to honour our resistance and community
Community speakers
Crafting and messages to survivors
Trained support staff on site

Accessibility: This event will be held at the University of Victoria in front of the Petch Fountain. The area is wheelchair accessible and accessible washrooms are located in the Biblio Cafe near the event. If due to weather conditions we must move inside, we will move the event to the University Centre lobby which is also wheelchair accessible. We will also do our best to accommodate a variety of dietary needs.

Bystander Intervention Training - UVic Office of Student Life
2017-09-21 16:30 - 19:30
LOCATION: UVic, MacLaurin D283
To register: http://www.uvic.ca/services/studentlife/initiatives/bystander-intervention/register/index.php
The Office of Student Life is introducing a new Bystander Intervention Training Program this fall. Based on the University of New Hampshire’s acclaimed “Bringing in the Bystander” Program, the training teaches students how to overcome resistance to checking in and intervening when they observe the potential for sexualized violence to occur. By empowering students to become active bystanders, we hope to create a compassionate community response to preventing sexualized violence and fostering a safer environment on campus.
In this three hour workshop, students will:

Learn how to identify situations where bystander intervention is appropriate and how to overcome barriers to successful intervention
Gain a deeper understanding of the consequences of sexual violence for victims/survivors and communities
Learn how to identify a continuum of inappropriate sexual behaviours
Build increased empathy for victims of sexual violence and understand the importance of supportive responses to those who disclose

Bringing in the Bystander is a free training program open to all undergraduate and graduate students. Students who complete the training will receive a certificate for participation and credit on their co-curricular record. The co-curricular record allows students to document their extracurricular volunteer and leadership activities in a university-validated document generated by UVic Co-op and Career Services. This record will provide evidence of students’ extracurricular achievements when they apply for jobs, graduate school and scholarships.

Sexualized Violence Awareness Week - Info table
2017-09-19 10:00 - 14:30, 2017-09-18 10:00 - 14:30
AVP will be tabling in the Quad as part of the 4th annual Sexualized Violence Awareness Week. We have safer sex supplies, stickers, colouring pages, buttons, zines, and volunteer applications. Come find us by the fountain at UVic!

Film: A Better Man
2017-09-14 20:45 - 22:15, 2017-09-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-09-13 20:45 - 22:15 | Cincenta, SUB, UVic, Student Union Building, Victoria
On a night 22 years ago, 18-year-old Attiya Khan ran through the streets, frightened for her life. She was fleeing her ex-boyfriend Steve, who’d been abusing her on a daily basis. Now, all these years later, Attiya has asked Steve to meet. She wants to know if he is willing to take responsibility for his violent actions. This emotionally raw first meeting, filmed by Attiya with Steve’s consent, is the starting point. The rough footage also marks a new beginning in Attiya’s recovery process—as well as an important starting point for Steve. For the first time ever, he speaks of the abuse and opens the door to dealing with the past. Illuminating a new paradigm for domestic-violence prevention, “A Better Man” offers a fresh look at the healing and revelation that can happen for everyone involved when men take responsibility for their abuse. It also empowers audience members to play new roles in challenging domestic violence, whether it’s in their own relationships or as part of a broader movement for social change. –National Film Board of Canada

Film: A Better Man
2017-09-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Cincenta, SUB, UVic, Student Union Building, Victoria
This film, showing at Cinecenta in the Student Union Building, is a powerful documentary about relationship violence. The Anti-Violence Project will be facilitating discussion after the 7pm Sept 13th showing.
On a night 22 years ago, 18-year-old Attiya Khan ran through the streets, frightened for her life. She was fleeing her ex-boyfriend Steve, who’d been abusing her on a daily basis. Now, all these years later, Attiya has asked Steve to meet. She wants to know if he is willing to take responsibility for his violent actions. This emotionally raw first meeting, filmed by Attiya with Steve’s consent, is the starting point. The rough footage also marks a new beginning in Attiya’s recovery process—as well as an important starting point for Steve. For the first time ever, he speaks of the abuse and opens the door to dealing with the past. Illuminating a new paradigm for domestic-violence prevention, “A Better Man” offers a fresh look at the healing and revelation that can happen for everyone involved when men take responsibility for their abuse. It also empowers audience members to play new roles in challenging domestic violence, whether it’s in their own relationships or as part of a broader movement for social change. –National Film Board of Canada

SUB Kick-Off Info Fair
2017-09-07 12:00 - 16:00, 2017-09-06 12:00 - 16:00
We will be tabling at the SUB Kick-Off Info Fair. We have safer sex supplies, stickers, colouring pages, buttons, zines, and volunteer applications. Come find us at the Student Union Building!

New Students Information Fair
2017-09-05 15:00 - 17:30
We will be tabling at the New Students Information Fair. We have safer sex supplies, stickers, colouring pages, buttons, zines, and volunteer applications. Come find us by the fountain at UVic!

Student Move-in Day
2017-09-03 09:30 - 16:00
We will be tabling outside residence buildings on Student Move-in Day. We have safer sex supplies, stickers, colouring pages, buttons, zines, and volunteer applications. Come find us, we’d love to meet you!

Grad Students 'Welcome'* Fair
2017-09-01 12:00 - 14:00
We will be tabling at the Grad Students ‘Welcome’* Fair. We have safer sex supplies, stickers, colouring pages, buttons, zines, and volunteer applications. Come find us by the fountain at UVic!
*Note: the word “welcome” has a specific meaning in the context of colonization and settlers’ presumed entitlement to Indigenous lands, bodies, and cultures. Many Indigenous peoples have processes to welcome and greet visitors and so the word has particular colonial implications when visitors (especially settlers) say “welcome” to territories that aren’t ours to welcome people to. As part of AVP working to learn and unlearn we are seeking to be more aware of how we use language, and encourage other people who are not from local nations to also be aware of this. When other mixed organizations use “welcome” in the title of an event that we are participating in, we will put it in quotation marks and include an explanation of some of the issues around how this word is used.

International OD Awareness Day - Rally & Vigil
2017-08-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Centennial Square, 1 Centennial Square, Victoria, BC, V8S 2T7, Canada
August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day. Here on the territory of the Lekwungen speaking people (Victoria), home of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations, we will come together in our grief, our loss and our determination to honour those we still love and have lost to overdose.
Rally together at 6pm to call for immediate action to save lives. Let’s raise our voices together to call on those in power to move swiftly on evidence-based, harm reduction strategies that we in the community know work!
A quiet vigil will follow to send our love to those we have lost. Let’s honour our memories of them together.
**Please contact organizers at ioad2017vic [at] gmail [dot] com if you’re interested in helping out as a volunteer.
