The Anti-Violence Project

AVP Volunteer Application Due
2026-02-16 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | 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!

Men's Circle
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, 2026-04-23 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-07 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-14 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-21 18:00 - 20:00 and 2 more dates | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2, Canada
🌿 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.

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.

Men's Circle
2026-04-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-07 18:00 - 20:00 | UVic SUB B028, 3800 Finnerty Road, Victoria, BC, V8P 5C2

New Student Social
2026-05-05 14:30 - 16:00
In collaboration with the Office of Student Life AVP will be present at the New Student Social happening at the Student Life Hub on May 5th from 2:30-4pm. Come say hi, grab some free AVP resources and learn more about what we offer.

ICS Summer Kick Off
2026-05-14 01:30 - 15:30
International Centre for Students is hosting a summer Kick-Off in the Quad from 1:30-3:30pm. The AVP team will be there with resources and free-bies! Feel free to stop by ask us about our services or mingle :)
