AVP response to COVID-19
As some of you may already know, the UVic Student Union Building in which our office is located is now closed in response to COVID-19. In order to continue to support survivors and our wider community, we are switching up …
Making space for “maybe”
When I first started learning about consent, so much of what I read and learned focused on the importance of valuing and making space for everyone to be able to say “no”. While I definitely agree that learning to accept …
Work study positions still available!
We are hiring work study students to join our fabulous team for the rest of the school year! We have over 200 hours at $14.50 per hour available until the end of April. Students must be eligible for the UVic …
What did we get up to last term?
Our office is now open again for the new term, and we’re providing support sessions for folks by appointment as we re-establish our regular support hours. In the Fall term, our team of staff and volunteers facilitated 9 workshops and …
Come join our team!
If you are passionate about ending sexualized and gender-based violence and have experience supervising and training volunteers, you’re just what we are looking for! We are searching for someone to fill the Volunteer Organizer (Outreach Officer) position at the Anti-Violence …
Feeling through rejection
Rejection… for some folks, just the thought of it makes their hearts ache, their bellies rumble and their hands sweat. However, in many ways rejection is a regular part of everyday life. Since we aren’t mind readers who can anticipate …
We’re offering a workshop on setting boundaries!
On Thursday, November 7th, AVP and the UVic Gender Empowerment Centre will be offering a workshop called “Simple Tools for Skillful Boundaries” facilitated Hannah Harris-Sutro, a workshop facilitator from tio’tia:ke (Montreal). In this workshop, participants will learn a simple, practical, …
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Having the Difficult (and Necessary) Conversations: Talking to Kids about Colonization, Colonialism, and Decolonization (as a White Settler Parent)
By an AVP volunteer. Disclaimer: This was written by a white settler and is intended to be read and reflected on by other white settlers. While this may be read by folks who do not fit into this category, it …
Be our work study student this year!
We’re hiring a work study to join our fabulous team for the 2019/2020 school year! We have 340 hours at $14.50 per hour available. Students must be eligible for the UVic Work Study program (see link for more information and …
AVP is hiring a Volunteer Organizer!
Passionate about ending sexualized and gender-based violence? We’re looking for someone to fill the Volunteer Organizer (Outreach Officer) position on the AVP team! This position is open to all UVic undergraduate students, and includes recruiting and training new volunteers for …
Winter/Spring 2019 Term Summary
This may be a little late (oops) but…the flowers are out, the sun is here and we are so excited to have finished another term here on campus! This past our team of staff and volunteers facilitated 8 workshops, 8 …
Volunteer with us!
The Anti-Violence Project is looking for passionate volunteers! We are the on-campus sexual assault centre at the University of Victoria. We provide sex-positive, anti-oppressive services to people of all genders to prevent and act against gender-based and sexualized violence, including …
What Does It Mean to “Hold Space for Someone?”
The statement to hold space for someone is becoming more popular. But what does this mean? I have thought about this concept more and more as I continue to support survivors and even as I support loved ones through hard …
Thank you UVic Grad Students!
This month, graduate students at UVic voted 61.6% in favour of increasing our funding. We are humbled by this show of support, and so grateful to be able to continue supporting you right back. Here’s some of the things we …
Why graduate students need on-campus sexual violence resources
When we think of sexual violence on campus, we often imagine a bunch of undergraduate students, just old enough to drink legally, having large parties in bars and frat houses. And although many instances of sexualized violence on campus are …
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Dear UVic graduate students: we need your help
Dear graduate students, This March 6th to 8th, you will have the chance to vote to provide further funding to several organizations on campus. We hope you’ll take this opportunity to vote to support the Anti-Violence Project (AVP), your on-campus …
We’re hiring an Outreach Coordinator!
We’re hiring an Outreach Coordinator to join our fabulous team! It’s a 20 hour a week position that pays $24.39/hr plus vacation pay, will have a pay increase in May 2019, and has sweet benefits like medical/dental coverage. The ‘outreach’ …
Do you want to hug?
Hugging. Some of us hug our friends, our partners, our family and even people we’ve just met. Some us just don’t like hugs and that’s awesome too. Hugging can be a way to comfort someone, to show someone you care, …
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Today a crowd united on the traditional territory of the WSANEC peoples to remember the lives of fourteen women gunned down in their institute of learning, in Montreal, 29 years ago. Today is not just about these individuals, but it …
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Fall 2018 Term Summary
Another semester is almost done, and we congratulate all of you on finishing your semester, whether you got through your classes and/or took time to look after yourself. Whatever you did to make it through – we support you and …
We’re hiring a (temporary) Support Coordinator!
We’re hiring a Support Coordinator to join our fabulous team! This is a 1-year, temporary position that will run until October 2019 to cover the current coordinator’s leave. It’s a 20 hour a week position that pays $24.39/hr plus vacation …
Resource Review: Zines for people who have caused harm
***This blog post was written by AVP volunteer Anabelle Bernard Fournier When you visit the AVP office or support space in the basement of the Student Union Building, you may notice a beautiful wall with strings full of zines and …
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We’re hiring a work study student!
We’re hiring a work study to join our fabulous team for the 2018/19 school year! We have 340 hours at $16 per hour available. Students must be eligible for the UVic Work Study program (see link for more information and …
We’re hiring a new volunteer lead!
We’re hiring a new Volunteer Lead (Outreach Officer) to join our fabulous team! It’s a 10-15 hour a week student position that pays $15.60/hr plus vacation pay and has a pay increase each year. The Volunteer Lead assists the AVP …