Dominant discourses and social myths about woman abuse
The social narratives about woman abuse are common social beliefs that are widely held and perpetuated, and can be extremely…
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Seaside Music Festival
June 7-9, 2024 Don’t miss the SEASIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL (formerly the Seaside Folk and Fiddle Festival) June 7th to 9th….
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JUNE 2024 FIDDLE JAM
Another great Jam on Friday, May 3rd – thank you to Miriam Sonstenes for leading the first half and VFS…
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Congratulations, Kezia, on a great race in Vancouver
Huge Congrats to our physiotherapist Kezia Dawes and her husband Jeff for completing the Vancouver BMO 1/2 Marathon on Sunday!…
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What is torture? A workshop by Victoria Coalition for Survivors of Torture
As part of our Interconnectedness Initiative, we held a training workshop on April 3rd 2024, with the participation of 14…
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CanLyme: 20 years of Canadian advocacy
This year marks an important milestone for the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation – 20 years of Lyme disease advocacy. For…
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First do no harm
Research and frontline experiences have documented women’s narratives about how the dynamics of abuse are echoed in services and systems….
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Opportunity: Connect & Prepare Facilitators’ Training
Learn how to support your community in building neighbour-to-neighbour resilience and emergency preparedness! Join us for a Connect & Prepare Facilitators’ Training on May 27th 2024. …
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Lyme disease and POTS
Lyme disease is under-diagnosed and often under-treated. A multidisciplinary team at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine published a research…
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Southern Residents, salmon, and certainty in science
The Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW) are some of the Salish Sea’s most iconic inhabitants, but also among its most…
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André Prescott on the importance of building relationships with clients and his love of French press coffee
I’ve always been fascinated and interested in sciences! In high school, I loved chemistry and biology, so I chose biochemistry…
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Transformative justice and gender-based violence
The idea of working with people who have sexually assaulted someone, disrespected ‘no’s’, harassed, stalked or caused the violation of…
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Environment | Feature | News
New study reveals complex relationships among grizzly bear activity, ecotourism, and salmon availability
A new study “Ecology of fear alters behaviour of grizzly bears exposed to bear-viewing ecotourism” in the journal Ecology finds…
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Holding space for painful realities
Many of the women we support are living with painful situations that are sometimes beyond imagination. You may find you…
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Wendy’s Story
Wendy knows all of the residents on her floor, and they check in with each other regularly. Every evening, Wendy and her next door neighbour knock on their shared wall around the same time, just to let each other know they’re okay. …
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Environment | Feature | News
Objection to MSC salmon certification now in hands of independent adjudicator
An independent adjudicator has accepted the formal objection of three BC-based conservation organizations to the certification of Alaskan salmon as…
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I really don’t feel like doing that just now
Although I know I have to. Have you ever found yourself staring at a pile of materials for a project,…
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Funding Documents
This page will showcase our very important funding documents to help facilitate future functions and programs. Feel free to utilize…
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Slow Art, Somatic Practice, and Creative Rest
August 14-18, 2024 Hollyhock Retreat Centre on Cortes Island A 5 day retreat at Hollyhock in August co-facilitated with Art…
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The Cycle of Abuse – Reclaiming a powerful tool for supporting women with experiences of abuse
During the 1970’s, Dr. Lenore Walker conducted research with women impacted by male violence and abuse. This was significant research…
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Photodynamic Gardening Workshop
I’ve been invited to present a Photodynamic Gardening Workshop in June in the Hudson Valley, New York, at Bard College…
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Jo Neill Counselling
When we struggle with life’s many challenges, and difficult realities, we can feel like there is something wrong with us….
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Feature | Health | Multisport
Partnership Announcement
We are pleased to announce that The Victoria Youth Triathlon has a new partnership with tingting athletics. Tingting is a…
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Connect & Prepare Scaling Pilot – Full Learning Report
Building Resilient Neighbourhoods helped bring Connect & Prepare to three new BC municipalities in 2022-23: North Vancouver, New Westminster, and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant. Through our partnership with Hey Neighbour Collective and… …
