by SWOVA Team | Dec 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
This summer I wrote the following letter to my now almost 20 year old son, Deva, as I was reading Sobunfu Some’s wonderful book, “The Spirit of Intimacy”. In the past month of R+R, I have sat with over 130 Grade 9 youth. Many of our conversations...
by SWOVA Team | Dec 11, 2020 | SWOVA News
by SWOVA Team | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
We have a new 2020 Sundance film, “Miss Representation,” in our SWOVA library! Featuring Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Jackson Katz, Katie Couric, Margaret Cho, Condoleezza Rice and Nancy Pelosi, it is a riveting 90 min documentary film exploring sexism in media,...
by SWOVA Team | Nov 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
There are those of us in this world building a culture of peace, caring, kindness, and love. Caring about the violence and responding to it are critical in reducing, lessening and eventually ending it. The Lie, by Chad Kultgen, is a tale woven from the perspective of...
by SWOVA Team | Oct 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Press Release – 31 October 2020 We are delighted to hear that the Respectful Relationships Program (R+R) has two more funders. Coast Capital Saving’s generous grant of $10,000 and Mid-Island Coop’s grant of $1,000 will go towards delivering the R+R workshops to...