by SWOVA Team | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
During the month of May in 2020, a community wide survey was launched throughout the Southern Gulf Islands on Consent and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response. The survey was funded by the Status of Women Canada as part of an on-going project spear headed by Salt...
by SWOVA Team | Feb 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Sharyn Carroll Rape; \rap\~ [noun] The word rape originally comes the Latin “rapere” – meaning to abduct, grab or snatch. Somewhere along our linguistic evolution, its meaning morphed to include intimidating, threatening or forcing someone to have sexual...
by SWOVA Team | Feb 16, 2020 | From the Headlines, Programs
From high profile cases in the media to Canadian students and faculty calling for change across college and university campuses, the term “Consent” is being put under a microscope. Our understanding of this word raises communication to a whole new level in a fast...
by SWOVA Team | Feb 3, 2020 | Programs, SWOVA News
Statistics tell us that one in three women and one in six men will experience some form of sexual violence in their lifetime, while less than one in ten assaults are reported to the authorities. Most sexual assaults happen by someone the victim knows. (Stats Can 2020)...