by SWOVA Team | Nov 18, 2020 | From the Headlines
As a violence prevention educator I spend each and every day I work, which includes many evenings and weekends studying, attempting to dissect the roots of violence. The case of Jian Ghomeshi has given me much pause for reflection and...
by SWOVA Team | Nov 4, 2020 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, Youth programs
The question is – how do we talk about the prevalence of violence against women in our communities without blaming and shaming the boys and young men in the room? Just the other day I was approached by a member of our community who felt strongly that boys are...
by SWOVA Team | Oct 21, 2020 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, SWOVA News
Once again we are off to a great start with the R+R program in the high school on Salt Spring Island. This fall though is particularly special in a different way than it has been in the past. My former co-facilitator Christina Antonick has left Salt Spring Island...
by SWOVA Team | Sep 23, 2020 | From the Headlines
“Fighting for women’s rights has too often become synonymous with man hating. If there is one thing I know for certain, it is that this has to stop. For the record, feminism by definition is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and...
by SWOVA Team | Jan 29, 2020 | Pass It On: Health and Safety for Young Women and Girls Phase II, SWOVA News, Youth programs
International Women’s Day March 8, 2020 For over one hundred years, International Women’s Day (IWD) has been a day of celebration and recognition to mark exceptional achievements of women and to build on inequities still to be addressed. This year SWOVA, IWAV, Victim...