by SWOVA Team | Dec 16, 2020 | SWOVA News
by SWOVA Team | Dec 2, 2020 | From the Headlines, SWOVA News
Twenty-five years ago on December 6th, a 25-year-old man walked into École Polytechnique, an engineering school in Montreal Quebec, carrying a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle and a hunting knife. He walked into a classroom on the second floor, and asked that the...
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...