by SWOVA Team | Apr 5, 2020 | Pass it On: Boys, Programs, Research, Well-being
In the Fall of 2020, SWOVA’s Pass It On – Engaging Boys & Young Men Project set out to find out about the needs of boys and young men (cis- trans- & non-binary inclusive) in the Salt Spring Island Community and ways to address these needs. Surveys and...
by SWOVA Team | Oct 12, 2020 | Programs, SWOVA News
Position Title: Male Facilitator, Respectful Relationships Program (“RR”) Contract: November 1, 2020 – May 30, 2020 The successful candidate will have education, job skills and training in the areas of youth violence prevention, social...
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)...
by SWOVA Team | Dec 1, 2020 | Programs, Youth programs
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is yet to come. We have only today. Let us begin.” Mother Theresa During the month of October and November Christina Antonick and I were in the classes of primarily grade 3, 4 and 5 students delivering the...
by SWOVA Team | Jun 30, 2020 | Programs, Youth programs
I find that definitions can be limiting and problematic, and I’d like to see if I can encourage you to think for yourselves about what this word, or movement, or ideology might mean to you. Instead I’ll start by providing a few different definitions I’ve come across...
