by SWOVA Team | Apr 8, 2020 | From the Headlines, Programs, SWOVA News, Youth programs
YES, IT HAPPENS HERE… A Salt Spring Island campaign taking place with the aim to address stereotypes and silence regarding crime and victims of crime in our community. SWOVA’s Salish Sea Girls’ Leadership Project secured the funding from the Federal...
by SWOVA Team | Nov 19, 2020 | From the Headlines, Research
Universal Children’s Day is on November 20, 2020, a day to annually celebrate childhood worldwide. First proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2020, it was established to encourage all countries to institute a day to initiate action to benefit and...
by SWOVA Team | Oct 22, 2020 | From the Headlines
A year ago Amanda Todd took her own life because of cyber bullying. Author and child activist Raffi Cavoukian has written an article featured in The Star. Please read the article here: For more information about cyberbullying...
by SWOVA Team | Oct 17, 2020 | From the Headlines
The recent tragic suicide of Amanda Todd is front-page news in Canada. Cyber-bullying and other forms of bullying are the topic of many conversations. What seems to be missing from the conversations is the desire to look at the systemic violence, attitudes and...