Community
United Against Violence
AVP is an on-campus sexual assault resource centre.
We provide support, education, and advocacy on all interconnected forms of violence and specialize in sexualized and gender-based violence. We’re located at the University of Victoria under the Student Society (UVSS) located in the basement of the Student Union Building (SUB) B024 and B027.
Support hours
General Office Hours:
- Monday – Thursday 10:30am-3:30pm
- Friday 11am-4pm
General Support Hours:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 11am-3pm
- Wednesdays by appointment. Please email avppeersupport[at]uvss[dot]ca
Find Support
Asking for help is one of the hardest things to do. When you are asking for help about an issue that might feel really private, confusing and/or embarrassing, it is important to get support that is non-judgmental, without pressure, and informed.
Book a Workshop
AVP offers various workshops that can be customized to your group including: Consent, Supporting a Survivor Part 1 & 2, Bystander Training, Boundaries, Anti-Oppression and more.
Events
Supporting a Survivor
Learn how to support friends and family that have experienced violence. At the Anti-Violence Project, we like to use the Listen-Believe-Refer-Care Model to support someone who has experienced sexualized or gender-based violence.
The Men’s Circle
The Men’s Circle at UVic aims to challenge gender-based violence and dominant constructions of masculinity. These gatherings are open to all men and masculine identified people (not just students!) so come and bring a friend or two!
Territorial Acknowledgement
The Anti-Violence Project lives, learns, and works on the Matoolia area, the unceded territories cəlíʔɬčə (Tsuli’lhchu); Čeqʷəŋín (Cheko’nein), čilq̓áʔwəč (Chilka’wuch); sxʷéŋxʷəŋ (Swenghwung); xʷsépsəm (Xwsepsum) of the lək̓ʷəŋən speaking peoples, and the Saanich territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.
We acknowledge that the lands we stand and nourish us today were, and are still made possible by the SXIMEȽEȽ (Esquimalt), Songhees, W̱JOȽEȽP (Tsartlip), W̱SIḴEM (Tseycum), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), and Malahat nations who have historically tended these lands and continue to hold these relationships.
We believe that conversations on consent cannot be made without looking at Canada’s own ongoing legacy of occupying lands without consent; disrespecting existing territorial boundaries and treaties; and infringing on people’s bodies with violence and coercion, and believe that engaging in anti-colonial actions are critical to our work as anti-violence advocates.