SWOVA’s ‘Pass It On - Engaging Boys and Young Men Council’ is soliciting input from boys and young men 13-19 years (cis- trans- & non-binary inclusive) in our 5- minute online survey (link provided here). This is a project coordinated by David Norget and...
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We’re hiring! Male Facilitator – Contract
Position Title: Male Facilitator, Respectful Relationships Program ("RR") Contract: November 1, 2016 - May 30, 2017 The successful candidate will have education, job skills and training in the areas of youth violence prevention, social justice, community organizing...
We Reflect the Beauty of the People We Love by Kate Nash
Winter seems to be a time of great change and learning for me. My mother passed away this year on January 1st. For anyone who has lost a parent, the mixed emotions and loss will be familiar. When a parent dies we flounder between our adult selves and the child inside...
Peace and Respectful Relationship Skills by David Norget
I’ve just recently completed 4 weeks of delivery of Respectful Relationships and Peace Kids programs at Salt Spring Island Middle School. This is my first time in my role as male facilitator in these programs working alongside Christina Antonick, an experienced...
Why is everyone talking about Consent? By Sharyn Carroll
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAy5LYJlTII 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...
SWOVA Focuses on Consent and Sexual Assault
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 2004)...
Canadian Women’s Foundation Blog Highlights R+R
Read Canadain Women's Foundation Blog Post "Day 8: How SWOVA is Helping BC Teens Develop Respectful Relationship Skills"
Peace Kids by David Norget
"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 Peace Kids program....
Respectful Relationships National Grantee Meeting in Calgary by Christina Antonick
"Together we can face any challenges as deep as the ocean and as high as the sky." - Sonia Gandhi- In early October, I was blessed to travel to Calgary for a national meeting of Canadian Women's Foundation's 17 Teen Healthy Relationships Grantees - of which our...
Consent by Lynda Laushway
Consent is a big topic in the news these days. What constitutes consent to sexual activity? When and how is consent given? How do we misinterpret consent? These are some of the topics in the news and on many peoples’ minds. This is particularly true for...
Why Focus on Gender-based Violence? by Lynda Laushway
There is a lot of violence in our world and it takes many forms- men’s violence towards other men, violence perpetrated on children, violence directed at seniors, violence against lesbian, gay and transgendered people, and violence against women, to name some of the...
Crime Costs, Prevention Pays by lynda laushway
Canada is spending billions of dollars each year on police, courts and corrections. In the past 10 years these costs have increased by 50 percent. These costs do not include the human suffering to individuals and families. Investment in preventing crime is a wiser use...