by Admin Editor | Feb 8, 2017 | News, Uncategorized
March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD) and SWOVA’s opportunity to celebrate! Together we will honour exceptional women who volunteer their time and talent, energy and enthusiasm in our community. This year SWOVA is partnering with Volunteer and... by Admin Editor | Feb 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Sharyn Carroll Rape; \rap\~ [noun] The word rape originally comes the Latin “rapere” – meaning to abduct, grab or snatch. Somewhere along our linguistic evolution, its meaning morphed to include intimidating, threatening or forcing someone to have sexual... by Admin Editor | Dec 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
Getting in the Holiday Spirit SWOVA held a gathering of Staff, Board and their partners to celebrate the winter holiday season whether it be Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule or any other tradition. We held a potluck at the beautiful new venue of Twig & Buoy at... by Admin Editor | Nov 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Annual General Meeting Thursday, December 1st, 2016 5:00 – 7:00p.m. at the SWOVA office 344 Lower Ganges Road, SSI * Members are welcome * For more information, contact: 250-537-1336 or info[at]swova[dot]org by Admin Editor | Sep 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
After Ghomeshi: Sexual Assault & Canadian Law – An Evening with Sandy Garossino Date/Time 30 Sep 2016 7:30 pm – 9:15 pm Location Beaver Point Hall The Jian Ghomeshi trial cast a Canada-wide spotlight on the topic of sexual violence, and raised the question... by Admin Editor | Jun 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
by Kiran Dhingra, MSW, RSW, Executive Director As I write these words, it is a few days after the Take Back the Night march that took place in our community last Friday June 10th, 2016. The event was organized from a ground swell of supporters in response to a woman...
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