by Admin Editor | Aug 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
SWOVA’s Salish Sea Girls’ Leadership Project (SSGLP) is paving the way for young women to share their voices. Over the spring and summer, we carried out a Needs Assessment Survey asking young women about the issues they face living in the Gulf Islands. We...
by Admin Editor | Jul 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
One of SWOVA’s newest initiatives, the Salish Sea Girls Leadership Project (SSGLP), aims to build leadership capacity and opportunities for girls and young women in the Gulf Islands. SSGLP’s first major undertaking has been to conduct a needs assessment survey...
by Admin Editor | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
What does Star Trek’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard have to say about Domestic Violence?  At Comic Palooza 2013 (an annual comic book, science fiction, and pop culture convention), a brave fan asks Sir Patrick Stewart a question about domestic violence.  His response is...
by Admin Editor | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Stephen Lewis made me an activist for social change. I had never been ignorant about the existence of gender inequality and violence against women in the world, but attending a speech last year made me passionate to make change happen. Stephen Lewis is the most...
by Admin Editor | Apr 29, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sparkfest is back! SWOVA and the Pass it On program are producing their annual benefit concert event on Thursday May 9th in the Orchard Room at Harbour House. Following last year’s inspiring show highlighting female performers sharing their art and stories to inspire...
by Admin Editor | Apr 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
“The justification of discrimination against women and girls on the grounds of religion or tradition, as if it were prescribed by a Higher Authority, is unacceptable.” In an article by former United States president Jimmy Carter, he explains why he...
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