by Admin Editor | Mar 15, 2016 | Pass It On
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...
by Admin Editor | Mar 2, 2016 | Respectful Relationships (R+R) Program, Youth programs
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...
by Admin Editor | Dec 1, 2015 | Programs, Youth programs
“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...
by Admin Editor | Apr 8, 2014 | From the Headlines, News, Programs, Youth programs
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 Ministry of Justice to run the campaign...
by Admin Editor | Nov 19, 2013 | From the Headlines, Research
Universal Children’s Day is on November 20, 2013, a day to annually celebrate childhood worldwide. First proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1954, it was established to encourage all countries to institute a day to initiate action to benefit and...
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