ABORIGINAL FOCUSING-ORIENTED THERAPY (AFOT) & COMPLEX TRAUMA CONFERENCE July 15-16, 2016 – JIBC New Westminster Campus Early Bird/Group* Price: $195 + GST (Expires June 10, 2016) Regular Price: $250 + GST REGISTER NOW *Group rate applies to 3 or more individuals from … Continue reading
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Interview with Jamie Taras on our Be More Than A Bystander Initiative
The Counselling Group’s Dr. Jen interviewed Jamie Taras, Director of Community Relations for the BC Lions, to talk about our Be More Than A Bystander Initiative – Interview With Jamie Taras
News Media Round-Up on New Training Video for the Resource Industry
Please find below all news coverage on our launch of a new training video in partnership with the Government of British Columbia and Encana Corporation. The video brings our #BeMoreThanABystander campaign aimed at ending violence against women to the resource industry. … Continue reading
Media Release: Unique Partnership Launches Video to Stop Violence Against Women
We are thrilled to be launching a new training video in partnership with the Government of British Columbia and Encana Corporation. The video brings our Be More Than A Bystander campaign aimed at ending violence against women to the resource … Continue reading
We Know Shockingly Little About the True Nature of Sexual Assault in Canada
“Data could be our last, best shot to change abysmal rates of sexual violence, reporting and convictions” says Rosemary Westwood in this Metro News article in which she examines the lack of collection, organization and analysis of robust, in-depth and … Continue reading
Sex Assault Warnings Need to be More Inclusive, Detective Says
This CBC article spotlights the language in many police warnings telling women to change their behaviours while the focus should be on the offenders changing their behaviours – Sex assault warnings need to be more inclusive, detective says
National CFL Congress Panel
Ending Violence Association of BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous was invited join fellow social change makers on a panel at the National Congress of the CFL in Toronto on April 5th, 2016. Tracy spoke about the CFL Violence Against Women policy, our #BeMoreThanABystander program … Continue reading
Fort St. John ‘A Dangerous Place for our Women,’ Indigenous Activist Says
This Toronto Star article examines the social strains in resource-driven towns that put Indigenous women at high risk. Advocates weigh in, including EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous – Fort St. John ‘a dangerous place for our women’, indigenous activist says
Sexual-Assault Task Force Calls for Anonymous Reporting System on Campuses
A “third-party” reporting mechanism on campus will be one of 10 recommendations to come later this spring from the Western Canada Sexual Assault Initiative, a group of four provincial sexual-assault response centres composed of the Ending Violence Association of BC, http://www.endingviolence.org/; … Continue reading
Breaking the Silence on Abuse
Retired BC Lions’ JR LaRose and Lions’ offensive guard T-Dre Player spoke at the second annual Kamloops Aboriginal Youth Gathering Seven Sacred Teachings last week to share their personal stories of violence while encouraging youth to #BeMoreThanABystander. Please check out … Continue reading
