Be More Than a Bystander
UPDATED! EVA BC COVID-19 Resources
This page will be updated on an ongoing basis. Bulletins Are You Worried About Increasing Violence at Home During COVID-19? Are You Worried About Someone’s Safety During COVID-19? Staying Resilient During COVID-19 Are You Or Do You Know a Woman … Continue reading
1st and Now Podcast: Jamie Taras on BC Lions and Be More Than A Bystander
“It’s more important than ever. Incidents of domestic violence tend to increase during crisis.” LISTEN 🎙to the 1st and Now Podcast, Episode 28 interview with BC Lions’ Director of Community Partnerships and #BeMoreThanABystander spokesperson, Jamie Taras. In this interview, Jamie talks about the … Continue reading
Be More Than A Bystander – BC Lions Community Blog Post
Unfortunately the incidences of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse increase during crisis and this pandemic is a crisis. Find out what the Ending Violence Association of British Columbia and the BC Lions are doing to spread awareness of … Continue reading
NEW! Be More Than A Bystander PSAs: COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence
EVA BC is proud to partner with the BC Lions on a new series of #BeMoreThanABystander PSAs that make the link between COVID-19 and gender-based violence. Please stay tuned for more PSAs to come. We invite you to share widely: Home … Continue reading
2017 Be More Than A Bystander Radio PSAs
Please check out our 2017 Be More Than A Bystander radio PSAs featuring the BC Lions urging listers to “Break the Silence on Violence Against Women”, aired on radio stations throughout British Columbia: “We all have an important role to … Continue reading
BC School Program
Bystander High School Presentations BC Lions players have reached thousands of BC high school students in person since they began delivering the Be More Than a Bystander message in 2012. Each school visit consists of a large-scale assembly to the … Continue reading
Be More Than A Bystander – BC Legislature Presentation
We were honoured to be invited to Victoria yesterday to present our Be More Than A Bystander Program in the BC Legislature. EVA BC’s Executive Director Tracy Porteous, along with retired BC Lions JR LaRose, and Jamie Taras, BC Lions’ … Continue reading
Be More Than a Bystander Encourages Men to Help Combat Violence
This Castlegar News article spotlights a recent visit by BC Lions’ Matt Bucknor and Jeremiah Johnson to Castlegar, BC, to deliver our Be More Than A Bystander presentation to students at Stanley Humphries Secondary School – “Be More Than a Bystander” encourages men … Continue reading
BC Lions Give Youth Empowering Talk About Sexual Violence
This Arrow Lakes News article spotlights a recent visit by Matt Bucknor and Jeremiah Johnson of the BC Lions to deliver our Be More Than A Bystander presentation to students at Nakusp Secondary School in Nakusp, BC – BC Lions give youth … Continue reading
