Dearest Reader | The Age of Consent should be raised to thirty nationwide September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Aaron Stefik How many countless heartbreaks and uncomfortable, lonely walks along the quad after a furtive late-night tryst has UVic borne witness to? It’s our writers earnest intention that such unpleasantness can
The predictable backlash to #MeToo February 18, 2018February 7, 2018 Anabelle Budd The #MeToo movement is making strides at upping the ante on a societal level when it comes to taking cases of sexual assault more seriously. The process and sentencing of...
Behind the lens of @hotdudesreadinginvictoria, Victoria’s problematic fave November 3, 2016November 4, 2016 Emily Fagan Local men may want to rethink reading in public, at the risk of confirming Orwellian suspicions that someone has been watching them. @hotdudesreadinginvictoria (HDRV), an anonymous Instagram account, has taken...
Consent is not something you can just write down August 6, 2015August 5, 2015 Joshua Tng BURNABY — Let me just pre-emptively address the elephant in the room: I believe that any sexual activity should include equal consent between all participants, and that’s exactly what the Affirmative Consent...
Final AVP workshop of the year nears April 2, 2015April 1, 2015 Adrian Paradis The last consent workshop for the school year, hosted by the Anti-Violence Project (AVP), will be held on April 7. This year, the AVP began hosting consent workshops once a...
UVic-wide campaign speaks out for consent September 11, 2014September 12, 2014 Dylan Much or the first time, Sexualized Violence Awareness Week will be included as part of UVic’s New Student Orientation. The Anti-Violence Project (AVP), the on-campus sexual assault centre, is co-operating with
The burden of proof is far too heavy September 11, 2014September 10, 2014 Martlet Staff For over a week now, a student at New York’s Columbia University has been carrying a heavy burden in full view of the public. As part of her visual arts...
Don’t assume consent January 9, 2014January 8, 2014 Megan Neufeld Megan Neufeld is a member of the Anti-Violence Project (AVP), an on-campus sexual assault resource centre, and wrote this article in consultation with other members. In a world of “blurred lines,”...