Women are not responsible for making sure they are not the victims of sexual assault March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Sarah Madsen (graphic by Sie Douglas-Fish) Sarah Everard investigation opens up conversation about all forms of gender-based violence Readers should be advised that the following article discusses sexualized and gender-based violence, including sexual assault. In...
“This is not working”: Students coping with sexual assault, harassment allege lack of support from university April 15, 2020May 13, 2020 Emily Fagan For two years, the Martlet has reported on the evolution of and response to UVic’s sexualized violence policy. Ahead of the policy's review, we took a look at some potential
Report on year two of UVic’s sexualized violence policy shows increase in reports, disclosures October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Emily Fagan Last month, UVic’s Office of Equity and Human Rights (EQHR) released a report on their second year of implementing their Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response Policy. We’ve broken down the
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
Sexualized Violence Awareness Week brings much-needed discussions to campus September 6, 2019September 25, 2019 Kate Korte In the era of Me Too, conversations around consent and sexual health are still relatively new to university campuses. UVic's Sexualized Violence Awareness Week hopes to start those conversations
“You are not alone”: A UVic athlete’s journey with mental health in wake of a sexual assault June 12, 2019July 10, 2019 Josh Kozelj A UVic Athlete, Paige Thomson, was sexually assaulted at Sticky Wicket in August 2017. Since then, she has displayed resilience and bravery despite mental health challenges. By sharing her story,
Sex and the (Univer)City | Snakes on a plane April 9, 2019April 7, 2019 Devon Bidal On Monday, Star Vancouver reporter Joanna Chiu tweeted that while she was on a flight to Toronto, she witnessed an older man hitting on a teenaged girl who was seated
Review of UVic’s Sexualized Violence Policy highlights growth, challenges February 10, 2019 Emily Fagan 18 months in, UVic and campus community reflect on policy implementation The road to building a consistent, effective system for reporting sexualized violence at the University of Victoria has proven to...
VIPIRG to kick off narrative-based sexualized violence research January 31, 2019January 24, 2019 Emily Fagan Members of the Vancouver Island Public Interest Research Group (VIPIRG) are undertaking a new approach to tackling issues of sexualized violence on campus — one that will feature the anonymously...
We need more than just a hashtag November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 Natasha Simpson On Oct. 15, 2017, a tweet changed the world. “If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote “Me too” as a status, we might give people a...
