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Celebrating Our Reinstated Charitable Status: A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Community
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Celebrating Our Reinstated Charitable Status: A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Community

ByCarissa Ropponen October 18, 2023October 24, 2023

Dear Community, We are thrilled to share that that Victoria Sexual Assault Centre has officially had its charitable status reinstated, and we are overjoyed to be able to continue our mission of making a…

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Announcement of New Executive Director
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Announcement of New Executive Director

ByCarissa Ropponen June 14, 2023June 15, 2023

The Victoria Sexual Assault Centre (VSAC) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Samantha Loppie has been hired as its new Executive Director. Loppie replaces Elijah Zimmerman, who led the Centre from 2020…

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Announcement of Executive Director Transition
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Announcement of Executive Director Transition

ByCarissa Ropponen February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

Dear community members, On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre (VSAC), we are writing to advise you that Elijah Zimmerman has resigned from the position of Executive Director…

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Listening to Black Youth & Creating Safer-Braver Spaces in Community and Schools
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Listening to Black Youth & Creating Safer-Braver Spaces in Community and Schools

ByCarissa Ropponen January 24, 2023January 25, 2023

Black Youth Empowerment Presents: Listening to Black Youth & Creating Safer-Braver Spaces in Community and Schools Black Youth Empowerment (BYE) presents a Pro D-Day Workshop on Safer-Braver Spaces made by Black youth for educators…

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Solidarity and Action on National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

ByCarissa Ropponen December 6, 2022December 6, 2022

December 6th marks the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. The Victoria Sexual Assault Centre remembers the 14 women who were murdered, and the 14 others who were injured, at…

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Important Update: Charitable Status

ByCarissa Ropponen November 22, 2022May 26, 2023

We wish to notify the community about a temporary change to the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre’s charitable status. As of October 29, 2022, the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre does not have Canada Revenue Agency…

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Join our Board of Directors

ByCarissa Ropponen May 14, 2021May 20, 2021

Are you looking for an opportunity to support your community? To share your skills and experience with a feminist organization committed to ending sexualized violence through healing, education, and prevention? The Victoria Sexual Assault…

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Black Youth Empowerment
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Black Youth Empowerment

ByCarissa Ropponen May 11, 2021January 26, 2022

Black Youth Empowerment Group Project Respect, a division of the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre’s Prevention Program, and the Girls and Femmes with Afro-textured Hair (Victoria, BC), began a collaboration in September 2020. The goal…

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Virtual Counselling Groups

ByCarissa Ropponen December 21, 2020December 1, 2021

Metta VanderVliet, Victoria Sexual Assault Centre counsellor, discusses the launch of our new virtual counselling groups. What is your role at VSAC? I’m a Stopping the Violence Counsellor and my role is to support…

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Leadership Opportunity for Black youth!

ByCarissa Ropponen July 20, 2020July 21, 2020

Girls and Femmes with Afro-Textured Hair and Project Respect invite you to help us create workshops for Black youth! Project Respect is collaborating with Nichola Watson, Counsellor, and Dr. Lisa Gunderson’s Girls and Femmes…

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