40 Years Of Movement
VSAC is celebrating 40 years of serving the communities that live and reside in the traditional territories of the Lekwungen peoples known today as the Songhees and Esquimalt nations, and the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. Originally…
Grief in Racial Injustice: Honouring Chantel Moore
CN: Grief, death, police brutality, racism Much of our work at VSAC centering the healing of survivors is also about grief. We understand that BIPOC communities face gender-based and sexualized violence at higher rates,…
(Un)learning in anti-violence work
At the beginning of June, the Inclusive Services Team at VSAC wrote a post about how to begin (Un)learning White Supremacy in Anti Violence Work. We received feedback about how this post centered white…
International Women Human Rights Defender Day: Honouring Local Organizations
This is the 5th day of the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence and the International Women Human Rights Defender Day. Women Human Rights Defenders work to end gender-based violence, reduce stigma of…
VSAC Supports Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, and Two-Spirit Rights
The Victoria Sexual Assault Centre strongly supports Bill C-16, which is currently being considered by Senate. Last week it was announced that Bill C-16 to amend the Human Rights Code of Canada to protect…
Community Profile: Zonta
Community Profiles We at VSAC wanted to start sharing our community connections with you all. Our organization has been running for 34 years because of you! With all your support financially, emotionally, and volunteering…
Staff Hi’s & Hello’s!
It has been a while since we have done introductions to some of the newer folk who are doing amazing work with us here at VSAC, so – here are some Hi’s and Hello’s!…
2017 Triathlon of Compassion
The 24th annual Triathlon of Compassion will be held on June 25th, 2017! The Victoria Sexual Assault Centre’s longest running fundraiser invites you to sign up, and swim, bike and run for a great cause!
The Clinic Turns One!
February 17th, 2017 marks the first anniversary of the Victoria Sexual Assault Clinic: a confidential, accessible and welcoming facility that offers recent survivors of sexual assault access to medical and forensic care, options for reporting and support all in one centralized location.
$50,000 in 50 Days!
We are at the half-way mark of the 50-day campaign to raise $50,000 for the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre. Thank you to everyone that has contributed so far. Here are a few suggestions of how you can still help out!