Hand Print Banner

This banner was created by Respecters in Spectrum Community School and the other students there. Students and staff printed their hands on the banner to show that they were taking a stand against violence. Right on!
This banner was created by Respecters in Spectrum Community School and the other students there. Students and staff printed their hands on the banner to show that they were taking a stand against violence. Right on!
Project Respect brings together youth and adults to create awareness and dialogue about sexualized violence by encouraging critical thinking about root causes such as gender expectations and stereotypes, systems of power, and the ongoing colonization of the lands and systems we live in.
Addie is 20 years of age, she is from the traditional territory of WSANEC. She has previous experience working with the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre as part of their youth led Food Justice project, and is now working with a new youth led project in the Tsartlip community called “Project Reclaim”. She is very community…
An individual will have a lot of different relationships in their lives, from friends, family, partner to work colleagues. All your relationships will look very differently. While there is no such thing as a perfect relationship, there are healthy relationships. But even healthy relationships do not look the same for everyone since every person has…
When a trauma occurs in a person’s life, it is often held in the body, as Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk writes in his book, The Body Keeps the Score. Trauma actually rewires the brain that can causes constant states of stress or numbness, which lead to a host of different physical problems, such as…
Summer is upon us, and that means that I’m out of the classroom and into summer programming mode! This year Project Respect is partnering with Project Reclaim for our summer programming. We’ll be posting more details about Project Reclaim soon, but for now I would just like to welcome Addie Elliott and Graham Olsen as our…
Project Respect has two new youth summer staff who will be working on the Food Justice Programming, including the summer camp, August 17-19! Stay tuned for their introductions and for more news about the Rooted in Respect Camp!