Remembering Monica Blais
We are sad to share that Monica has passed away, but the legacy of her amazing work carries on and continues to make an impact on Project Respect.
Author: Project Respect Team
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.
What does it mean to be a guest? | Reflections from a workshop about Coast Salish laws and governance
What does it mean to be a guest? If we went to someone’s house, how would we behave? Last month, our colleagues and friends Chaw-win-is and Lacey Jones offered a workshop to the VSAC team about Coast Salish laws and settler relationships to local Indigenous nations. The majority of Project Respect’s work takes place on…
Respect Revolution campaign mural
This year’s Respect Revolution Campaign took place at Victoria High School for the second year in a row. This year we did things a little differently than in the past…during the Campaign, the opportunity to collaborate on a mural project came up and we jumped at the chance! Project Respect and antidote: Multiracial and Indigenous…
Respect collage
This painting was created by Respect Revolution Campaign members from Lambrick Park Secondary, in 2006 – it still hangs in the hallway at the school!
Respect banner
This banner was created for Project Respect, It’s so big that we can’t fit it on the wall in our office – but we can’t wait to bust it out in future!
Rhizome mural
Rhizome is Project Respects youth-led social action camp. Find out more!
Respect me like you do (From fifty shades of yay!)
Respect me like you do (From fifty shades of yay!) By Project respect’s Rhizome Youth Social Action Team #TopLeft …
I Am Only Myself
By Kim, age 17 I am only myself, my own person, a completely unique individual. I am nobody’s pawn to play with as they like, nobody’s puppet to control however they choose. I am worthy of respect, love and kindness just for who I am. I do not have to give my body in order…
Life
By Jessie, age 17 The voices harsh and foreign eat away at my being. SLUT, WHORE, BITCH. Why? Why am I being called these names? Is it me? It must be. It’s all my fault. This dialogue burns through my mind. The thought that maybe this is all I am. It feels as though my…
The Power Of Respect
By Laura, age 16 You try and convince me I am nothing, just a worthless ‘thing’ to be toyed with. You label me in order to have control over me, but your words cannot cage me. I will not be beaten down with this torment I do not deserve. I am not yours to treat…
Wake Up Call
By Kristy You said it wouldn’t hurt, But I still feel the pain. You told me I would love it, But how come I didn’t? You told me everyone does it, But why do I feel alone? You said you were just joking, But how come it feels like you aren’t? But things have changed…
Words To The Beat – by Arithmetic
words to the beat by arithmetic (aka Brandon, age 17) time to rip it can’t get timed respect crew pushes it to the limit. why do we say this is gay? why do we say this guy’s a fag? labels that could scar someone for life and rip them out of the light. I’m as…