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What is Project Respect?

In the late 90s, the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre heard from youth about the need for a program that reflected their realities which lead to the creation of a Youth Advisory Committee. After two years of work with local youth, community partners, and experts in the field of sexual violence prevention, Project Respect was launched in 2000.

Since then, Project Respect has presented workshops in schools across the region, attended provincial and national conferences, hosted educational and awareness raising events, and supported youth-led social action projects. Those projects have included youth-led workshops, leadership camps, community art projects, blogging and social media, video production, and participatory theater.

Project Respect engages youth, ages 12-21, to create innovative social action initiatives that invite diverse audiences to explore and address the root causes of gender-based violence and build inclusive communities free from violence. These projects not only transform peer cultures and relationships, but also work to dismantle systemic violence and create alternatives based on respect and dignity.

Our philosophy includes

  • Respect for this Land: In this work, we are committed to building and maintaining relationships with Indigenous peoples. This begins with first acknowledging the history and ongoing impacts of colonization.
  • Sex positivity: We believe that everyone has the right to sexuality without violence and the right to decide whether, when, and with whom they’ll be sexual.
  • Youth-centeredness: We believe that youth are the experts on their own experience and have ample expertise to share with their peers. We also believe that youth are the drivers of change and that open discussion and honest communication are keys to empowerment.
  • Feminism: We believe that preventing sexualized violence begins with critically exploring damaging and dangerous gender expectations, stereotypes, and labels.
  • Intersectionality: We believe that relationships and sexualized violence are shaped by multiple inequalities and experiences. To prevent sexualized violence, we need to explore power imbalances based on colonialism, racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, and other intersecting expectations and stereotypes.
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Victoria Sexual Assault Support Services can be reached by voice mail at 250-383-3232, email at , or via the Vancouver Island Crisis Line at 1-888-494-3888.

The phone line is open during office hours (Monday - Friday), to get information about VSAC services or referral to our programs. Teletypewriter accessible.

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For support, check out:

  • YouthSpace.ca Emotional & Crisis Support Text and Messaging
  • Vancouver Island Crisis Line/Chat/Text (24/Hours): 1-888-494-3888
  • KUU-US Indigenous 24/7 Phone Crisis Line: 250-723-2040

Project Respect is grateful to the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt, and the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples, upon whose land this project takes place. We extend gratitude to the other local Peoples and Nations in this region including the MALAXEt (Malahat), Scia’new (Beecher Bay), T’Sou-ke (Sooke), Ditidaht, Pacheedah, Pauquachin, Tsartlip, Tseycum and Tsawout nations, as well as the Métis and Inuit that call this land home.

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  • What we offer
    • Contact us
    • Staff team
    • Feedback & awards
    • Project partners
  • Support after sexualized violence
    • How to support survivors of violence
  • Youth Council
    • Social Action Camp
    • Blog posts by youth
    • Mural projects
    • Past projects
    • Black Youth Empowerment
  • What is consent?
    • Consent resources for parents & caregivers
    • What is sexualized violence?
    • Setting & respecting boundaries
    • The law and sexualized violence
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