Event
February 14: Palentine’s Day at UTSC
Join us in-person at UTSC’s Catalyst Centre (EV152) to celebrate Palentine’s Day! We’ll spend the day relaxing, making connections, crafting, and learning together. 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Create a “Palentine“ We’ll spend the morning creating “palentines” or love letters to survivors, supporters, and ourselves. This is a chill, open session. You’re welcome to drop-in […]
Crafternoon Tea (Jan. 31- Mar. 28)
A Monthly Drop-In Program with Art, Snacks, and Community Crafternoon Tea is an opportunity to disconnect in a safe, welcoming environment with snacks, tea or coffee, and (of course) crafts! These sessions are open to students, staff, and faculty at U of T and will take place in-person at our downtown office (located in the […]
January 20: Pleasure, Arousal, and Consent with Karen B.K. Chan
Join us before the start of Consent Action Week for this free, virtual workshop with incredible facilitator B.K. Chan. Pleasure, Arousal, and Consent: A workshop to get to know yourself January 20, 2023 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET Pleasure, arousal, consent… and desire! These words are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same […]
Stories Spark Change: An Evening with adrienne maree brown
Join internationally renowned writer, activist, musician, and facilitator adrienne maree brown for an in-depth conversation on joy, pleasure, and healing. This virtual event will feature student poetry and artwork, and the conversation will be moderated by Keneisha Charles. adrienne maree brown grows healing ideas in public through her multi-genre writing, her music and her podcasts. Informed by […]
Healing Hearts: A Virtual Group for Survivors of All Genders (Jan. 23 to Apr. 3)
Healing Hearts is a support group for people of all genders who have had an experience of sexual violence or harassment. Join us to talk consent and pleasure, healthy boundaries, intimacy after trauma, and more at these free monthly drop-in meetings. You can register at any time prior to the meeting! It’s free to join, […]
December 6, 2022
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Meaningful Global Action to End Gender-Based Violence On December 6, U of T joins communities across Canada in remembering the 14 women killed in a devastating act of misogyny at the engineering school at Montreal’s École Polytechnique in 1989. Please note: The in-person event will include live ASL interpretation, and the virtual event will include closed […]
December 9: Radical Self-Care & The Power of Poetry with Lydia Collins
All UofT students are welcome to join us for this virtual de-stress session on December 9 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Author, Educator, and Creator Lydia Collins will explore the concept of radical self-care, and how we can incorporate it into our everyday lives. This session will also include an interactive poetry writing activity! […]
November 22: Monstrous Love with Kai Cheng Thom
Join us on November 22 from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. for this workshop with Kai Cheng Thom (MSW, MSc). Monstrous Love: Transformative Justice, Mental Health, and Relationship Abuse is a workshop developed by Kai Cheng Thom and Kota Harbron that was originally a part of the Monster Academy Mental Health workshop series for queer and trans youth in Montreal. In this […]
6 Ways to Take Action for Consent Awareness Week (Sept. 19 – 23)
Consent Awareness Week is an educational initiative held at universities across the country. The week is an opportunity for campus communities to create a dialogue about consent, pleasure, relationships and increase understanding of sexual violence. It’s also an opportunity to raise awareness of on- and off-campus services. This year we are excited to be taking […]
Restorative Reading: A Book Club for Joyful, Healing, and Radical Reads
Join the SVPS Centre’s tri-campus reading community and get a free copy of our chosen book to read together! We’ll be exploring 2 books together a semester: 1 non-fiction book that digs into issues related to sexual violence prevention, healing, intersectional feminism, decolonization, and anti-racism work. + 1 fiction book that is fun and light […]