Healing Through the Intersections

Healing Through the Intersections is an annual educational event held in October that focuses on honouring and creating space for intersectional experiences of sexual violence and sexual harassment and healing. 

In 2025 we are excited to once again be offering a collaborative funding opportunity for student, staff, and faculty groups!  

Additionally, we’ll be hosting a trauma-informed yoga session as a part of Healing Through the Intersections that will allow participants to share experiences and build community in a safe and welcoming environment.

Call for Collaborative Funding

Applications Due: Oct. 31, 2025

This funding opportunity is open to registered University of Toronto student groups, committees, departments, divisions, and offices on all three campuses that may host events, programs, or workshops for students related to sexual violence and intersectionality, and/or support programming for survivors of sexual violence and sexual harassment who experience the intersection of multiple identities such as, but not limited to, Black women, Indigenous women, women with disabilities, and racialized women. 

In particular we are granting funds of $350 – $800 to groups that are creating healing space for specific racialized communities.

More information about this event

To support interested groups with their application, we offered information sessions throughout the month of October. If you wish to learn more about how we organize our annual healing Through the Intersections events, please contact us with your inquiry.

Terms and Conditions of Collaborative Funding

  • Funds of $350 – $800 will be granted to a select number of applicants, as chosen by the SVPS Centre team 
  • Student clubs and associations must be Recognized Student Groups (as identified here: https://sop.utoronto.ca/apply-for-student-group-recognition/) 
  • Funds can only be used for the approved initiative, which must occur between November 1, 2025 and February 28, 2026. 
  • Following the event, all funding recipients will need to confirm in writing that the event/programming occurred and that the funds were used as proposed.  
  • Funds must be used in full—any unused funds must be returned to the SVPS Centre. 
  • Groups will be required to provide detailed documentation of how the funds were used within two weeks of the event, including invoices from facilitators that note how the payment was made, and hardcopies of receipts. Recipients must keep all print receipts and arrange drop-off to SVPS Centre staff.  
  • Eligible expenses may include:
    • Facilitator fees and/or speaker honoraria
    • Room booking fees
    • Catering for event participants
    • Commissioned design work for printing costs related to promotional assets
    • Workshop supplies (i.e. craft supplies, materials for care kits)
  • Ineligible expenses may include:
    • Research projects/safety audits
    • Travel/accommodations
    • Consultant fees
  • Those that are funded are requested to verbally thank the SVPS Centre for (co)funding at the event—the SVPS Centre logo does not need to appear on any marketing materials. 

Additional terms and conditions may apply to successful applicants.   

Featured activity

Trauma-Informed Yoga Session

November 19, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Join us for this restorative and reflective virtual yoga session with facilitator Keke Chambers. This session is open to all members of the U of T community, but will focus on the needs of racialized survivors.

Register for this yoga session via Folio