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CSRS Lecture Video - Cindy Holmes

In April 2023, Dr. Cindy Holmes, SOCW Assistant Professor, gave a public lecture on campus titled “Around the Table: Dinner Dialogues, Spirituality and Social Justice”, as part of the UVic Centre for the Study of Religion and Society Lecture Series. If you missed the event, please check out the video recording! The lecture discusses Dr. Holmes’ research project and more information can be found here: https://around-the-table.ca/

Student Award - Canadian Consortium on Child & Youth Trauma

Please join us in congratulating one of our BSW Students, Ky Scott, on receiving the Canadian Consortium on Child and Youth Trauma 2022 Student Award! This award is in recognition of Ky’s leadership in presenting on forthcoming research entitled Integrating the Colonial Trauma Framework into trauma informed care and practice at the 2022 Symposium on Child and Youth Trauma.

Walk to End Gender-Based Violence

Reem Girgrah, a MSW student and Sexualized Violence Education and Prevention Officer at UVic’s Equity and Human Rights office, coordinated the event - Walk to end gender-based violence - held on December 6th to commemorate the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. Jacquie Green, SOCW Director, was invited as a guest speaker for the event.