Media

UVic Student Affairs, the University of Victoria Students’ Society (UVSS) and the Anti-Violence Project (AVP) have collaborated to jointly produce videos intended to help educate students, raise awareness about consent and sexualized violence and to engage students in conversations on these issues.

Let's get consensual

It is everyone’s responsibility to challenge sexualized violence when it is witnessed in order to promote a culture of consent and a campus community free from violence.

Bystander intervention

It is everyone’s responsibility to challenge sexualized violence when it is witnessed. Consent is best practiced sober. Alcohol or drug use is often used to deny responsibility. For example, “I was drunk and I didn’t know what I was doing” or “She shouldn’t have gotten so drunk.” Intoxication cannot be used as an excuse for not obtaining consent. 

Physical contact does not need to occur for an act to be sexualized violence. We all have a role in challenging and working to prevent sexualized violence when it is witnessed. Examples of non-physical sexualized violence include stalking, cat-calling, indecent exposure/voyeurism, sexist/transphobic jokes, persistent/aggressive come-ons, threats, distribution of sexually explicit photographs/videos without consent etc. Anyone can experience sexualized violence.

It is everyone’s responsibility to challenge sexualized violence, including the use of inappropriate sexual comments. Sexualized violence happens in and among all communities regardless of gender, orientation, skin colour, etc. Let’s promote a culture of consent and a campus community free from violence.

Components of consent

Listen to male-identified UVic students speaking out on issues of sexualized violence and raising awareness about consent.