This June, we take the time to recognize and discuss the various movements, struggles, and triumphs which comprise the ongoing efforts of Pride, and the 2SLGBTQ+ community at large. This reflection ought to be not merely a consideration of where we stand now, of what is worthy of celebration or condemnation, but also a […]
Dear UVSS Members, It has come to our attention that the SUB was vandalized with vulgar transphobic graffiti. To be clear, this was a premeditated hate crime carried out on the first day of Pride Month that the SUB was open. Incidents such as these highlight the necessity of Pride Month and Pride as a […]
Today, March 31st, we recognize and honour Transgender Day of Visibility, a day dedicated to celebrating and uplifting transgender people while educating ourselves about gender diversity. This day is an opportunity to show solidarity, raise awareness, and fight for transgender individuals in our community and everywhere. Transgender people face an ongoing and alarming wave of […]
The university is developing a business case for additional housing, especially for graduate and upper-year undergraduate students. Isabelle Easton, Director of Campaigns and Community Relations for the University of Victoria Students’ Society, called the plan to expand on-campus housing a “much-needed step for our students.”
The route has been inactive since the pandemic, will be reinstated in January
Good Night Out in Victoria, which works to promotes safety in the nightlife scene, says drink spiking can be used to render someone incapacitated and unable to consent to sexual activity
“The most important thing students can do beyond voting to get involved in an election is get informed,” wrote Isabelle Easton, UVSS Director of Campaigns & Community Relations, in a statement to the Martlet.
Thank you, Elder Terri Barnhard for your welcome and prayer Good afternoon everyone, My name is Bunni Williams. I use they/them pronouns and I am your Director of Outreach and University Relations of the University of Victoria Students’ Society. I am from the unceded and unsurrendered territories of the Katzie, Kwantlen and Semiahmoo nations and move […]