UVic Women’s Studies Equity and Outreach Committee and Women’s Studies Course Union present A Womb with a View: An Exploration of Reproductive Choice Through Film. February 5-7th, 2008, UVic – various locations. Admission by donation. Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Engineering and Computer Science Building, Room 125 5:00pm: Abortion: Stories from North and South A documentary…
Are you desperately looking foward to summer even though Winter barely started? Are you wanting to gain experience in a clinical setting for future schooling or work opportunities?? ISHS wants you to include us in your summer plans We will be looking for volunteers to work in our clinics over the summer months in afternoons…
It seems that everywhere I go lately everyone wants to know about ECP or emergency contraception. We have a great section on our site which answers many questions that I get asked, “click here”:https://www.islandsexualhealth.org/ec/ Due to recent changes to the BC pharmacy schedule, Plan B is now available to individuals who would like to purchase…
Over the past year, many of the students I worked with asked me about how to do testicular self exams. This is such an important step in male sexual health and most of us don’t know nearly enough about it! We have a great link right here on our site to an excellent site with…
Just to give y’all a heads up about the upcoming Unity Retreat this weekend at UVic which is gonna rock the world! According the Uvic Unity”site”:http://uvic.unity.googlepages.com/ the retreat is an overnight retreat involving a bunch of interactive presentations and workshops designed for youth who want to help make a difference in our world. It will…
As a follow up to several recent workshops we have given on HPV and the Gardasil vaccine, here is a copy of the slides as presented. “HPV.ppt”:https://www.islandsexualhealth.org/file_download/8 For more specific information on HPV and Gardasil, please feel free to contact us at 592-3479.
Please join us for our Annual General Meeting on Monday May 28th, 2007 from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at Queen Alexandra Center for Children, 2400 Arbutus Rd. We are pleased to be having Captain Snowden and Molly Patton from AVI presenting Queer Eye for the Sexual Health Provider To RSVP, call 592-3479
On May 5, 2007, Victoria Women’s Sexual Assault Centre is hosting an event called, “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” – The Men’s march to stop rape, sexual assault and gender violence. The march gathers at Centennial Square at 10:30 am. For more information call 383-5545.
For years I have been horrified yet fascinated by the sexualized images promoted by the media in North America. Previous to my work in sexual health, I did a lot of work around media literacy and the unrealistic, unattainable, and digitally constructed images of girls, boys, women and men that dominate our daily lives. Needless…
*HIV/AIDS: TODAY’S REALITY* Please join us for a fund and awareness raising evening with silent auction and desserts. Guest Speakers: Minneh Kamau Bushby – HIV/AIDS Educator and Advocate, Woman of Distinction 2003 and Erica Williamson – AIDS Vancouver Island Health Promotion Educator Friday, March 9th, 2007 – 7:30 p.m. Gibson Auditorium, Camosun College (Lansdowne Campus)…
