Youth Engagement in Dating Violence Prevention 2014

BWSS offers training for young women and men who want to volunteer for our YOUth Ending Violence Program to facilitate workshops for youth. To provide youth with knowledge on the difference between healthy and abusive relationships, discuss the role of the media in gender violence; and to support youth to feel empowered to speak out against dating violence and sexism.

Join Battered Women’s Support Services, facilitate dating violence prevention workshops for youth.

Participants will learn: • Feminist Framework of Gender Violence • Group Facilitation Skills • Presentation Skills • Leadership Skills • Empowered Bystander Intervention • Media Literacy

Training Sessions: March 15-16 and 22-23

To register or for more information call RONA at 604.318.2011 or email yev@bwss.org

BWSS Youth EV Volunteer POSTER 2014-page-001You can download the poster here.

Learn more about our YOUth Ending Violence Program here.

Last year, Battered Women’s Support Services responded to over 10,000 crisis calls from women and girls to get help and end violence. We could not provide this essential support without your contribution. images