Organization for the Prevention of Violence

A video competition for post-secondary students on an important topic! The Policy Centre for Victim Issues (PCVI) at the Department of Justice Canada would like to invite students to submit a video entry for a Student Video Competition being held as part of the Victims and Survivors of Crime Week (Victims Week) 2020 initiative. Victims Week will take place from May 24 30, 2020. Students enrolled at a Canadian university, college, or CÉGEP, who have reached the age of majority... in their province or territory, can participate by submitting a video for consideration in the Student Video Competition. In light of the Victims Week 2020 theme - Celebrating Courage, Renewing Commitment- student videos must answer the following question: When thinking about victims and survivors of crime, and those that support them, what does celebrating courage and renewing commitment mean to you? Video Submission: Students must publish their video on YouTube and Submit the YouTube link by email, no later than 9:59pm MST on February 21, 2020, to: [email protected]. The winner will be notified by email or by telephone in March 2020. For more information, please see the attached document. Questions? Call 613-952-3629 or email [email protected]. For more information about Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2020, please visit the website: https://www.victimsweek.gc.ca/home-accueil.html ^

With our partners in the Resiliency Project, we are hosting the third awareness session on Understanding Hate and Extremism for service providers, educators and community leaders in Edmonton. The next session will be offered in March. For more information, please phone 780 910-5266.

If you or someone you know needs help, reach out now. All messages will be responded to within 24 hours. If you have an immediate safety concern, contact your local police. We offer personalized, confidential and free services to individuals and families in Alberta. For information about our Evolve Program and our provincial intervention services, please visit www.preventviolence.ca. Contact us by phone, 780 782-8070 or email [email protected]. ^

For more information about Stop Hate AB, visit their website at www.stophateab.ca. If you’ve experienced a hate incident and looking for support, contact OPV’s Evolve Program by phone 780 782-8070 or email [email protected]. ^

Have you seen the CBC documentary featuring our Evolve Program mentor, Brad Galloway? Watch Skinhead to learn how he left the movement and now helps others leave and make healthy changes in their lives. For information about our provincial intervention program, phone 780 782-8070 or email [email protected] ^ https://gem.cbc.ca//cbc-docs-pov/season-1/episode-8/38e815