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Reach Out

Suicide Awareness II 09.30.2025

There is never a wrong time to reach out for help. Vancouver Island Crisis Society and VIU counsellors share their perceptions on suicide.

The Performance Event with Purpose

VIUSU SEXPO Event II 03.29.2026

VIUSU Putting the Advocacy in Sex Positivity at SEXPO. VIUSU representatives and drag performers share their experiences at SEXPO 2026.

Men’s Mental Health and Music

Artist Advocacy Feature II 10.19.2025

Alick Mac’s Show Boys’ Club. Rapper Alick Mac spotlights men’s mental health with hard-hitting rap lyrics in Boys’ Club show at the 2025 Nanaimo Fringe Festival.

Black Press Media

Sooke teachers discuss how Indigenous understanding is taught in classroom

Sooke News Mirror, Goldstream Gazette and Peninsula News Review

10.05.2022

Edward Milne Community School educators

share thoughts on Truth and Reconciliation.

Sooke Indigenous Artist Finds Beauty in Natural World

01.06.2023

Fulmer Award Alumni Jamie Gentry on Indigenous arts in moccasin design.

Explore literature with Reading Around the World Book Club in Sooke

05.24.2023

Each month, a different country is carefully selected as the focus, culminating in a monthly meeting at the Vancouver Island Regional Library in Sooke.

Let’s Talk About Sex Blog (unpublished)

What I WISH I Knew Before Going Into a Sex Shop

From the towering horrors of the unknown, to non-judgemental curiosity. Read about the funny, intimate experiences of a youth navigating sex shops.

What is Virginity? Thoughts on a ‘Man-Made’ Concept

From personal experiences, to a feminist take on the big deal of VIRGINITY. Why is it a cultural phenomena?

Lets Talk Boundaries

Personal reflections on saying no to partners or in everyday life. Boundaries are for both in and outside the bedroom.