An important truth has been highlighted through the COVID-19 pandemic: our well-being is directly tied to those around us, especially our most vulnerable communities. This pandemic continues to change the ways we look at survival and we know that there will be many that need access to help and can’t wait for governmental forms of aid.

GVAC was founded in 1973 and since then has been a leader in animal rescue in Greater Victoria. It was founded as a volunteer organization and continues to be run entirely by dedicated and loyal volunteers. 

The inspiration for the campaign came to co-founders Paul Lacerte and his daughter Raven in 2011 when they were hunting together on their traditional Carrier territory. They were close to the Highway of Tears in northern British Columbia, where so many women, particularly Indigenous women, have gone missing or been murdered.

Reflecting on the sorrow of this setting, they brought down a moose that would help feed the family for the winter and decided to use its hide to create the very first moose hide pins.

Since then, the campaign has grown into a recognized nationwide anti-violence movement, with thousands of participating communities, schools and organizations. Over two million moose hide pins have now been distributed in Canada and across North America.

Insight is a Ukrainian public organization whose main values ​​are equality, feminism, freedom, inclusiveness, diversity for all social groups. They are dedicated to providing legal, psychological, medical, and other support to the LGBTQ+ community in Ukraine.

Victoria Pride is a not-for-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to supporting Greater Victoria’s 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.

VPS creates opportunities for visibility, collaboration, ongoing conversations and celebration as we work towards equity for all community members who are Gender, Sexuality and/or Relationship Diverse (GSRD).

The Unist’ot’en (C’ihlts’ehkhyu / Big Frog Clan) are the original Wet’suwet’en Yintah Wewat Zenli distinct to the lands of the Wet’suwet’en. Over time in Wet’suwet’en History, the other clans developed and were included throughout Wet’suwet’en Territories. The Unist’ot’en are known as the toughest of the Wet’suwet’en as their territories were not only abundant, but the terrain was known to be very treacherous. The Unist’ot’en recent history includes taking action to protect their lands from Lions Gate Metals at their Tacetsohlhen Bin Yintah, and building a cabin and resistance camp at Talbits Kwah at Gosnell Creek and Wedzin Kwah (Morice River which is a tributary to the Skeena and Bulkley River) from seven proposed pipelines from Tar Sands Gigaproject and LNG from the Horn River Basin Fracturing Projects in the Peace River Region.