Walking Alongside Trauma

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Debra Sloan

ceramics (Photos by Ted Clark) (courtesy of the Craft Council of BC)

The Walking Alongside Trauma (WAT) initiative, led by the Craft Council of BC (CCBC), is a material-arts based exploration of the vicarious traumatization of sexualized violence. The purpose of our exhibition is to examine the various impacts of the vicarious traumatization of sexualized violence (VTSV) on society, particularly for those who interact directly with survivors’ trauma (e.g., crisis support workers, family members, health care workers, educators, peers, etc.), who we refer to as “Witnesses". 

Exhibition:

Douglas College: January 16 - February 28, 2025

McGill University: March 26 - 28, 2025

Supporting Healing Through Awareness and Action: To fund the project, we are hosting this fundraiser to raise awareness and support for the Walking Alongside Trauma initiative, which explores the profound impacts of vicarious traumatization of sexualized violence (VTSV) on individuals and society at large.

Our goal is to highlight the experiences of those who directly engage with survivors’ trauma, such as counselors, healthcare providers, and family members. The funds raised will be instrumental in documenting our findings, compensating exhibition artists, providing on-call therapeutic support during the exhibition, promoting awareness about VTSV, and offering meaningful honorariums to project participants. Your contribution will help foster a more empathetic and informed community response to sexualized violence trauma.

The funds raised will be instrumental in documenting our findings, compensating exhibition artists, providing on-call therapeutic support during the exhibition, promoting awareness about VTSV, and offering meaningful honorariums to project participants. Your contribution will help foster a more empathetic and informed community response to sexualized violence trauma.

So please join us for an evening raising funds and connecting with friends for this great initiative. Hosted at the Flamingo Room the event will feature music by Lenny Pallerstein and a silent auction of experiential items to choose from.

Fundraiser: 

Date: August 26th, 2024, 6:30 – 10p

Location: The Flamingo Room (1214 Commercial Dr, Vancouver BC)

Price: $30 per ticket