ABOUT
Who We Are
The Victoria Chapter of Women's March is a non-profit grassroots, volunteer-run organization, dedicated to upholding human rights, social justice, and intersectional feminist values and to serve the local community. The Victoria Chapter was founded by Dr. Kat Sark, who was the first Chapter Leader in 2018. The current Chapter Leader is Shay Lynn Sampson.
Women’s March is a global movement now, with a global network in place to organize protests and resistance initiatives to oppressive and corrupt power, and to consolidate and collaborate on direct actions and solution-based approaches to positive change like never before.
In Victoria, the Women’s March Chapter is run by volunteers, working to support local communities and use our various privileges to build platforms for marginalized people, to amplify the repressed voices, and to inform and educate us all about the most pressing issues in our communities.
Since January 2018, we have been working non-stop to support diverse social justice organizations, including Indigenous communities, LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants and refugees, women of colour, and women with (dis)abilities.
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2018 - Our First Year
January 20, 2018 - We organized the Women’s March in Victoria, with intersectional speakers and representatives of diverse social justice organizations, including Indigenous communities, LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants and refugees, women of colour, and women with disabilities
February 17, 2018 - We assisted the organizers of the Stolen Sisters March with donations, transportation, and promotion of this important event
March 8, 2018 - We planned, fundraised, and co-organized the International Women’s Day Festival at Centennial Square. We edited, designed, and published the Anthology of Social Justice, Decolonization, and Intersectional Feminisms and launched it at the Greater Victoria Public Library with a panel discussion.
April 14, 2018 - We helped plan, fundraised, and co-organize the March for Science.
June 30, 2018 - We organized the Rally to End Family Separation
July 21, 2018 - To commemorate six months after women marched around the globe, we organized a Women’s March Symposium, with speakers from the last march, as well as other grassroots organizations and allies for discussion panels, networking, and fundraising. We also published the first Women in Business Guide in Victoria and launched it at the Symposium.
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Summer 2018 - We participated in the Fernwood Fest, PRIDE Victoria Festival, Reimagining Masculinities Conference and many other events in Victoria
November 30, 2018 - We organized a Feminist Christmas Market fundraiser at UVic
2018 - Our First Year
January 20, 2018 - We organized the Women’s March in Victoria, with intersectional speakers and representatives of diverse social justice organizations, including Indigenous communities, LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants and refugees, women of colour, and women with disabilities
February 17, 2018 - We assisted the organizers of the Stolen Sisters March with donations, transportation, and promotion of this important event
March 8, 2018 - We planned, fundraised, and co-organized the International Women’s Day Festival at Centennial Square. We edited, designed, and published the Anthology of Social Justice, Decolonization, and Intersectional Feminisms and launched it at the Greater Victoria Public Library with a panel discussion.
April 14, 2018 - We helped plan, fundraised, and co-organize the March for Science.
June 30, 2018 - We organized the Rally to End Family Separation
July 21, 2018 - To commemorate six months after women marched around the globe, we organized a Women’s March Symposium, with speakers from the last march, as well as other grassroots organizations and allies for discussion panels, networking, and fundraising. We also published the first Women in Business Guide in Victoria and launched it at the Symposium.
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Summer 2018 - We participated in the Fernwood Fest, PRIDE Victoria Festival, Reimagining Masculinities Conference and many other events in Victoria
November 30, 2018 - We organized a Feminist Christmas Market fundraiser at UVic
2019 - Our Second Year
January 21, 2019 - We organized the Women’s March in Victoria, with Indigenous speakers and tables with representatives of diverse social justice organizations, including Indigenous communities, LGBTQ+ communities, immigrants and refugees, women of colour, and women with disabilities
March 8, 2019 - We helped to plan, organize and fundraise for the Bridges for Women Annual Fundraising Luncheon - a local non-profit organization that helps survivors of trauma and domestic violence to find employment and promotes ending violence against women.
April 2019 - We published a new edition of our Women in Business Guide and the new Women in Politics Guide.
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April 2019 - We helped organize, volunteered with, helped set-up, promote, and organized a panel on sustainability, ethics, and empowerment at the first Victoria Eco Fashion Week.
