The Existence Project

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<h4 data-end="423" data-start="395" fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Workshop Overview</h4>Downtown Victoria is experiencing rising tensions around visible homelessness, impacting residents, businesses, and unhoused neighbours alike. This workshop offers a chance to move beyond frustration and fear&mdash;toward&nbsp;understanding, connection, and practical tools for response. <hr data-start="896" data-end="899" fr-original-style="" style="clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><h4 data-end="929" data-start="901" fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Who Should Attend</h4>This workshop is designed for members of the Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA), Victoria Downtown Residents Association (VDRA), and any community member who wants to respond more effectively to the realities of homelessness in their neighbourhood.<hr data-start="1199" data-end="1202" fr-original-style="" style="clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><h4 data-end="1226" data-start="1204" fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Why Attend?</h4><ul data-end="1536" data-start="1227" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="1302" data-start="1227" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Learn practical approaches to engagement grounded in empathy and safety</li><li data-end="1377" data-start="1303" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Explore systems thinking and de-escalation from a trauma-informed lens</li><li data-end="1462" data-start="1378" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Reflect on how policies, perceptions, and stories shape our shared public spaces</li><li data-end="1536" data-start="1463" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Be part of building a more inclusive and connected downtown community</li></ul><hr data-start="1538" data-end="1541" fr-original-style="" style="clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><h4 data-end="1569" data-start="1543" fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">Facilitated by:</h4>The Existence Project &ndash; a Victoria-based nonprofit using storytelling, workshops, and dialogue to humanize homelessness and foster connection between housed and unhoused communities. <hr data-start="1754" data-end="1757" fr-original-style="" style="clear: both; user-select: none; break-after: page; width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;">This is a free workshop, but space is limited. Please register to reserve your spot.

Thank you for registering for Empathy-Based Approach to Homelessness in Downtown Victoria on August 27 at 2:30pm. Location is 722 Cormorant Street aka The Dock. We&rsquo;re grateful you&rsquo;ve chosen to be part of this conversation. Your presence reflects a growing desire in our community to respond to homelessness with compassion, curiosity, and care. This workshop will offer space for honest reflection, shared learning, and tools to engage more meaningfully with the issues shaping our downtown. We&rsquo;ll send a reminder with event details closer to the date. In the meantime, if you have any questions, don&rsquo;t hesitate to reach out. Looking forward to seeing you soon, The Existence Project Team<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:[info@theexistenceproject.ca]" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">info@theexistenceproject.ca</a>www.theexistenceproject.ca

Workshop OverviewDowntown Victoria is experiencing rising tensions around visible homelessness, impacting residents, businesses, and unhoused neighbours alike. This workshop offers a chance to move beyond frustration and fear—toward understanding, connection, and practical tools for response. <hr />Who Should AttendThis workshop is designed for members of the Downtown Victoria Business Association (DVBA), Victoria Downtown Residents Association (VDRA), and any community member who wants to respond more effectively to the realities of homelessness in their neighbourhood.<hr />Why Attend?<ul><li>Learn practical approaches to engagement grounded in empathy and safety</li><li>Explore systems thinking and de-escalation from a trauma-informed lens</li><li>Reflect on how policies, perceptions, and stories shape our shared public spaces</li><li>Be part of building a more inclusive and connected downtown community</li></ul><hr />Facilitated by:The Existence Project – a Victoria-based nonprofit using storytelling, workshops, and dialogue to humanize homelessness and foster connection between housed and unhoused communities. <hr />This is a free workshop, but space is limited. Please register to reserve your spot.

The Existence Project

Empathy based approach to homelessness in Downtown Victoria

722 Cormorant St 3rd floor

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Free