SVRC hosts monthly self-care day on campus Drop-in event offers crafts, snacks and support at University Centre
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he Sexual Violence Resource Centre (SVRC) hosted its monthly drop-in self-care day on Feb. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. in 537 University Centre. This offered students, staff and faculty a space to step away from daily pressures and focus on personal well-being. The drop-in event was structured as an open house, which allowed attendees to come and go as their schedules permitted. There was a table set with snacks, colouring materials, bracelet-making supplies and button-making equipment, creating a low-barrier environment for creativity. Sharlaine Glowatsky, SVRC confidential intake and triage
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While the drop-in self-care specialist, explained that the know that we care about them day is currently the centre’s initiative was first introduced and support them.” recurring wellnessin July 2025 when many of the Following the initial event, only community members were organizers chose to continue focused event, SVRC has processing the outcomes of the program on a monthly various events that include a high-profile sexual assault basis beginning September education and direct support. 2025. The gathering is Workshops offered case. ”When the Hockey typically scheduled for the throughout the year address topics such Canada court as healthy ruling was “Our centre is open [and] available to all relationships happening […] a n d it happened students and staff, and faculty” responding to coincide to sexual with the — Sharlaine Glowatsky, SVRC confidential violence. The international centre also self-care day,” intake and triage specialist facilitates men she stated. “We in dialogue decided for that month, for that particular third Thursday of each month. groups, which allows a event, we want to make “We open up our space for monthly opportunity for men space for folks who might folks to come sit, hang out, and gender diverse individuals be impacted by however relax[…] just as a way to care to discuss specific themes in a that court ruling ended up for themselves on a monthly guided and respectful setting. Beyond programming, the happening, and just let folks basis.”
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centre provides confidential intake and triage services to members of the university. Glowatsky emphasized that individuals do not need to be certain that their situation falls into sexual violence in order to reach out. “Our centre is open [and] available to all students and staff and faculty,” Glowatsky explained. SVRC operates Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with designated drop-in hours throughout the week. Community members can contact the centre by phone at 204-474-6562, or by email at svrc@umanitoba.ca.
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