Be More Than a Bystander

Welcome!

Welcome to Be More Than a Bystander, a groundbreaking partnership between the BC Lions and EVA BC aimed at substantially increasing awareness and understanding about the impact of men's violence against women.

Sports icons from the BC Lions are using their status and public profile to create awareness about violence against women in BC and urging everyone to “Break the Silence on Violence Against Women”.

Click here to see videos of BC Lions asking you to "Speak Up!"

Travis Lulay's Video - A Few Ways to Be More Than a Bystander

The Project

Be More Than a Bystander: The Initiative

To read more about the Be More Than a Bystander project and background on the issue of violence against women, click here »

Be More Than a Bystander: Public Service Announcements (PSAs)

To watch and listen to all the Be More Than a Bystander player videos, click here »

What You Can Do to Be More Than a Bystander

For some ideas about how you can safely be more than a bystander, click here »

Identifying Abuse

Read about behaviours that can help you identify an abusive situation. Click here »

If You Need Help

Information for you or someone you know who:

may be experiencing or has experienced violence in a relationship
sexual assault
acquaintance or date rape
is an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse
is experiencing criminal harassment

For information and resources on any of these issues, click here »

The MVP Prevention Model

Find out more about the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) model developed by renowned gender activist and educator Jackson Katz, and how it will be implemented in the Be More Than a Bystander education program. Click here »

Statistics

Get statistics on violence against women in BC and links to other sites. Click here »

Advisory Group

Overseeing and steering the "Be More Than a Bystander" initiative is an advisory group of women who are experts in the area of violence against women. This group is made up of anti-violence services providers and survivors of violence who bring extensive knowledge, commitment and years of experience to their work in this initiative. Click here »