PEERS Victoria Executive Director Leigh Elliot and Education Coordinator Sarah Smith sit down with Martlet Editor-in-Chief Sydney Lobe to discuss PEERS’ work as a resource society created by sex workers for sex workers in Victoria, BC. For 30 years, PEERS has been providing outreach, harm reduction, and education services for people in the sex industry. They discuss the on-the-ground services PEERS offers, the legal history of sex work, and PEERS’ work destigmatizing sex work, misconceptions around sex work, and how to support their organization.

Find out more about PEERS Victoria Resource Society here:
Website: www.safersexwork.ca
Instagram: @peersvictoria

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The sex and gender edition of the Martlet will be released in print and online February 20, 2025! Check it on our website.

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World leading sea cucumber crime expert Teale Phelps Bondaroff and Martlet Editor-in-Chief Sydney Lobe discuss recent sea cucumber crime on Vancouver Island. Teale leads an international team of researchers with OceansAsia and his work on illegal fishing has helped draw attention to wildlife crime targeting lesser-known but important marine species like sea cucumbers and krill. Together they discuss what a sea cucumber is, the lucrative and organized criminal nature of marine wildlife poaching, and how individuals can make a big difference in marine conservation through focused action.

Find out more about Teale Phelps Bondaroff and his research here:
Website: teale.ca
Instagram: @tealephelpsbondaroff
Facebook: @tealephelpsbondaroff
TikTok: @tealepb

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The next edition of the Martlet will be released online February 6, 2025! Check it on our website.

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Juls Macdonell (she/him), assistant coordinator for the Campus Community Garden (CCG) at UVic, sits down with Martlet Editor-in-Chief Sydney Lobe to discuss the CCG. The CCG is an affiliate group of the UVSS who manages an urban agriculture and permaculture space on campus, hosts free educational workshops and fun events, and rents out plots. They walk through a verbal tour of the garden, the radical history of the CCG, and what volunteers have to gain from both the process and the product of gardening.

Find out more about the CCG and how to get involved here:
Instagram: @uviccampusgarden
Website: https://www.ccgardenuvic.ca/

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The next edition of the Martlet will be released online January 9, 2025! Check it on our website.

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