Joseph Fossella Sr. is a co-founder and a counselor/facilitator for Warriors Against Violence Society. He is a member of the Sechelt Nation in British Columbia, Canada. Joseph has worked in the First Nations community for over fifteen years. Recently, he has served Corrections Services Canada as an Elder, working with the Aboriginal inmates who come from all areas across Canada. He provides counseling, traditional teachings and administrative support.
Joseph speaks at various conferences and hosts presentations and workshops at various gatherings, organizations and communities. He has spoken at the World Indigenous Women & Wellness Conferences in Vancouver, BC, and Calgary, Ala. In addition, he has presented at: the Northern Responses and Approaches to Victims of Crime Conference in Yellowknife, the Guns, Gangs and Drugs youth conference in Prince George, BC; the Ermineskin Shelter conference in Hobbema, AB.; and presented the Police Conference in Ontario.
Warriors Against Violence Society
Hi Joe
I was at the BC conference at that time worked at Wahbung Abinoonjiiag I enjoy this site. I would to ask if you know of any DVD/video resource I can use in a program that I am helping with we call it Family Harmony. I work in Winnipeg at ANCR child and family and hold an elder’s postion we are doing 10 week programs which imbraces culture,social work practise. I hope you can help your program I know helps families. megwetch
Hey Joe, I am just posting this comment because i can not get a hold of you any other way. I am needing a facilitators manual for the WAV program. I am one of the students from Desniqi Services Society who has done training with you. I hope you can email me back at miranda47@live.ca i am going to be starting a group asap and need a manual, mine went missing just before my program was to start. I left a message with the reception but not heard a word back and keep getting the voicemail every time i call. i really hope you can get back to me asap thank you
Dear Mr. Fossella Sr.,
I am a member of the Friends for Rape Relief. We are a group who raise funds for the Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter. We are having our annual Walk for Rape Relief on Sunday, May 29 at Stanley Park.
Funding for women’s services and advocacy is presently inadequate, so community support is critically needed to shelter women and their children who are escaping male violence and to maintain a 24-hour rape crisis line.
We are especially interested in having more men participate in our fund-raising efforts, so please think of men you could ask to join us. The Walk is a great introduction to the essential work we do in the community.
It will finish with talented local entertainment and a delicious free outdoor picnic. Donation sheets can be downloaded from the rapereliefshelter.bc.ca website. You can also find Walk poster there to print and distribute. Those who can’t come on the 29th can still collect donations and mail them in with their sheet. Income tax receipts will be issued promptly.
Since you are active in the non-vioIence movement would you know of any people who might be willing to participate in this project? I know you realize how invaluable our work is and how grateful we would be for your referrals.
Sincerely,
Marv Wheale
On Behalf of Friends of Rape Relief