Content warning: This blog post deals with violence against Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people. May 5 is the National Day of Awareness and Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender diverse people. On this day we aim to raise awareness about this ongoing crisis and take action. On this day we remember the people who have lost …
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The Women’s Centre is a resource, information and community centre for girls and women, and is located in Crescent Heights. We support women to access basic needs resources, to work for change on the issues that affect them, and to build community with other women. Bringing people together to connect is core to the work that we do. The pandemic has impacted our Centre’s ability to be together as a community. In …
The Board of Directors of the Women’s Centre of Calgary is pleased to announce the appointment of the Centre’s new Executive Director, Bodil (Bo) Masterson, who will formally take over the reins from founder ED Susan Gillies in June 2021. Bo Masterson is a dynamic leader whose passion for social change has seen her shaping …
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In honour of International Women’s Day (IWD) 2021 and our highlight of women’s leadership, we interviewed six women and two girls. We asked them how they got into leadership and activism, why they pursue leadership opportunities in their community and what their hopes are for a post-COVID world. We put the responses into two videos …
Tell us a bit about yourself! Hello! I’m a new practicum student here. I’m currently completing my MSW in Clinical Social Work at the University of Calgary. I’ve been working in the human services field for six years with adolescents and hope to continue that work as I move forward in my career. In pre-pandemic …
Tell us a bit about yourself! My name is Amanda, and I am a fourth year social work student at the University of Calgary. In terms of my personal life, I moved to Calgary over seven years ago from New Brunswick, and have two fur babies named Tikka and Mooshka, who I love and adore. …
Tell us a bit about yourself! Hello! My name is Meaghan, and I am a social work student at Mount Royal University. What is your personal definition of feminism? I find myself never having a solid definition of feminism. My definition of feminism is always changing as I am always learning new things. Feminism to …
Our 2020 Holiday Toy Room program has wrapped up and to say things were different this season is an understatement. Due to restrictions and public health measures surrounding the pandemic we were not able to provide supports to as many women as past. We saw 810 women select gifts for themselves and 1946 children, a …
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A message from Susan Hi everyone. I have news. I’m retiring. Not tomorrow, but at the end of April. And the search is on for a new Executive Director. I’ve been here so long that we have no organizational experience in hiring an ED. So in the Women’s Centre way, we established a very thorough …
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In a year of disruption and uncertainty, the Women’s Centre’s Holiday Toy Room program hopes to bring a bit of relief and holiday joy to Calgary women and their families. Each year, for 10 days in December, the Women’s Centre’s space is transformed into a gift centre. In the weeks leading up to the program …
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