Want to give your leadership skills a boost? Join Sarah Winstanley for a Gender+ Lens Workshop on Thursday January 28, 2021, 6-8pm. A gender+ lens is a tool for building more gender inclusive policies, procedures, processes, spaces, research, events and more. The lens also involves considering and responding to how gender intersects with race, class, …
Awareness into Action Series: Gender-Based Violence Against Indigenous Women September 23 (Violence Against Women) – October 1 (Violence Against Indigenous Women) – October 4 (Sisters in Spirit Vigil) You are invited to join us in our first Awareness Into Action series. We will start by learning about what constitutes violence against women, systemic forces that …
Social justice addresses many things: wealth distribution, race, health, environment, peace, justice. At the Women’s Centre, we touch on all these topics and apply a gender lens to issues in order to ensure that women’s voices are heard and are part of the conversation, and that women’s needs are reflected in policies. Through programs, workshops, …
On January 18, we launched our environmental issues discussions series with a conversation about one of the biggest environmental issues of them all – climate change. We were joined by Julia-Maria Becker, Senior Analyst with the Pembina Institute, and welcomed over 80 women to the Centre. Julia-Maria gave us the lowdown on climate change, its …
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We are ringing in the New Year with a new program at the Women’s Centre. This month, we are officially launching our environmental program, and we are excited to tell you about it! Why an environmental program? Solutions for building a more sustainable society need to be inclusive, meaning the voices and experiences of diverse …
On Saturday, May 7th, over 20 people joined us for the Women’s Centre Jane’s Walk. Jane Jacobs inspired this movement of free, citizen-led walking tours, and ours was one of many Jane’s Walks that occurred over the weekend. We got together on a beautiful sunny afternoon to tell HERstory – focusing on accomplishments of Calgarian …