5 Canadian Women to Celebrate

March 28, 2022 / General, Social Issues

Celebrate Herstory—get to know 5 incredible Canadian women in 3 sentences each. Viola Desmond First on our roster is Viola Desmond, who you may recognize from the Canadian $10 bill. Viola was instrumental in spurring the Canadian Civil Rights Movement in the 1940s by standing up against segregation in a Nova Scotian movie theatre and refusing …

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National Social Work Month: Bringing Change to Life

March 16, 2018 / Social Issues

This post was written by Carole Carpot-Lacassagne, Women’s Centre Basic Needs Coordinator. March is National Social Work Month, which is an opportunity for me to reflect on the profession I chose, or as I like to say, the profession that chose me! In the collective mind, social workers are the ultimate helping profession. The Canadian …

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