THIS EVENT IS CURRENTLY FULL. PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE CALENDAR FOR FUTURE DATES. The Women’s Centre is proud to announce the launch of our newly developed Reconciliation Training Part 1 that has been added to the Women’s Centre volunteer training series. This two hour training session will allow attendees to learn about Reconciliation in a …
Thursday, October 1, 1:00-2:30pm We will be learning a bit about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) and making Red Dress tribute dresses to hang on the Women’s Centre windows for Sisters in Spirit Day Oct 4th. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic child-minding will not be available during this workshop. Register below or …
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO ATTEND ONLINE The in-person portion of this event is FULL. Please click on the above link to attend virtually on Zoom. Join us for an afternoon with an Indigenous facilitator, who will explore the impacts of Residential Schools, Intergenerational Trauma on Indigenous People. Participants will have a chance to listen …
Orange Shirt Awareness Day with Cree Elder Rita Arcand Read More »
This event is now FULL. Please check back regularly for another session date. The Women’s Centre is proud to announce the launch of our newly developed Reconciliation Training that will be added to the Women’s Centre training series. The training will include topics like: What is Reconciliation? Why reconciliation is important? History and educating yourself …
EVENT FULL – Thank you for your interest, this event is now at capacity. Please stay posted to Women’s Centre website and social media for another scheduled session. The Women’s Centre Reconciliation training workshop will provide some details of Indigenous history for background and context to some of the issues impacting Indigenous populations. The workshop applies …
REGISTER HERE Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day virtually with The Women’s Centre of Calgary on June 19 @1:00pm. We have invited special guests Jacki Wabasca, Livia Manywounds, and Estelle Goulet to teach us about the importance of National Indigenous Peoples Day. Tapisa Kilabuk, a board member and Truth and Reconciliation committee member of the Women’s …
In 2019, the Women’s Centre’s Truth and Reconciliation committee hosted a Tea and Bannock at the Centre in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day. This was a kick start to a successful year filled with plenty of opportunities for women to learn about Indigenous history and culture. The Aboriginal Friendship Centre facilitated culture awareness workshops …
The Women’s Centre Reconciliation training workshop will provide some details of Indigenous history for background and context to some of the issues impacting Indigenous populations. The workshop applies a gender lens on colonization and the barriers faced by Indigenous women in particular. We will also explore Indigenous social issues and decolonization. Participants of the Reconciliation …
Reconciliation – Building Relationships in Our Community You are invited to attend a workshop on Reconciliation and building relationships in our community. About this Event Facilitated by Tonya Crowchild, this workshop will open a discussion on: Why reconciliation? To build relationships; awareness, education and understanding; the importance of history of Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island; …
This fall, we held our first Awareness Into Action (AIA) series of workshop events. Awareness Into Action creates opportunities for women in our community to learn about an issue over the course of two separate workshops, to allow for a more in-depth look, and then take action on that issue, together with other women. Indigenous …
Awareness into Action Series Recap: Gender-Based Violence Against Indigenous Women Read More »