“’No’ is a complete sentence.” “Your daughter is going to face violence if she shows who she is.” “Who you are makes a difference, all you need to do is show up.” These are some of the powerful words that YWCA Canada Think Big! Lead Now! Delegates heard over their three-day leadership conference in [...]
Brace yourself, we’re about to talk budgets. In case you had accidentally stuck your head in the sand to avoid hearing about the ‘out of control spending’ or the ‘soaring debt’ some media outlets reported, Budget 2017 dropped yesterday. Most criticism coming from individuals, think-tanks and other interested parties in Alberta tends to focus on [...]
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made… It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” Ruth Bader Ginsburg #BeBoldforChange. Being bold is not new to the many women and men who work at YW Calgary, but bold was the theme from YW’s 4th annual International Women’s Day event, CELEBRATE. Being bold and [...]
Safe visitation is something that you don’t often know about until you need to know. Visitation and monitored-exchanges occur when there are concerns for a child’s safety, or well-being to ensure that a child can maintain contact with a parent in a safe environment. Visitation offers support to families who have been exposed to [...]
In the time it takes you to read this sentence, it’s pretty likely that a woman in Canada will be sexually assaulted and never tell police. In fact, about 460,000 women in Canada will be assaulted this year. That figure only speaks to the number of reported sexual assaults, we know and research shows that [...]
To read our letter to the Office of the Ethics Commissioner, click here. To read the call to action from the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organization's, click here. This week, a reminder that sometimes it’s best to leave well enough alone and to avoid making change for the sake of making change. The recommended changes [...]
The pink hearts are littered across the grocery stores, the roses are red as ever and every billboard, magazine and commercial you hear is celebrating ‘your love’ through four low payments of $59.99. It’s clearly Valentine’s Day and whether you’re coupled up or spending the day solo, it’s time to take a check on [...]
Ending violence against girls and women is everyone’s issue. From supporting the women who escape abuse, providing refuge for those needing a safe place to advocating for a community where women can live free of violence, we all have a role to play. A critical role that is not frequently discussed is the role that [...]
Canada’s documented history tends to leave out details that don’t align with the current reputation as multicultural pioneers, tolerant of all newcomers to our country. When we delve into our country’s history, even our province’s history, we leave out the parts about the racism, prejudice and segregation. In Alberta, elementary and junior high students are [...]
Women have always been a beacon of hope for me. Mothers and grandmothers in the lives of our children, and in the survival of our communities, must be recognized and supported. The justified rage we all feel and share today must be turned into instruments of transformation of our hearts and our souls, clearing [...]
