Connections | February 2018
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Every Woman's Place for Support, Connections and Community.
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Save the Date: International Women's Day is March 8, 2018 and You're Invited to Come Celebrate
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Donate Your Loblaws $25 Gift Card to the Centre
You may have heard in the news about a $25 gift card offered to customers who purchased bread from Loblaws stores between 2002 and 2015.
Our Fund Assistance Program provides $25 gift cards every week to women in our community. Because of our limited resources, we are only able to provide five gift cards per week - all of which are quickly picked up.
Please consider donating your gift card to the Women's Centre to help more women in our community. For more information or to apply for a card please visit Loblaw's website.
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Calgary's 10th Annual Valentine's Day Women's Memorial March Event
Hosted by Chantal Chagnon, the Valentine's Day Women's Memorial March will take place on Wednesday February 14, 2018, 6:30-9:30 pm
at
Scarboro United Church
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The Memorial March works to raise awareness around violence against women and to inspire change. Everyone is welcome to attend. For details please visit the Facebook event page
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Sixties Scoop Apology Engagement
The Government of Alberta is hosting an engagement session for survivors and their families of the Sixties Scoop. The event will take place on February 21, 2018 from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm, location TBD.
The purpose of the engagement is to listen to Survivors to gain a deeper understanding of their diverse, lived experiences and empower Survivors through a respectful and inclusive engagement process that will help inform a meaningful government apology for the Sixties Scoop.
Tickets are free, but registration is required. Register here.
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Celebrating Black History Month
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In 2017, Alberta became the fourth Canadian province to officially recognize
Black History Month. In honour of Black History month and to learn more about the legacy of Black Canadians. The Alberta Government website has resources available
here.
We've also highlighted two outstanding Black, local women on our most recent blog posting.
Read more about Virnetta Nelson Anderson (pictured above), the first Black person to sit on Calgary City Council, and Violet King Henry, the first Black, female lawyer in Canada.
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Raise the Rates
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Did you know that single people on Social Assistance, unable to work, receive a base benefit of $833 a month? That's not even half way to the poverty line.
The next provincial budget is open for comment and the Women's Centre is asking the Provincial government to raise social assistance rates. Read more about what you can do here.
The deadline to provide feedback is 4:30 pm on Friday February 9, 2018.
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Girl Connect Conference Registration Now Open
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Girl Connect Conference is now accepting registrations! This free, one-day conference is open to girls and individuals who identify as girls in grades 5-12.The event will take place at the Women's Centre,
Saturday March 10, 2018, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm for the conference followed by an after party from 4:30 - 5:30 pm.
Throughout the conference, participants will take part in empowering and engaging workshops as well as community building activities.
To register, or for more information please email
Sarah.
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Meet Our New Practicum Students Hannah & Jessica!
We were excited to welcome Hannah, and Jessica, our practicum students for the winter semester to our team. Find out more about these amazing women in their blog posts below.
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Upcoming Workshops
Our workshops are free and open to all women. View and register for the February workshops online
here.
Join us for a discussion on Anti-Racism in Calgary, facilitated by Cynthia Okafor and Adora Nwofor. Learn about different forms of racism, discuss interventions and actions that are available, and share stories about personal experiences and systemic issues.
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Our Vision: Women Supporting Communities, Communities Supporting Women.
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