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As the year ends and priorities shift, YWCA Canada will be taking a break from posting on this platform. It has been a pleasure sharing our journey and we hope you continue to follow our efforts across other social media channels. See you in 2024!
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Congratulations to Brenda Okorogba (
@MomentsWithBren
) on being named one of Canada's Top 25 Immigrants! We are so proud to have Brenda be a part of our community!
Read more about Brenda and how she has contributed to YWCA Canada:
@canimmigrant
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Our feminism is trans inclusive. We stand with trans people and work to fight anti-trans hate, discrimination and gender-based violence.
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In the wake of the attack against Khawlah Noman, a reminder that you can intervene when you witness
#Islamophobia
.
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We continue to be awestruck by
@FaeJohnstone
‘s incredible leadership and are honoured to work alongside her. To those who would call trans hate “feminism”, you do not speak for us. There is no feminist liberation without trans rights.
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THANK YOU, Brenda
@MomentsWithBren
for helping us fundraise $13,507.41 in May for the YWCA Canada COVID-19 Emergency Fund. Brenda took initiative and became a YWCA Ambassador to fundraise for essential services! We appreciate your innovative leadership – thank you so much!
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Women and girls shouldn't have to be described as someone's sister, mother, daughter for you to care about them.
#InternationalDayoftheGirl
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Over the past three years, we have witnessed a rise in violence against 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. 3 weeks ago,
@queermomentum
launched the
#act4queersafety
campaign to challenge the Canadian government. Be an agent of change!
#Athread
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We are watching the
#ThroneSpeech
to see how Canada's recovery will centre women, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people.
We hope to see the Government of Canada advance a
#FeministRecovery
. RT if you agree!
#CdnPoli
#ThroneSpeech2020
#YWCACanadaMovement
#FeministThroneSpeech
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Online hate is violence.
We must do more to end gender-based violence, misogyny, and sexism that targets women like Noor every day.
It’s time to
#BlockHate
online – take action today by visiting
#FeministRecovery
#EndGBV
@MaryamMonsef
@s_guilbeault
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Thank you .
@JustinTrudeau
for your support and for standing up to say that violence against women is
#NOTokay
.
http://t.co/g6Phtjv8tu
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A gender-lens on the
#NationalHousingStrategy
is a game-changer for women and girls in Canada says
@YWCA_Canada
:
#cdnpoli
#NHSwomen
#NationalHousingDay
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Women like
@missharvey
are blazing a trail and creating safe spaces for women in gaming and ICT.
#GirlsinICT
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Today is International Sex Workers Rights Day. We support sex workers' rights, today and every day.
#ISWRD
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All the young people at
#YWCASummit
are already doing amazing work! We’re sharing our leadership stories at the Youth Panel ✨
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Instead of
#Ghomeshi
's apology read Kathryn Borel's account of how he abused her while the CBC looked the other way.
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COVID-19 isn’t the only crisis we’re dealing with. The UN has called the surge in gender-based violence worldwide ‘the shadow pandemic’ – here’s what it looks like in Canada. Let’s
#StopTheShadowPandemic
. Support YWCA’s Emergency Response Fund today:
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Hugh Hefner was a vocal critic of the feminist movement and a noted emotional abuser.
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Ottawa City Hall has removed the
#antichoice
March for Life flag. But why was it allowed in the first place?
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Out of 1000 sexual assaults that happen in Canada every year, only 3 lead to a conviction:
http://t.co/duOOKJV3GD
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YWCA Canada welcomes a dynamic new leader to Canada's oldest women's service organization:
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Happy
#IWD2017
! Today we celebrate women who move us forward like Kimberlé Crenshaw, who coined the term
#intersectionality
.
@sandylocks
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YWCA Canada would like to extend our deepest condolences to everyone impacted by Sahar and Elsa’s deaths, our
@YWCAToronto
colleagues, all the loved ones, friends and families impacted by this heartbreaking tragedy and the entire Iranian Canadian community.
#UkrainianPlaneCrash
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The amazing
@MomentsWithBren
is helping us plan the Young Women's National Leadership Program this year! Apply before May 5th. This opportunity is fully-funded, bilingual, and accessible. 💡✨
For young women and non-binary youths in Canada
Are you passionate about intersectional feminism and social justice?
Apply for
@YWCA_Canada
Think Big! Lead Now! Young Women’s National Leadership Program!
Deadline: May 5th
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The clock has run out on sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace. It's time to do something about it.
#timesup
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Congratulations to
@YWCA_Canada
's CEO
@Maya_Roy1
on being appointed to Canada's Taskforce on Women in the Economy.
Let's advance a
#FeministRecovery
for
#Canada
and make the economy work for everyone!
CC
@cafreeland
@MaryamMonsef
@JustinTrudeau
#CdnPoli
#YWCACanadaMovement
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YWCA Canada stands with
@YWCAUSA
in the wake of Charlottesville, VA hate crimes.
#DefendCville
#Charlottesville
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📣Happy International Women's Day! 📣
We're proud to share that
@YWCA_Canada
's CEO Maya Roy has been named to Canada's Taskforce on Women in the Economy.
YWCA Canada will continue to advocate for a
#FeministRecovery
!
Read more:
#CdnPoli
#IWD2021
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Scotland has just passed a Domestic Abuse bill that will criminalize psychological domestic abuse as well as violence. Congratulations to all of the survivors & activist who made this happen.
@youngwomenscot
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Today we honour the 14 women who lost their lives on December 6, 1989. First Mourn, Then Work for Change.
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We're proud to join over 100 feminist & social justice organizations across Canada declaring our support for trans inclusion and trans rights. We reject anti-trans rhetoric in our feminism movement.
Read more via
@Wisdom2Action
:
#TransInclusiveFeminism
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We are pleased to announce that Maya Roy, Chief Executive Officer of
@YWCA_Canada
, has been named a Recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40® for 2019.
Please join us in congratulating Maya and all of the recipients of
@Top40_40
awards!
#CAN40under40
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📢Join us on April 1 for a townhall on
#GenderEquity
During
#COVID19
.
Let's talk about:
👉 Gendered impacts of COVID19
👉 Policy responses so far
👉 How the pandemic has impacted you+your communities
👉 Tools & how to take action
REGISTER HERE:
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YWCA Canada supports investment of $50 million in COVID-19 relief to ensure essential services keep doors open
“During times of crisis, it is important to bolster support for Canada’s most vulnerable communities. – Maya Roy, CEO, YWCA Canada
#CdnPoli
#GenderEquality
#COVID19
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We remember the 14 women who were murdered on December 6, 1989. First Mourn, Then Work for Change.
#Dec6
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As parents, teachers and community members, we all believe in safe schools that encourage respect and give all students -including trans students - the freedom to be themselves.
Together, we can choose
#FactsOverFear
in our children’s education.
Join us:
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Today, we observe the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People. Join us in honouring
#MMIWG2S
+ people in Canada by encouraging, learning, and unlearning to end violence against MMIWG2S+.
#RedDressDay2023
#May5
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🔔New
#COVID19
Report Alert🔔
This International
#HumanRightsDay
, we've joined
@FAFIAAFAI
to release a special human rights chapter for Canada's
#FeministRecovery
Plan.
📖Read it all here:
#HumanRightsDay2020
#CdnPoli
#PolCan
#CanFem
#COVID19Recovery
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Today is the 1st day of Anti-
#StreetHarassment
Week. Follow
@iHollaback
and
@StopStHarassmnt
for actions you can take to
#endSH
!
#IASHW
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Congratulations to
@YWCA_Hamilton
who received $150,000 in funding on Saturday to help people with disabilities find and maintain a job or self-employment.🙌🙌🙌
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Register for tomorrow's
#livestream
"A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan For Canada" discussing a
#feminist
economic recovery for Canada focusing on changing barriers that make some groups more vulnerable to the
#COVID19
pandemic & its fallout.👇
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🇨🇦Young people's success will be vital to Canada's future.
📣This International
#YouthDay
@YWCA_Canada
&
@YMCA_Canada
are launching our plan to support youth and prevent a 'lockdown generation'.
➡️Read at
#PreventingALockdownGeneration
#CdnPoli
#IYD2021
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Many women's orgs and advocates, including
@YWCA_Canada
, have done the groundwork to finally have a gender-lens on the federal budget.
#YourBudget2018
#cdnpoli
#cdnfem
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The resilience of teen girls is something that we don't acknowledge often enough. Great piece by
@annetdonahue
:
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Happy
#FeministFriday
!
YWCA staff across the country are providing an essential service. Thank you for showing up every day during this crisis for the women and families across the country.
You are heroes.
#CdnPoli
#CdnFem
#COVID19
#YWCACanadaMovement
#YWCACanada150
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Great to hear from
@MaryamMonsef
talking about her start in the movement for gender equity through her work with
@YWCAPtbo
@YWCA_Canada
!
#YWCADayOnTheHill
#YWCASurLaColline
#cdnpoli
#polcan
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Our
#FeministFriday
is dedicated to this amazing group of YWCA women and allies who successfully lobbied the federal government for a gender-lens on the National Housing Strategy, and 25% of funds to flow directly to projects and services for women, girls and their families.
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We can all agree students deserve schools where they're safe to be their authentic selves.
But a powerful few are exploiting unfamiliarity with trans people to distract from their failure to deliver for our families.
Join us in choosing
#FactsOverFear
:
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What are you voting for in
#Elxn44
?
❤️🩹
#FeministRecovery
🏡Affordable Housing
🍼Child Care
🛑Ending Gender-Based Violence
🔓
#PreventingALockdownGeneration
Then be sure to pledge your
#Vote4GenderEquity
!
🗳️Join us:
#CdnPoli
#CdnVOTE2021
#UpForDebate2021
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Early Childhood Educators - 97% of whom are women - are vital to strengthening Canadian families and communities, yet are underpaid.
This
#EqualPayDay
, tell our Federal party leaders that when we value child care work fairly, it benefits all of us:
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Appalling. The violence
@FaeJohnstone
experiences is sadly all too common for trans women and gender-diverse people. We applaud
@FaeJohnstone
for her advocacy and stand in gratitude and solidarity with her and trans activists.
@TwitterSafety
- do better. Now.
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We stand with all survivors of sexual violence and are grateful for the bravery of these women.
#WeBelieveYou
#WeBelieveSurvivors
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Congratulations to our friends at
@YWCA_Hamilton
- great work
@DeniseChrisYW
,
@medorauppal
and others on the team!
An important announcement about more affordable housing for women and children in Hamilton
Announcements by
@FilomenaTassiMP
@FredEisenberger
#cdnpoli
#housing
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Happy
#IWD2016
! We're celebrating remarkable Indigenous women and their groundbreaking activism & accomplishments.
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Happy
#GalentinesDay
! We're celebrating by launching a new resource that will be your Road Map to Healthier Relationships. 'Is Our Relationship Healthy?' was produced in consultation with girls, young women, & non-binary youth across the country.
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YWCA Canada stands in solidarity with YWCA USA and the people of the United States amid the recent news that Roe v Wade is set to be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day!
What are you doing to celebrate and acknowledge the incredible contributions of Indigenous Peoples in your communities?
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A grade 10 student and already the CTO at her own start-up!
@mathurahravi
is also a Teen Club Ambassador
@learningcode
.
#GirlsinICT
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On November 20th, we come together to remember the lives tragically lost and to show our unwavering support to trans communities. As an organization, we mourn these great losses and stand committed to supporting and defending trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse people.
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Tomorrow is Dec. 6th, Canada’s National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women. Tomorrow we remember & re-commit to taking action on violence against women, girls, and non-binary people until our streets, our campuses and homes are safe.
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It's beyond past the time for action & justice for Indigenous women and girls. Our justice system is broken and racism against Indigenous people prevails throughout it. We stand with the family and loved ones of Tina Fontaine, and all Indigenous peoples.
#JusticeforTina
#MMIWG
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YWCA Canada is thrilled to introduce our new CEO, Aline Nizigama!
Welcome, Aline! We are excited for what the future holds. Visit to read Aline’s full bio.
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Judges need sexual assault sensitivity training! ⚖️
Send a letter to your Member of Parliament and Senator using this simple tool by
@YWCA_Canada
- join YWCA Canada and advocate for Bill C-5!
#CdnPoli
#CdnFem
#GenderEquality
#YWCACanada150
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📣We need a
#FeministRecovery
for Canada📣
To
#BuildBackBetter
, join
@YWCA_Canada
to email your Member of Parliament to:
➡️Expand Affordable
#childcare
for all
➡️Invest in reskilling programs for women & gender diverse people
Take Action:
@JustinTrudeau
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YWCA Canada est ravie de présenter sa nouvelle PDG, Aline Nizigama!
Bienvenue, Aline ! Nous sommes ravies de ce que l'avenir nous réserve. Visitez pour lire la biographie complète d'Aline.
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❤️🩹When we talk about a
#FeministRecovery
, we need to invest in the organizations that make it possible.
🔍That's why
@cdnwomenfdn
,
@CRIAWICREF
,
@girls20
,
@oxfamcanada
&
@YWCA_Canada
studied
#COVID
's impact on our sector.
📖Read +Take action:
#CdnPoli
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During the
#16DaysofActivism2019
, take time to learn and do more because
#OurActionsMatter
.
No matter how ‘small’, each of this issues threatens safety for women and gender diverse people. It’s
#NotOkay
#YWCACanadaMovement
#GenderEquality
#EndGBV
#YWCAmovement
#CdnPoli
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April 24th is World YWCA Day! Today and always, let’s celebrate the Power in women & girls’ voices. Find Your Voice, Share Your Story!
#WYD18
#RiseUp
#youngwomen
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YWCA Canada stands in solidarity with our neighbours at Masjid Toronto and Muslim communities across Canada.
#solidarity
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Today is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.
We all have an obligation to follow through on the Calls to Justice from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigneous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People.
#MMIWGActionNow
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YWCA Canada stands in solidarity with
@YWCAUSA
, the people of the United States, and pro-choice advocates everywhere amid the overturning of Roe v. Wade and its devastating erosion of abortion rights. Read our full statement:
#prochoice
#RoeVsWade
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The month of June celebrates past, present battles and future battles. While the 1969 Stonewall riots were yesterday, today many organizations and activists are still fighting to obtain and maintain their fundamental rights. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Our favourite feminist leader,
@YWCA_Canada
CEO
@maya_roy1
was recently featured by her alma mater -
@RyersonU
! She talks about how leadership for her is about decolonizing and coaching!
Let us know - how do you practice feminist leadership?
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Great to see our CEO, Maya Roy
@maya_roy1
honoured as Canada’s Top 40 Under 40!
Please join us in congratulating Maya!
#CanTop40under40
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We need a
#FeministRecovery
and that means putting women, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people at the centre.
To begin, we need:
✅Child Care For All
✅Supporting women-majority sectors like charities & non-profits
✅Gender-responsive reskilling and employment programs
#CdnPoli
Tonight, I co-chaired the second meeting of the Task Force on Women in the Economy. We're focused on economic growth, jobs & the need for full participation of women in the workforce as we recover from
#COVID19
.
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This is a beautiful day for many but it is also a really hard day if you are a motherless child or a childless mother for whatever reason. Today we celebrate all you do for your children, for other people’s children and for the community. Happy Mothers' Day.
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About last night. Notre équipe vers la fin de la journée avec de gros sourires!
#YWauParlement
#YWontheHill
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“Today’s
#NationalHousingStrategy
announcement is a game-changer for women and girls in Canada. The inclusion of a gender-lens puts a focus on the very real exclusions and barriers faced by women in accessing safe and affordable housing." -
@maya_roy1
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Today, over 1.7 million Canadian households are living in unsafe, unsuitable or unaffordable housing without better options.
We joined over 150 organizations to pen an open letter to
@JustinTrudeau
outlining how to fix this
#legislateR2H
#cdnpoli
#sdoh
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Amazing announcement!
@YWcalgary
creating bright futures for women for years to come thanks to investment in the
#YWHUB
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When women & girls have equal chances to learn and succeed, they help build economies that work for everyone – this morning in Charlevoix, the
#G7
Gender Equality Advisory Council shared its recommendations on how we can
#MakeGenderInequalityHistory
around the world.
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We’re looking forward to the powerful partnerships that will come out of Women Deliver! Thank you
@MaryamMonsef
for investing in all women.
#WeDeliver2019
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🛑Hate has no place in our society, offline or online.
🎬That's why with the
@Crrf
, we'll be launching our
#BlockHate
campaign tomorrow to raise awareness and stop online hate.
📰Read:
#IDERD2021
#CdnPoli
#BlockHate
#BloquonsLaHaine
#FeministRecovery
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YWCA Canada calls on the Government of Saskatchewan to listen and act on the concerns of the organizers of the Justice for our Stolen Children Camp.
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On
#NationalHousingDay
, YWCA Canada's CEO Maya Roy has been appointed to the National Housing Council.
YWCA Canada is committed to advancing gender equity and ending homelessness in Canada.
Read more:
#CdnPoli
#Housing
#CanFem
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🏛️Parliament is sitting today to pass
#COVID19
emergency legislation!
✅
@YWCA_Canada
successfully advocated for $50 million funding for women's shelters and sexual assault centres.
❤️Our YWCAs are operating essential services and need support.
#YWCACOVID19NEWS
#CdnPoli
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There was a 64% increase in hate-motivated violence against 2SLGBTQIA+ communities from 2020-2021. Joining us in calling on the Government of Canada to
#Act4QueerSafety
. Support
@queermomentum
campaign:
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To drive an equitable feminist recovery post
#COVID19
, we need to take action by:
👉 Collecting race-based data
👉 Broadening social safety nets
👉 Addressing Housing insecurity
👉 Valuing essential workers
Read
@futureofgood
:
#YWCACOVID19News
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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
This is also the first day we mark as the beginning of
#16DaysofActivism
Against Gender Based Violence.
Action is long
#PastDue
.
#OurActionsMatter
#WeWontWait
#OrangeTheWorld
#16Days
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Days like today, self care is of the utmost importance. Take time to look after yourself and each other.
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