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May 18, 2008 - 3:27am
Issues - WomenNewsCity Councillor Blocked from Women's CentreJanuary 24, 2008 - 11:16am
During the Governor General's tour of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside yesterday, women and residents blocked a local city councillor, Elizabeth Ball from entering the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre, a community centre and shelter for women, because of her party's inaction on affordable housing and policies on homelessness, poverty, and the Downtown Eastside. Read more on David Eby's blog, and in a CBC article, "Governor General, councillor heckled in Downtown Eastside". ( categories: News | British Columbia | Homelessness | Women )
Fact Sheet Weaves Stories of Low Income WomenJanuary 2, 2008 - 8:59pm
The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women has a new fact sheet, Women’s experiences of social programs for people with low incomes (in PDF). This fact sheet weaves together the voices of women with critical analysis and detailed evidence on how the devolution of social programs has impacted on diverse low-income women’s lives. It provides important evidence as to why and how listening to women’s voices is critical to knowing the real issues in policy making and programming. It combines existing quantitative research with new qualitative research based on the perspectives of policy makers, social service providers, low-income First Nations, immigrant, refugee women and women with disabilities from three Canadian cities. L’impact des programmes sociaux : des femmes à faible revenu racontent (format pdf) ( categories: News | Canada | Bilingual | Aboriginal/First Nations | People of Colour | Welfare | Women )
Study: Women and the Canada Social TransferOctober 15, 2007 - 12:06pm
Shelagh Day and Gwen Brodsky have authored a study entitled: Women and the Canada Social Transfer: ( categories: News | Canada | Legal Aid | Welfare | Women )
Online ResourcesCanadian Research Institute for the Advancement of WomenJanuary 2, 2008 - 9:11pm
Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) is a research institute which provides tools to facilitate organizations taking action to advance social justice and equality for all women. The CRIAW website has fact sheets, publications, and a virtual resource centre. L’ICREF est un institut de recherche qui offre des outils pour aider les organisations à agir afin de promouvoir la justice sociale et l’égalité pour toutes les femmes. L’ICREF reconnaît les diverses expériences et perspectives des femmes; crée des espaces pour développer le savoir des femmes; établit des ponts pour briser l’isolement des régions; et assure des liens de communication entre les chercheuses et les organisations qui oeuvrent activement à promouvoir la justice sociale et l’égalité pour toutes les femmes. ( categories: Online Resources | Canada | Bilingual | Women )
Kelowna Community ResourcesOctober 29, 2007 - 1:50pm
Kelowna Community Resources is a searchable online database of community resources from across the central Okanagan. ( categories: Online Resources | British Columbia | Aboriginal/First Nations | Children/Youth | Disability | Education | Family | Foodbanks & Food | Health | Housing | Immigrants & Refugees | Legal Aid | LGBTQ | Mental Health | People of Colour | Seniors/Elders | Welfare | Women )
The Nova Scotia Single Mothers' Survival GuideSeptember 17, 2006 - 5:35pm
The fifth edition of the Single Mothers' Survival Guide is now online. The guide has information for single mothers in Nova Scotia on accessing social assistance, legal aid, child support, and other social services. It also has a guide on how to become politically active and some stories and interviews with single moms. ( categories: Online Resources | Nova Scotia | Children/Youth | Family | Organizing | Women )
LinksF-email FightbackMarch 19, 2008 - 12:07pm
http://cupwsisters.blogspot.com/ - F-email Fightback is a feminist blog about taking action on issues that effect women in Canada. The byline is "Harper’s Conservatives want women to stay home and be quiet. . . We refuse!" ( categories: Links | Canada | Blogs | Women )
Pacific Immigrant Resources SocietyAugust 1, 2007 - 10:03am
www.pirs.bc.ca - Pacific Immigrant Resources Society (PIRS) is a non-profit, community based organization that has been providing services for immigrant women and their young children in Vancouver since 1975. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Immigrants & Refugees | Women )
Women Against Violence Against WomenAugust 1, 2007 - 10:00am
www.wavaw.ca - Women Against Violence Against Women is a non-profit organization that provides sexual assault services to women in Vancouver. They operate within a feminist and anti-oppressive framework and are committed to non-violence. ( categories: Links | British Columbia | Violence | Women )
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