Launch of groundbreaking homelessness strategy
Thirty-four local organizations and individuals with experience of homelessness have released the final report of Connecting the Circle: A Gender-Based Strategy to End Homelessness in Winnipeg. It is the first of its kind in Manitoba and likely in Canada. It...
Federal investment announced for our Centre
On Friday August 9 2019, Terry Duguid, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Women and Gender Equality, on behalf of the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality, announced that the Government of Canada is investing $520,000 in West...
Rainbow Spirit Woman’s Story: International Non-Binary Day
Rainbow Spirit Woman was the fire keeper of Sagkeeng First Nation (a role typically for men only) and a pipe carrier. When I ask her about the history of Two-Spirit people, she says the history of Two-Spirit “is in our language.” The Anishinaabe words for...
Statement on National Inquiry into MMIWG Final Report
There are over 26,000 visits to our centre every year and the vast majority are Indigenous. Every day Indigenous women walk through our doors to find a safe space where they are agents of their own lives. We are keenly aware, however, that at the end of the day when...
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