What’s Happening at WCWRC
Canada Must Do Better
This year, we choose to acknowledge Canada Day as a day to reflect and learn more about Indigenous history and culture. We must face the truth about our country's history and honour the children, their families, and the survivors of residential schools. The roadmap to...
Joint Statement on Forced Evictions at Toronto Encampments
July 23, 2021 Joint Statement on Forced Evictions at Toronto Encampments As community members and organizations working to prevent and end homelessness in Winnipeg, we are saddened and distressed by events in Toronto this week, during which people have been forcibly...
Reconciliation Month
This year is the 5th July Reconciliation Month at WCWRC. 2017 marked the 150th birthday of the country we call Canada, here on Turtle Island. In light of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Final Report and the discrimination and racism that the women we...
What’s Your Indigenous Peoples Day Plan?
National Indigenous Peoples Day is June 21st. This day is for recognizing and celebrating the many cultures and contributions of the Indigenous peoples of Canada. It is a time for reflection, education, and action about Indigenous past, present, and the future. We...
Statement on the devastating loss of 215 Indigenous children in Kamloops
We acknowledge the profound collective pain of the members of Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, all Indigenous residential school survivors and their families across Turtle Island that has been reopened this week when the remains of 215 Indigenous children where...
Atlanta shootings statement
To those who say we no longer need feminism: The devastating shootings in Atlanta targeted Asian women because they were women and because they were Asian. This was a racist and misogynistic act and we need to stand in solidarity with Asian women across Turtle Island....
Warming Centre
Our Warming Centre at 430 Langside is open Monday-Friday from 10am to 2pm. Come get a hot meal, hygiene items, winter gear, and washrooms. Where some see an empty recreational centre, others see opportunity. West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) and Spence...
GETTING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS – West-Central Style
Need support and access to meals over the holidays? Please download our resource guide here: Holiday Resource Handout.
Family Violence Consortium Urges Caution with Unsupported Hotel Stays
For Immediate Release December 3, 2020 Family Violence Consortium Urges Caution with Unsupported Hotel Stays For almost a year, the city – and the world – have been in the throes of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time a hidden pandemic has been...
November is Domestic VIolence Awareness Month
If you or someone you know is being abused, call the Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelter’s confidential provincial toll-free crisis line at 1-877-977-0007. November is #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth in Manitoba. Domestic violence is a form of gender-based...