What’s Happening at WCWRC

Today, we remember the 14 women murdered in Montreal 30 years ago. This event sparked conversation and action on violence against women. But it’s still a pervasive and tragic reality. Last year in Canada, a woman or girl was killed every 2.5 days. Women are 20% more...

Women with disabilities are at increased risk of experiencing poverty, unemployment, housing insecurity, and homelessness. This is unacceptable, as it limits the extent to which women with disabilities can fully participate in society and live fulfilling lives. One...

In 2018, there were at least 369 trans people murdered worldwide. While the number of murders of trans people in Canada is low year to year, trans Canadians are still at greater risk for discrimination and violence than their cisgender neighbors. In Canada, trans...

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Manitoba. Intimate-partner violence and family violence are disproportionately experienced by women, trans, Two-Spirit, and gender non-conforming people. Therefore, this month...

Today, people from over 150 countries are standing behind the youth climate strikers and demanding action on climate change. Simply put, this global crisis is a gendered crisis. Women around the world are – and will increasingly be – disproportionally impacted by...

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...

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 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 Two-Spirit...

West Central Women’s Resource Centre is committed to being an active partner in the work of reconciliation between settlers and Indigenous people. We are moving forward in our journey towards reconciliation through a commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation...

In honour of International Non-Binary People's Day (July 14) and WCWRC's support of the National Inquiry into MMIWG’s Calls to Justice, we have compiled the following Two-Spirit and non-binary resources: In Winnipeg and Manitoba: Two-Spirited People of Manitoba:...