WomenatthecentrE Transforming our lives and eradicating violence against women.
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Transcript of WomenatthecentrE Transforming our lives and eradicating violence against women.
It takes courage to stand up and speak; it takes courage to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
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Marilyn, Esther, Ruby, Lisa, Betty, Tope, Maureen, SvetIana, Christine, Veronica, Kuljeet, Paramjeet, Josie, Sue, Cornelia, Anita, Regina, Renee, Janet, Julia, Faith, Caroline & Carolyn, Veronica, Claire, Mandy, Beth, Magda, Kim, Laura, Deborah, Mary, Abigail, Anna, Michelle, Vanessa, Amy, Doreen, Pat, Juliana, Jodie & Jen, Candace, Khadija, Annie, Juliana, Wendy, Heather...
Colleen Purdon, Susan Jewett, Diane Beaulieu, Barb MacQuarrie, Sue Blair, Vivien Green, Dr. Robin Mason, Michelle Davis, Esther Enyolu, Annie Zawadie, Latha Sukumar, Michaela Schwandner, Joan Riggs, Dr. Akua Benjamin, Eileen Morrow, Bill sparks, Richard Brooks ...
• Incorporated 2008• Members based; Regional Chapters• 9 Women Board of Directors• Portfolios
• Health & Wellness• The Girl Child• Family Law (& FRO)• Child Welfare• Criminal Justice• Shelters• Engaging Men & Boys• Economic Empowerment• Education & Research• (Sexual Violence)• (Women With Disabilities)
WomenatthecentrE
• Transforming our lives
• Survivors
• Sisterhood
• Support
• Eradicating violence against
women
• Social action
• Systems advocacy
• Strategic partnerships
A world where all women can live full lives, free of violence and abuse
Engage & support women and children
Develop extensive, diverse membership
Strive for equal opportunity, equal access &
equitable outcomes for all women
Develop our capacity to engage
Take action that will bring about systemic change
Advances policies & programmes that create safety
and promotes social, economic & political equality
By providing positive, respectful and strong leadership
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Vision/Mission
People, Partnerships & Process
• Funders• OWD• Trillium• Private
• Community Liaison Committee• 14 members
• DV Coordinating Committees• Owen Sound• Halton Region• Peterborough• York
• Women’s Centre’s• Scarborough Women’s Centre• Women’s Multicultural Resource &
Counselling Centre - Durham • Women’s Centre of Peel• Oasis Centre Des Femmes 9
What We Do With...• Women Survivors
• WEsoNet• Support survivor’s voices• Family Courts • W³ Sessions• Advocacy & Communication• OB / WE WOC Advocacy &
Adventure• Link with community agencies
Boards• Women’s College & CAMH Advisory• Law School Curriculum development
• Applied Positive Psychology (aka The Happiest People Workshop)
• Service Providers• DV3C’S – survivor
engagement• MAG – Family Law reform• OACAS - • VAW agencies
• OAITH,
• Police -• MCIS - • OBC• Working For Change (OCAB)• SAC – • Community Law School• Jewish Family & Child• John Howard Society 10