by Caroline Barker | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog
What will you be doing on Friday, April 17, 2015? It seems like an ordinary day, among many ordinary days. However it is a special day for all Canadians, as we celebrate the equality rights that were enshrined in our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms...
by Caroline Barker | Nov 24, 2014 | Blog
I am once again here to discuss another social media trend. You may have ‘spotted’ it in your social media surfing travels. What was once called ‘Overheard’ (a series of Facebook pages created for people on any given campus to post interesting and/or ridiculous...
by Caroline Barker | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog
Until five years ago, I never gave fitness or nutrition a second thought. I skipped breakfast, I went to work and had a brownie and a latte for lunch. By the time dinner rolled around, I was so hungry that I would make an entire box of pasta and my partner and I would...
by Caroline Barker | Aug 1, 2014 | Blog
I had a few moments to catch up with Mya Kidson recently, and she’s someone we think you should know all about! A Roots of Empathy student and an active member in YWCA Cambridge Girls’ Centre programs, Mya is an outstanding leader, but not a “typical leader”… and...
by Caroline Barker | Jul 15, 2014 | Blog
Dear Always:We were one of the 30 million plus viewers who saw your Like a Girl Campaign video, released a few weeks ago. We loved your message: it is one of empowerment, and the social stigma it challenges is important, timely and absolutely necessary. However, when...