by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 23, 2023 | Advocacy, Blog, News
At the beginning of October, YWCA Cambridge joined YWCAs from across Canada in Ottawa for YWCA Canada’s annual Day on The Hill. This day is about harnessing the collective power of the YWCA movement to advocate at the federal level on issues impacting women, girls and...
by Rosalind Gunn | Sep 25, 2023 | Blog
Why I’ve ‘Walked A Mile In Their Shoes’ for 11 Years – Guest blog by Walk A Mile in Their Shoes participant Joe Lethbridge Joe Lethbridge is well known in the downtown Galt community for his artwork and photography. He’s been a supporter of YWCA Cambridge’s Walk A...
by Rosalind Gunn | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog
CAMBRIDGE – A favourite women’s apparel and accessory boutique which closed its brick and mortar shop in March 2023 will return to Galt for a three-day pop-up shop featuring appearances by style icon, Lynn Spence. Women’s International Gift & Gallery – or,...
by Rosalind Gunn | Sep 19, 2023 | Blog, News
On September 12, 2023, Cambridge City Council passed a motion declaring intimate partner violence (IPV) an epidemic. YWCA Cambridge CEO Kim Decker was present to delegate in favour of the motion. Below is a copy of Kim’s remarks. Mayor Liggett and Members of...
by Rosalind Gunn | Aug 18, 2023 | Blog, News
WATERLOO REGION – YWCA Cambridge’s annual walk to end gender-based violence (GBV) returns for its fourteenth run Saturday, October 14 in downtown Galt. Walk A Mile in Their Shoes is a walk to raise awareness of and end gender-based violence by raising funds to support...
