by Rosalind Gunn | Jun 24, 2022 | Advocacy, Blog, News
June 24, 2022YWCA Cambridge is enraged, grief-stricken and appalled at the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, the 1973 ruling that guaranteed federal constitutional protection of abortion rights in the US. This decision turns the clocks back on...
by Rosalind Gunn | Jun 7, 2022 | Blog, Women of Distinction
Courtney Waterfall is the 2022 recipient of the Woman of Distinction Pandemic Innovation award for her relentless commitment to and success in establishing a Waterloo Chapter of Shelter Movers, the only charity of its kind, providing free moving and storage services...
by Rosalind Gunn | May 20, 2022 | Advocacy, Blog, News
The Early Years Coalition of Waterloo Region will host a virtual all-candidates meeting May 24 on child care and family issues. The coalition of child care operators and advocates from across Waterloo Region invited each registered political party to send one...
by Rosalind Gunn | Apr 29, 2022 | Advocacy, Blog, News
Below is the coalition of Ontario YWCA’s response to the 2022 provincial budget released yesterday. A PDF of our budget analysis can be found here. With a provincial election looming, YWCA Ontario hoped to see a range of critical investments in women and...
by Rosalind Gunn | Mar 7, 2022 | Blog
International Women’s Day is about raising awareness around persisting gender inequities all over the globe. As a feminist agency that works with hundreds of women girls and gender diverse individuals each year, we see up close just how far we as a society have to go...
by Rosalind Gunn | Feb 17, 2022 | Advocacy, Blog, YWCA Ontario
The following is the provincial pre-budget submission prepared by the YWCA Ontario coalition. PDF version HERE. The Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy Minister of Finance c/o Budget Secretariat Frost Building North, 3rd Floor 95 Grosvenor Street Toronto, ON M7A 1Z1...
