The weeknight streets are full, coffee shops are buzzing, and the radio stations are full of festive tunes. It’s a time of year YWCA Cambridge staff love: from their holiday themed window display to cookie decorating workshops, there’s no shortage of joy around here. One of the main things that brings YWCA staff together across […]
Festive Futures: A Meaningful Support Program Read More »
Just under a year ago, after lighting City Hall in Cambridge red to support the end to violence against women, Mayor Doug Craig sat with Kim Decker and Megan Lambe of the YWCA Cambridge to figure out how to change his community for the better. To educate them on things he admitted he didn’t know
Why Equal Are We – Why Now? Read More »
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 on this date in 1985. The “Cambridge Celebration of Women”
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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 conversations they’d heard at their universities) has been replaced. Now there
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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 eat
‘Balance-spiration’- A Call To Action Read More »
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 that’s worth celebrating. Tell us a bit about yourself
What Being the Change Means to Mya Read More »
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 paired with a bit of critical thinking, your message came
Stereotypes for Sale: An Open Letter to Always Read More »
Each year on March 8, SAAC proudly joins in the celebration of International Women’s Day: a day to champion the social, political and economic achievements of women while focusing attention on areas which require further action. Each year since 1911, the United Nations declares an annual theme for International Women’s Day: this year, the theme
An idealist is someone who says, ‘prostitution objectifies women. It can involve exploitation and coercion of vulnerable girls and women. It is risky and can lead to extreme violence. So we must ban it’. A pragmatist is someone who says, ‘prostitution objectifies women. It can involve exploitation and coercion of vulnerable girls and women. It is
What Should We Do About the Sex Trade? A Pragmatist’s Response Read More »
