by Rosalind Gunn | Jan 20, 2020 | Blog
Over the last several months YWCA staff have had the opportunity to attend inclusion training sessions. These workshops encouraged us to look at the spaces we work in and the individuals we work with, and ask ourselves how we can continue making our spaces inclusive...
by Rosalind Gunn | Dec 16, 2019 | Blog, News
As you may already be aware, once again, if a deal is not reached at the bargaining table, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) will be on a one-day strike Wednesday December 18. As OSSTF represents a large number of education workers, this means...
by Rosalind Gunn | Dec 5, 2019 | Advocacy, Blog
Today, we say their names. Geneviève Bergeron (1968–1989), civilengineering student Hélène Colgan (1966–1989), mechanicalengineering student Nathalie Croteau (1966–1989), mechanicalengineering student Barbara Daigneault (1967–1989),mechanical engineering student...
by Rosalind Gunn | Dec 2, 2019 | Blog, News
There is potential strike action that will impact our service users at our Ryerson child care centre. If a deal is not reached at the bargaining table, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) will be on a one-day strike Wednesday December 4. As...
by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 15, 2019 | Blog, YWCA Ontario
Isabel is one of our very own from the YWCA movement. She is dedicated to serving causes that work to end inequity and create opportunities for all. She believes that the most effective and crucial way to achieve this end is by joining forces for diversity and...
by Rosalind Gunn | Oct 11, 2019 | Blog
Today is International Day of the Girl, and we saw no better way to acknowledge it than by hosting a guest blog by one of our participants, Madiha Syed. She’s been a part of The W, our programming space for a long time. Madiha (she/her) is a young spoken word...
