by Caroline Barker | Dec 1, 2016 | Blog
From November 25, the International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women and Girls, to December 6, our National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, YWCA Canada’s Rose Campaign draws attention to violence against all women and girls and...
by Caroline Barker | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog
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....
by Caroline Barker | Nov 11, 2015 | Blog
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...
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...
