For Immediate Release MARCIA CLARK SPEAKS OUT AT THE 7TH ANNUAL YWHISPER FUNDRAISING GALA CALGARY, November 17, 2017 — YW Calgary is proud to host the 7th annual YWHISPER Fundraising Gala featuring keynote speaker Marcia Clark at Calgary TELUS Convention Centre. Marcia Clark is most notable as the lead prosecutor in the high profile People [...]
For Immediate Release Women and men take steps against domestic abuse in Calgary CALGARY, September 19, 2017 – YWCA Calgary is proud to host the 12th annual YW WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES® presented by Shoppers Drug Mart today at noon. The fun event addresses a serious issue which impacts far too many [...]
For Immediate Release YW Calgary celebrates the opening of the YW Little Free Library CALGARY, July 4, 2017 – YW Calgary is proud to announce the launch of the YW Little Free Library. Join us for the unveiling of the library taking place Tuesday, July 4 at 1:00 p.m. at 320 – 5th Avenue [...]
For Immediate Release Registration open for YW WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES® Presented by Shoppers Drug Mart CALGARY, June 26, 2017 – YWCA Calgary is proud to kick off year 12 for one of the city’s most entertaining events, YW WALK A MILE IN HER SHOES® presented by Shoppers Drug Mart. Women and [...]
For Immediate Release YW CALGARY ANNOUNCES MARCIA CLARK AS 2017 YWHISPER GALA KEYNOTE SPEAKER Lead prosecutor in O.J. Simpson trial brings awareness to the issues of social injustice, gender discrimination and violence against women Calgary, AB, Monday, June 5, 2017 – The keynote speaker for the 7th annual YWHISPER Fundraising Gala is Marcia Clark. [...]
Lizzie Cyr. A sex worker, a Calgarian and a central figure in the Persons Case that officially recognized women as persons. Her name may not be as familiar to you as Nellie McClung or any of the Famous Five for that matter, but it was Lizzie Cyr’s legal case that paved the way for the [...]
Second year participant, Wanda Rumball shares her experience attending and fundraising for Keep A Roof Over Their Heads. Listen to her story and the significance this fundraising event has for her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej5UWGTKfWk
‘No’ is a complete sentence and we need to get more comfortable saying ‘no’. We have the right, and quite frankly, the responsibility to say ‘no’ when don’t feel like doing something, when we don’t have the energy, the desire, when we are uncomfortable or simply when we’re exhausted. It seems like we have [...]
