Wednesday Sep 08, 2010
City For All Women's Initiaitve (CAWI)
Women's Civic Participation Training
Taking Our Conerns to City Hall
Five women have been recruited to represent the Parkwood Hills community in an 8-month civic participation training program provided by City for All Women Initiative. NROCRC Community Developer Meghann Darroch is a mentor for the women in Parkwood Hills participating in this year's training. These women will be learning how the city works, meeting with our city councillor to advocate for community needs and concerns, as well as mobilizing their communities around the upcoming municipal elections. The women, ranging in age from 33 yrs old to over 70 yrs old, receive a $100 honorarium, free child care and transportation for participating and they represent seniors, single women, newcomers, women seeking employment and women with a first language other than English.
City For All Women Initiative (CAWI) is a partnership between women from diverse communities, community organizations, academics and the City of Ottawa. Our city can become a better place to live when the ideas and concerns of all women are taken into account.
The aim is to strengthen the capacity of the full diversity of women and the City of Ottawa to work in partnership so as to create a more inclusive city and promote gender equality.
Below: Centre standing, Charity (a CAWI volunteer) ; sitting left, Rose Marie Garces (a former counselling intern at NROCRC); sitting centre, Laurie Erin Armstrong; sitting right, Uzma Tabassum.
Below: Centre standing, NROCRC Community Developer Meghann Darroch; sitting left, Rose Marie Garces; sitting centre, Laurie Erin Armstrong; sitting, right Uzma Tabassum.sitting right, Uzma Tabassum.
Below: Round table discussion.
International Women's Day (IWD)
Next year is the 100 Year Centenary
1911-2011
NROCRC staff celebrated International Women's Day (March 8) with an information display table outside our office in the Merivale Mall.
International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women, past, present and future. Next year is the global centenary of IWD.
Volunteer Celebrations
at NROCRC
NROCRC is made stronger and more productive in our community by the generous help of our many volunteers. Volunteers help out with a wide variety of projects and programs including our community kitchens, homework clubs, community gardens, etc. Enjoy these photos from our celebration in March of our staff, seconded staff, board members and volunteers.
Below, Sandy Wooley, Interim Executive Director of NROCRC, and volunteer, Kim Ethier.
