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It Will Take Our Collective Efforts to Achieve Gender Equity and Justice

By: Abel Koka The world has witnessed tremendous advancement in advancing gender equity and justice since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 1995. The declaration was passed during the Fourth World Conference on Women and endorsed by 189 countries. It has set a roadmap to advance the rights and well-being of …

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Bringing a GBA+ to Manitoba

by Meagan Malcolm The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender inequalities for women, two-spirit and gender-diverse people, including disproportionate economic insecurity. According to Statistics Canada, over 298,000 women between the ages of 25 and 54 lost their job during the pandemic, compared to just over 127,000 men. In Manitoba, intersectional policy approaches have been notably absent …

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Women’s March 2022 – SPEAKER’S BIO

Elder Leslie Spillett, Giizhigoweyaabbikkew, Mukwa Doodem, she/her/Iskwew, is a Cree/Metis community kohkum and organizer who has been involved in many grassroots social justice movements over several decades.  She has contributed to the Indigenous sovereignty and equity within Manitoba’s Indigenous NGOs and co-founded Mother of Red Nations Women’s Council and Ka Ni Kanichihk in 2000. Both …

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Truth Before Reconciliation: Sisterhood, Healing, Inclusion & Love

IIWR-MB and MAWS (Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelters) is pleased to present a webinar on the important topic: Truth Is Needed Before Reconciliation: Sisterhood Includes Healing, Inclusion and Love. Join us on Thursday, January 27th, 7:00 pm (CST) for the 2nd of 3 webinars in the series “Building a Radical Future”. Speakers include Elder Mae …

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Hold Space for Untold Stories

By Kiana Sky and Angela Lavallee Content Warning: The following contains references to grooming, gender-based violence, violence against Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. If you require support, please contact one of the following: Crisis Response Centre (18+) at 204-940-1781, Kids Help Phone (under 18) at 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868, Rural & Northern Support Services …

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Reproductive Justice in Rural and Remote Manitoban Communities

By Chris Romaniuk Reproductive justice includes equal access to safe and accessible abortion, affordable contraceptives, and comprehensive sex education. In Canada, we have the right to access each of these and make autonomous decisions about our bodies, including the decisions to have children or not, when to have children and how many, and choosing the …

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Silenced and Ignored: My Journey with Endometriosis

By Alex Marie  It took me fourteen years to be diagnosed with endometriosis, and my pain and my healthcare needs are still not taken seriously today. Endometriosis is a chronic disease that is extremely underdiagnosed or is diagnosed many years after symptoms have begun, causing impacted individuals to endure years of suffering through severe and …

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Solidarity in Sisterhood: Decolonizing the Women’s Movement

IIWR-MB is pleased to present a webinar on the important topic of ways to build solidarity and what that means for the feminism movement The webinar will identify and explore how we can work towards decolonization of and solidarity within the women’s movement. IIWR-MB understands that any feminism that does not address land rights, sovereignty, …

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Coming soon! Three Webinars We know You Won’t Want to Miss

“Intersectional Feminism: Building Radical Futures”   IIWR-MB is hosting a series of webinars focusing on building the feminist community, locally and globally. We know that women’s movement must find a cohesion that goes deeper than ever before. We must be intentional as we make space for different folks: White, BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, people living with disabilities …

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