Y Blog
November 16, 2011 by Corinne Rusch Drutz, Director of Communications & Membership Development
It’s amazing to see what can happen when two socially conscious fashionistas team up with the Rose Campaign to create a unique partnership that works to end violence against women. Our newest partnership with Rent frock Repeat, Canada’s premiere fashion house for smart, savvy and socially conscious shoppers, is a perfect case for conscious couture. Started by Lisa Delorne and Kristy Wieber, who gave birth to the idea of a 100% Canadian-owned dress rental service...
August 19, 2011 by Paulette Senior, CEO, YWCA Canada
I’m very happy to be back from a whirlwind of both work and vacation excursions which took me to new and interesting places across Europe and Africa. It began with World YWCA Council, an unforgettable experience, followed by travels to Prague, Vienna and Budapest where I ate amazing dishes, enjoyed incredible sights and lost and found my BlackBerry twice!
I then returned home for 3 days and next went to Accra, Ghana, where I was a...
July 29, 2011 by Paulette Senior, CEO, YWCA Canada
What a busy month it’s been. To say that World Council was a meaningful and rich experience would be a major understatement. The World YWCA, which hosts World Council held every 4 years, brought together 125 Member Associations connecting women from around the globe this year in Zurich, Switzerland. We laughed hugged, shared, expressed hope and disappointment and knew with confidence that we were all part of a movement far greater than our national and...
Tags: YWCA, Women, World Council
July 18, 2011 by Rachel Shepherd
My name is Rachel Shepherd and I am here at the YWCA World Council as a recipient of the Young Women's Leadership Miles fund (YWLM). The fund was established by young women in 2006 and is intended to get young women in the YWCA Canada movement to regional, national and international meetings. It was recognized that young women often were not included in these leadership meetings because Member Associations could not afford to send them...
Tags: Young Women, YWCA, World Council, Calgary
July 18, 2011 by Amanda Vella
Today is our last day at the World Council in Zurich, while I am sad for this experience to come to an end, I leave feeling inspired and empowered. I will be forever grateful for being given such a wonderful opportunity and know my life will change because of this experience.
The past three days have been the business portion of the YWCA World Council which included many of the Canadian delegates sharing their knowledge in...
Tags: YWCA, World Council, Women, Advocacy
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