Feb 9, 2021 | Did You Know?, News and Views
Friday, February 19, 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm This online (Zoom) lunch and learn will share wisdom from survivors of trauma and violence about what government and community supports they need to move from surviving to thriving in their lives. The session will include a...
Jan 13, 2021 | Did You Know?, News and Views
Congratulations to Sofia Mohamed, winner of the $500 Inge Blackett Memorial Bursary for a woman-identified student who entered Canada as a refugee and is pursuing education or training. This bursary remembers past Council Vice-Chairperson Inge Blackett, who when she...
Dec 16, 2020 | News and Views, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Roxanne Carter-Thompson and Debbie Langston prepare for Roxanne to tell her story. Roxanne Carter-Thompson is the Executive Director of the Adventure Group in Prince Edward Island, and she told her story of being a survivor of violence for the first time in public to...
Dec 5, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign
Where Violence Persists, What Women Do Last year we gathered to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, where fourteen women, students at l’École Polytechnique, were murdered because they were women. With our service of remembrance we paid...
Nov 25, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available, Purple Ribbon Campaign, Uncategorized
Our Activities Update e-newsletter includes a Chairperson’s message, Council meeting discussions, and information about the annual Purple Ribbon Campaign and the Montreal Massacre Memorial Service, with adaptations for this year. Download Activities Update...
Oct 14, 2020 | News and Views, Now Available
FOR THE PREMIER’S COUNCIL FOR RECOVERY AND GROWTH The following insights and policy directions for a gender-sensitive recovery in PEI come from participants in interviews and a roundtable for the forthcoming report Gender & COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island:...
