Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Communities Working Together to End Violence Against Women
ACTEW's Trish McNamara reports on the recent conference hosted by the Ontario Women's Directorate. Trish is Program Manager for Supporting Survivors/Supporting Employment, professional development workshops for employment practitioners that serve survivors of intimate partner abuse.
Here's an update on the Ontario Women's Directorate Provincial Conference, "Communities Working Together to End Violence Against Women" that I attended from February 25 to 27th in Kitchener.
First, I would like to say this was an excellent opportunity to network with many women’s organizations and spread the word about ACTEW and the many projects that we have on the go.
The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister Responsible for Women's Issues opened the conference and had not planned on attending the entire conference but ended up staying. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada was a keynote speaker as well on Tuesday with many inspiring words and stories. Her true commitment to helping end violence is notable. During our meal breaks there were many other excellent keynote speakers who shared their insights and stories.
I attended many of the poster displays and have some amazing resources to add to ACTEW's resource library, which I will bring with me to our March 14th meeting.
As well, I attended the following workshops:
I was able to connect with many delegates from health units, victim services, regional police, sexual assault centres and social services departments to name just a few of the sectors represented.
Here's an update on the Ontario Women's Directorate Provincial Conference, "Communities Working Together to End Violence Against Women" that I attended from February 25 to 27th in Kitchener.
First, I would like to say this was an excellent opportunity to network with many women’s organizations and spread the word about ACTEW and the many projects that we have on the go.
The Honourable Deb Matthews, Minister Responsible for Women's Issues opened the conference and had not planned on attending the entire conference but ended up staying. Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada was a keynote speaker as well on Tuesday with many inspiring words and stories. Her true commitment to helping end violence is notable. During our meal breaks there were many other excellent keynote speakers who shared their insights and stories.
I attended many of the poster displays and have some amazing resources to add to ACTEW's resource library, which I will bring with me to our March 14th meeting.
As well, I attended the following workshops:
- Abused Women Who Don’t Seek Help: Their Perceptions, Experiences and Needs
Creating Rural Rainbow Connections – with Pride – in Renfrew County
After “She Leaves”
Meaningful Messaging for Family Violence Prevention: Lessons from working with ethno-linguistic and immigrant communities in Ontario
Danger Assessment
I was able to connect with many delegates from health units, victim services, regional police, sexual assault centres and social services departments to name just a few of the sectors represented.
Labels: ACTEW_Activities, Issues_and_Trends, Meetings_and_Events
