Posts in the [ Local ] Category
19Nov
24Jan
Gender Equity Budget Town Hall
On January 19th, Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam (Ward 27) hosted a community discussion on the City of Toronto's 2017 budget proposed recently by Mayor John Tory. Coucillor Wong-Tam opened the event with a brief but enlightening overview of the proposed 2017...
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22Jul
Gender Calling: The Path
Video produced by TWCA intern Maju Tavera. Watch the video and think about:
- Are city spaces designed fairly in Toronto?
- What are some sensitivities that city planners should keep it mind?
On screen: Gender calling...
Read More06Jun
Gender Calling: The Ride
Video produced by TWCA intern Maju Tavera. Watch the video and think about:
- Are city spaces designed fairly in Toronto?
- What are some sensitivities that city planners should keep it mind?
On screen: Gender Calling...
Read More24May
Equity & Inclusion Workshops at City Hall
It was with great pride and pleasure that TWCA co-organized and co-sponsored 2 days of training on equity and inclusion for City of Toronto and GTA municipality staff, and members of the social justice community here in Toronto. This marked the...
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Civic Engagement Café
TWCA's Civic Engagement Café on May 9th brought together many wonderful women of diverse backgrounds to make connections and collaboratively explore Toronto's foremost gender issues. The TWCA used the Municipal Literacy Toolkit as the foundation for the event. Joanne Cave gave a...
Read More09Feb
The Tale of City Budgets – Act II
Story and photos by TWCA intern Maju Tavera This is a continuation of a fictional story. Read Act I here.
Scene one:
The scene takes place in a busy underground subway station. There are sounds of the train, steps and voices. Two women... Read More27Jan
The Tale of City Budgets – Act I
Story and photos by TWCA intern Maju Tavera This is a hypothetical conversation of two women who run into each other in the bus. They chat about the City Budget. Zoë: Hi Laura Laura: Hi Zoë The two women talk about their lives… Zoë: Do...
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If you think that housing should be an election issue…
Check out the Canadian Rental Housing Index! It's a new interactive tool that tracks renter income, affordability and overcrowding for the first time in more than 800 cities and regions across the country and in all 338 federal ridings. The...
Read More06Aug
Dangling the Childcare Carrot
My fingers shook with excitement as I opened the all-too familiar brown envelope from the Government of Canada. I read the brief letter and gave a whoop of joy! An extra $60CAD every month for the monthly Universal Child Care...
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