“We were never weak and voiceless. We have always found ways to speak up, even under the oppressive Taliban regime. . . May there be more trouble-making, groundbreaking, change-making, world-shaping women […]
By JOURNEY Staff Andrea VanDerHerberg prefers to stand outside the spotlight. With an unassuming and low-key approach to life, committed to her roles as wife to Michael and mother to […]
Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan.ca) is a member-based, not-for-profit organization founded in 1996 with 13 volunteer chapters across Canada.
Those of you who have read and enjoyed an Anne Tyler novel will need no convincing to read the rest of her lengthy bibliography. Those of you who have […]
By Melodie McCullough The spirit of a mighty sisterhood rose up and soared high Saturday (Jan. 21) as women around the globe gathered and marched against Trumpism and for hope […]
In the beginning it was a colourful and disembodied mish-mash of fabric, wire, newspaper, hula hoops, plastic bags, foam pipes, toy noodles, bamboo poles, feathers, bells, ribbons, fencing, bubble wrap, […]
By Melodie McCullough Imagine a world without music; a home where a mother cannot hum to her baby; a house in which children’s toys that make sounds are banished; a […]
Holocaust survivor says learn from the past, speak out against current climate of hate By Melodie McCullough “They went through the chimney.” How could someone go through a chimney, wondered an innocent 15-year-old Jew, Max Eisen, when someone replied to his father’s inquiry about their relatives. It was 1944, and his […]
If you could step in and change the outcome of a sexual assault, would you? How? What would you do? What would you say? And why? Thousands of Ontario youth recently had the chance to experience this scenario during Sheatre‘s recent tour of the play, “Far From the Heart”, — an interactive, educational […]
By Melodie McCullough Each year the holiday season brings a significant spike in domestic violence in Peterborough, Ontario, and elsewhere, but Jennifer Martin wants women to know the YWCA is here to help with its 24/7 crisis line, and even before a crisis point is reached with its START […]
Wondering what toys to buy your children, nieces and nephews this Christmas that won’t send a stereotyped message? We’ve come across lots of suggestions to help you out, thanks to […]
