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Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming Support

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

Canada Periodical Fund

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Emma Maternity House Society will achieve this by forming an advisory committee comprised of key multi-sectoral stakeholders; engaging community leaders, service providers, government officials, and women with lived experience from across Alberta in discussions on the disproportionate impacts of the pandemic on homeless pregnant women; compiling and analyzing research and stakeholder feedback to develop recommendations and strategies for combating identified predominant barriers to equality; and conducting a symposium to broadly share project findings, highlight best practices, and mobilize support across sectors for resources, policies, and practices that are inclusive and take an intersectional approach.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality.

Women with lived experience will be involved in each component of the project. The project will culminate with influential stakeholders and decision makers from across Alberta being brought together to advance solutions and formalize systemic change commitments to support at-risk pregnant youth and women towards a recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Sexual Assault/Rape Crisis Centre of Peel will achieve this by engaging with the community and partner organizations to develop strategies and action plans to increase diversity in leadership positions and to address gender-based violence (GBV) in the Peel Region. Further, this project will engage with survivors of GBV to develop an advocacy campaign to raise awareness about discriminatory practices, policies, and laws and advocate for the adoption of more appropriate practices by the Peel Regional Police (PRP).
At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power, advancing inclusive policies and practices, and encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources to support women’s equality.
This project will engage with survivors of GBV, partner organizations, academic institutions, the Peel Regional Police, officials at the regional and provincial level, as well as politicians to raise community awareness, advocate for more appropriate policies and practices, and disseminate reports, strategic plans and action plans.

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Young Women's Christian Organization Regina will achieve this by expanding implementation of the YWCA Upstander Education Program, expanding program delivery to rural areas, promoting and hosting the Week Without Violence campaign, developing and distributing awareness campaign materials, and community outreach. The project will unpack harmful gender norms and stereotypes impacting women and girls and develop emotional literacy, explore the intersections of power and priviledge in the workplace and address gender-based violence with allyship of men and boys in the community.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes, and increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change to support women's equality.

The organization will partner with YWCA Saskatoon to extend the reach of the programming and awareness campaigns. Project success will be measured with surveys, as well as by tracking demographics and engagement.

Helping to fight gender-based violence in Morocco through a massive radio and digital information and awareness campaign.

Building the capacities of grassroots human rights organizations through training, support, communication and advocacy.

Promoting a culture of peace for women and children in four regions of Cameroon, through acts of transformation from communal violent extremists acts through peace and human rights education