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Title:

Feminists Deliver

Agreement Number:

BC190150

Agreement Value:

$150,000.00

Agreement Date:

May 15, 2019 - Aug 15, 2019

Description:

This 3-month project will encourage greater impact around Women Deliver through the planning and delivery of a complimentary and concurrent Feminists Deliver Conference. The four-day Conference will reflect the experiences of Indigenous women and girls and explore intersectional, structural and systemic barriers affecting women and people of non-binary genders. Battered Women’s Support Services is the leading organization in the Feminists Deliver Working Group, a grassroots collaboration of 40 women-led not-for-profit organizations. Conference programming will showcase local community-based responses to advancing gender equality, will include 45 panelists and five keynote speakers, and will link featured workshops and discussion to themes from Women Deliver.

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Location:

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V5L 5G2

Reference Number:

GC-2019-2020-Q1-160

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Battered Women’s Support Service

Program:

Department for Women and Gender Equality

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.