December 6th: The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
December 6th: The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
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CCR Annual Consultation from November 24 to 28th, 2024.
This was Mary Ward Centre's first time at the CCR national consultation meeting. Over four hundred people from all regions in Canada...
Nov 202 min read
Honoring Children's Rights: Celebrating National Child Day
Join us in recognizing and honouring the rights of children as we celebrate National Child Day on November 20th. This day marks the...
Nov 111 min read
A Poppy to Remember
As we pin that little red flower on our jackets, let us carry its message in our hearts. Let us remember those who served, honour their sacr
Nov 82 min read
An Expression of Gratitude Together with A Land AcknowledgmentÂ
An Expression of Gratitude Together with A Land AcknowledgmentÂ
Nov 71 min read
Participation in the preparatory groups of the Global Forum of Migration and Development (GFMD).
As MWC, and in coordination with the IBVM/CJ UN Office, we participate in the UN NGO Office of Migration and are part of the preparation...
Nov 71 min read
Meeting with international networks working on human trafficking.
Christian Organizations Against Trafficking in Human Beings (COATNET) and CATHII from Quebec, which is the “Comité d’action contre la...
Nov 61 min read
Empowered and independent Latin Women.
In October, five of the eight workshops in the series Latin Women: Empowered and Free of Economic Violence were held. Economical violence...
Nov 51 min read
Raising awareness on human trafficking with students at St. Michael College.
As we agreed in May this year, we developed a campaign to prevent human trafficking among St. Michael College Students. It was a complete mo
Nov 51 min read
The Canadian Dream - Private screening.
As part of the strategy to raise awareness on labour exploitation happening inside Canada, at MWC, we had a private screening of the...
Sep 91 min read
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) prevention with Latin women.
Since May, we have been working with the OASIS Community Centre to build a strategy to prevent women from being victims of human...
Aug 162 min read
United Nations High-Level Political Forum: Reflections
This year, I had the honor of being invited to the United Nations High-Level Political Forum by the Mary Ward Centre and the Sisters of St.
Aug 151 min read
Localizing the SDGs: Community Perspectives and Knowledge Sharing
This event offered community-based perspectives on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 1: No Poverty. Through panel pre
Aug 151 min read
Responding to Climate Anxiety: Cultivating Resilience and Hope in Youth
In response to SDG 13: Climate Action, this event raised awareness of faith-based tools and responses to climate anxiety in youth. Participa
Aug 151 min read
Plight on the Road to Dignity: The Intersections between Poverty, Hunger, Climate Change, Migration and Human Trafficking
This side event highlighted efforts to prevent and respond to incidents of human trafficking and exploitation at local and international lev
Jul 291 min read
"No hay trato con la trata", Canadian and Latin American Radio Collaboration Against Human Trafficking.
At the Mary Ward Centre, we wanted to create a strategy to inform, raise awareness, educate, and prevent human trafficking and labour...
Jul 291 min read
Combating Child Trafficking: IBVM’s Policy Statement at the UNODC Forum in Vienna.
The United Nations Working Group on Trafficking in Persons, subsidiary body of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations...
Jul 262 min read
Addressing Labour Exploitation: Our Latest Recommendations to Combat Human Trafficking 2019 - 2024Â (Part 2).
This is the second part of our strategy regarding Canada's National Plan to Combat Human Trafficking. Today, I want to tell you about the...
Jul 232 min read
Proposals from the Mary Ward Centre to the Federal Government on the National Plan to Combat Human Trafficking (2019 - 2024)
Did you know that the Government of Canada approved a National Plan to Combat Human Trafficking for 2019-2024? The Canadian government...
Jul 171 min read
The Catholic Register highlights Mary Ward Centre's fight against human trafficking.
The Catholic Register, Canada's oldest English Catholic publication, recently highlighted the Mary Ward Centre’s crucial role in...
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