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Watch the Recording of ‘Discerning our Vote in Politically Charged Times’
On December 10th, 2024, the Jesuit Forum for Social Faith and Justice hosted an online event on "How to discern our vote" in partnership wit
Jan 91 min read


Thank you to The Catholic Register for amplifying our call to prevent Human Trafficking.
Human trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation remains the primary source of profit for criminal gangs of human traffickers. The Unite
Jan 61 min read


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.
Dec 6, 20243 min read


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...
Dec 3, 20241 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 20, 20242 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 11, 20241 min read


An Expression of Gratitude Together with A Land AcknowledgmentÂ
An Expression of Gratitude Together with A Land AcknowledgmentÂ
Nov 8, 20242 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 7, 20241 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 7, 20241 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 6, 20241 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 5, 20241 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...
Nov 5, 20241 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...
Sep 9, 20241 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 16, 20242 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 15, 20241 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 15, 20241 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
Aug 15, 20241 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 29, 20241 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 29, 20241 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 26, 20242 min read
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