International Women's Day Celebrations
Open House – Howe Sound Women’s Centre, Squamish
Celebrate women. Stop by the Women’s Centre (38021 Third Avenue) Open House on Thursday, March 8 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Raising Our Voices - Maury Young Arts Centre, Whistler
Join us on March 8th, in collaboration with Arts Whistler, for our annual fundraiser celebrating International Women’s Day. This year’s event will be held at the Maury Young Arts Centre and marks the 4th annual Raising Our Voices - Whistler International Women’s Day Celebration.
Year after year this event grows in talent, attendance, and fundraising, promising to make the 2018 celebration the biggest year yet.
Over 25 female musicians will be showcased in a cabaret-style evening, from 7:00pm to 11:00pm. New this year, the event will also include an earlier Après event, from 4:00pm-6:00pm featuring several youth performers. Admission is by donation with all proceeds supporting Howe Sound Women’s Centre Society. The event will also feature a silent auction and 50/50 raffle.
QuestU Production of Naked Announcing Quest University’s production of Naked, a night of performance and monologues exploring identity and raising awareness about gendered violence. Naked will be performed at Quest University in the Multipurpose Room on March 18 (doors open at 5:30 pm), and at the Brackendale Art Gallery on March 24 (doors open at 7:00 pm). The Quest show features live music, complimentary food and drinks and a raffle. Tickets are $10 at the door with all proceeds going to our programs and services.
Notice of Special General Meeting
A Special General Meeting for members of Howe Sound Women’s Centre Society will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at 38021 Third Avenue at 9:30 a.m. The purpose of the special meeting is to adopt changes, if thought fit, to HSWC bylaws to reflect requirements of the new BC Societies Act and BC Housing.
The special resolutions require the approval of a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes of our membership.
While the BC budget contained welcome investment in services responding to women and children who have experienced violence such as outreach and counselling support services, as well as investment in affordable housing, there was no increase in operational funding for Transition Houses and Safe Homes.
“Transition Houses and Safe Homes in BC have not received an increase in ongoing operational funding for a decade. As a result, those working as first responders to women and children fleeing violence do so with limited resources, performing complex and unpredictable work for very low wages, often during single-staffed shifts.”
“I’ll tell you what freedom is to me. No fear.” –Nina Simone
