S2 E6: Two Decades of Advocacy: Women's Homelessness in Waterloo Region

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The Feminist Shift

Jen & Roz

15 episodes

4 days ago

The goal of this podcast is a pretty simple one: We hope to bring an intersectional feminist analysis to important social, economic and community issues impacting all of us here in Waterloo Region. This podcast uses a gendered lens to bring these issues to the forefront where we will discuss, reflect and create action. Each episode, we’ll chat on feminist topics and interview advocates involved in the feminist movement who have a stake locally, as well as those who have knowledge that can help our region evolve.

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S2 E6: Two Decades of Advocacy: Women's Homelessness in Waterloo Region

The Feminist Shift

42 minutes 16 seconds

3 years ago

S2 E6: Two Decades of Advocacy: Women's Homelessness in Waterloo Region

In this episode we talk to Kim Decker, CEO of YWCA Cambridge and Elizabeth Clarke, recently retired CEO of the YW Kitchener-Waterloo, about their legacy of planning, organizing and advocating on the issue of women’s homelessness in Waterloo Region. For over two decades, these leaders have hosted and shown up to meetings, spoken up at planning tables and created interventions in the organizations they lead to tackle the issue of women’s homelessness and the realities that inform it. Together we dive into the findings from our recently published Project Willow Report: “Don’t tell them you’re homelessness.” Experiences of gender-based violence among women experiencing homelessness in Waterloo Region, reflecting on how systems and approaches have shifted over time in our region and where opportunities exist for advocacy as we move forward towards an equitable, trauma informed approach to services that is led by the voices of women experiencing homelessness themselves.

Show Links:

- Learn more about the Project Willow Report- https://thefeministshift.ca/project-willow/

- Sign up for a presentation on Project Willow research findings- https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkc-2spzosG91IKMjLjDbi2TG9bigoJ1B3%20

- WNHHN Link: https://womenshomelessness.ca/humanrightsclaims/