Coady News

Michelle Obama names Coady Grad Maria Omare as Visionary to Watch

Michelle Obama names Coady Grad Maria Omare as Visionary to Watch

A British online magazine and former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama have recognized a 2015 Coady Institute graduate Maria Omare as one of Red magazine’s The Next 25: 25 visionaries to watch. Maria is founder of The Action Foundation. The foundation helps build inclusive and resilient communities for children, women, and girls with disabilities in Kenya.

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EVENT: Queering Feminist Movement

EVENT: Queering Feminist Movement

October 19 | Coady Institute’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership Engaging with Feminist Leadership series welcomes feminists from around the world who share their personal journeys with Coady participants, graduates, and others during an online session.

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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – 2023

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – 2023

September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. The federal holiday is just one of the 94 calls to action by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada in 2015. We use our collective voice to call on all parties to continue to implement these calls to action as we navigate this journey of reconciliation together.

We also recognize our own duties to learn and unlearn, to decolonize our work, and to contribute in meaningful ways toward reconciliation.

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Event – Coffee with Coady

Event – Coffee with Coady

October 14 | Join us for the annual Coffee with Coady event during St. Francis Xavier University Homecoming.

We will be joined by 2023 Katherine Fleming International Development Award recipient, Prossy Nantongo who will share about her work helping vulnerable and orphaned girls and women in Uganda and Rwanda as they transition from school to employment.

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