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Coady Connection March 2023
This newsletter provides you with an update on the incredibly rich number of learning exchanges and activities we have been involved in over the past several months and the inspired work being led by our partners locally and around the globe.
Introducing the 2023-24 Pathy Fellows
We are pleased to announce the incoming young leaders for the 2023-24 Pathy Foundation Fellowship at Coady Institute.
Event: Topshee Memorial Webinar Series Women in the Workplace
Webinar Recording | In keeping with the spirit of International Women’s Day, please join us to hear from four incredible women leaders as they share their workplace insights – what’s been achieved for women workers and what remains.
Event – Healing and Wellbeing from a Feminist Perspective
APR 3 | Hope Chigudu is an uncontainable feminist activist with decades of experience in feminist movement building and feminist leadership development.
Event – IWW #EmbraceEquity: International Perspectives with Coady Graduates
MAR 7 | Join us for an International Women’s Week panel featuring Coady graduates from around the world who will discuss what it means to #EmbraceEquity in their own contexts.
Graduate Support Networks in Zimbabwe
Saliwe Mutetwa-Zakariya and Yeukai Muzezewa are part of a network of more than 100 Coady graduates in Zimbabwe, and though they live and work on opposite ends of the country, they share a common bond. They are dedicated advocates for women and girls’ empowerment through education, health, and business.
Keep the Promise: An open letter to Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland
At a time when communities around the world need the support of Canada,we cannot afford to let them down.
Event: Topshee Webinar Series – African Heritage Month
As we celebrated African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia, we welcomed three panelists to honour the legacy and contributions of Black workers in our province and discussed issues people continue to face.
Event: Feminist Leadership Speaker Series with Violeta Barrientos-Silva
Feb 22 | Violeta Barrientos-Silva is a writer, woman, and LGBT activist based in Peru. She is a part-time professor on violence against women, sexual and reproductive rights, and feminism at the Catholic University and San Marcos University in Lima.
Celebrating Coady Supporters Dr. Dorothy Lander and Dr. John Graham-Pole
On February 16, Coady Institute hosted a celebration in honor of supporters Dr. Dorothy Lander and Dr. John Graham Pole.