IWW Spotlight: Hannah Chisholm
Hanna Chisholm CEO/Founder, EggcitablesWallace Family Internship (2017) With a passion for food, sustainability and entrepreneurship Hannah Chisholm created and launched Eggcitables. Eggcitables’ flagship product is a chickpea alternative to eggs. All products...
IWW Spotlight: Denise McLeod
Denise McLeod Professor, Community Organizer, ArtistIndigenous Women in Community Leadership, 2019 As part of the last generation of the ‘Sixties Scoop’, Denise, who is originally from Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation, was raised in the north-west of Toronto by a...
$14.8 Million announced for ‘Rural Women Cultivating Change’
Tuesday, March 8 – International Women’s Day – Global Affairs Canada announced a $67.5 million investment “for projects putting gender equality at heart of climate action”. The investment includes $14.8 million for Rural Women Cultivating...IWW Spotlight: Eileen Alma
Eileen Alma Director, International Centre for Women’s Leadership, Coady Institute As Director of the International Centre for Women’s Leadership at Coady Institute, Eileen Alma focuses on advancing the leadership of persons identifying as women in political,...
IWW Spotlight: Sylvia Parris-Drummond
Sylvia Parris-Drummond CEO, Delmore “Buddy” Daye Learning InstituteCitizen-Led Accountability: Strategies and Practices (CLASP), 2021 As CEO of the Delmore ‘Buddy’ Daye Learning Institute, Sylvia Paris-Drummond helps improve the education environment for...
We Stand with Ukraine: Reflections from Coady staff, Robin Neustaeter
Friday, March 4 StFX University and the Town of Antigonish raised the Ukrainian flag in a virtual ceremony titled, We Stand with Ukraine. Dr. Robin Neustaeter, who leads Coady Institute’s work in peacebuilding and conflict transformation, gave moving remarks...
Introducing the 2022-23 Pathy Foundation Fellows
We are pleased to announce the incoming young leaders for the 2022-23 Pathy Foundation Fellowship at Coady Institute. The 12-month Fellowship provides community-focused experiential learning opportunities for graduating students of Bishop’s University, McGill...
ABCD in Cameroon with Research and Advocacy for Gender Justice (RAGJ)
A group of Coady graduates in Cameroon, including Patience Agwenjang, Executive Director of Research and Advocacy for Gender Justice (RAGJ), have come together to map efforts within the country to improve women’s peace and security, with the ultimate goal of...