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		Rooting Resilience around the World – Women and girls with disabilities ENGAGE Dec. 3, 2021 Just over five years ago, DAWN Canada received funding from the Canadian Women’s Foundation to seed perhaps the most important work we have ahead of us to realize systemic change. Girls without Bar... Continue reading
		Launch of ENGAGE Project Dec. 3, 2021 Ottawa, ON – Today, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, DAWN and the Decolonial Disability Studies Collective based at Carleton University are excited to launch the ENGAGE pro... Continue reading
		Indigenous Disability Awareness Month 2021 Nov. 25, 2021 Thank you so much to BCANDS for their incredible awareness campaign, Indigenous Disability Awareness Month. You can check out their campaign by following their page on Twitter @BCANDS1 with #IDAM2... Continue reading

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		HERstory: Judi Johnny, a woman on wings Judi Johnny Portrait by Pavlina Sudrich Sister Judi Johnny of the Gwa’Sala Nakwaxda’Xw First Nation. Judi was from the Port Alberni region and was born on November 2nd, 1949. Her great spirit left... Continue reading
		National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) 2021 News National AccessAbility Week 2021 - Art as protest The way that we think about protest is fundamentally inaccessible to people with disabilities, but how can justice be attained unless our mo... Continue reading
		The 24%: ACT ON THE FACTS Learn something new in this Federal Election and why for millions of women your vote matters! DAWN Canada is sharing important facts throughout the remaining days of the campaign. Voters are engaged and platforms have been shared. Take some time to review each party’s platform, or watc... Continue reading
		How We Remember Who and how we remember matters on Remembrance Day We take time every Remembrance Day and have since I was a little kid to remember. It was my grandfather, Bertram Brayton, who was awarded the ... Continue reading

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Indigenous Disability Awareness Month

Indigenous Disability Awareness Month
Indigenous Disability Awareness Month (November 2020) is the first annual month dedicated to raising awareness around issues specific to Indigen... Continue reading

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		Hummingbird Award The Hummingbird Award honours major contributions to the advancement of women and girls with disabilities and inspires sustained effort to this ... Continue reading
		HERstory: Reflecting on 35 years of service HERstory: A retrospective on DAWN Canada’s feminist disability activism In 1985, seventeen women from across Canada met to discuss disability righ... Continue reading

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