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Rooting Resilience

Breaking the Bias

Caitlin Salvino

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		Meet our Team March 21, 2022 In March 2022, the UN Commission on the Status of Women asks: “How do YOU #BreakTheBias?” Answer: The new team at DAWN Canada! It’s the DAWN of a new era! As promised this year for the ... Continue reading
		On International Women’s Day, DAWN Canada Board member Caitlin Salvino receives a Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case March 11, 2022 During a virtual ceremony on International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022, DAWN Canada Board member Caitlin Salvino was presented with a Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case... Continue reading
		Breaking the Bias: Re-thinking the social status and position of women with disabilities in Canada March 8, 2022 As a disabled woman living with cerebral palsy who was born in the 1980s, it is likely that I avoided institutionalization and also benefited from integrated schooling. I was also able to find rol... 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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		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
		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

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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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