The Department of Counselling Services’ Family Resource Centre (FRC) celebrates the achievements of women and calls for greater equality, in its annual observance of Honouring Women Month # PressforProgress, throughout March.
The Honouring Women Month events schedule includes:
- Thursday, 1 March and Friday, 2 March – Four separate, three hour-long free Gender Violence Prevention Leadership training sessions by leading gender rights advocate Dr. Jackson Katz PhD at the Marriott Hotel, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. Daily registration is required prior to event.
- Thursday, 8 March - International Women’s Day – Canvas and Mocktails at Art Nest, 7.30 p.m. – 9 p.m., $38 incl. refreshments
- Friday, 17 (Kaibo) and Saturday, 18 March (Smiths Cove, South Sound) - Colour Me Purple 5K Run/Walk., Cost $25. Fundraiser for local youth and women’s initiatives
- Sunday, 25 March - Honouring Women Month church service, John Gray Memorial Church, West Bay, 10 a.m.
For registration and more information, call the FRC on 949-0006 or email [email protected]