Wondering what can you do to celebrate? Some possibilities:
- Make time for rest, resistance, dancing, joy and solidarity
- Join us at City Hall for the annual IWD Flag Raising (details below)
- Learn about the history of International Women’s Day
- Learn about some of the Women of Impact in Canada
- Check out the City of Thunder Bay Women’s History Month online exhibit to learn more about contributions and accomplishments by local women (including your very own Women’s Centre)
- Explore RiseUp!: a digital archive of feminist activism (including digitized issues of the Northern Woman Journal)
- Tell stories with another cis or trans woman, non-binary or Two-Spirit person in your life
- Tell stories with the kids and elders in your life
- Join in Art, Writing & Dialogue on IWD, Feminism & Palestine at Waverly Library
- Reflect on and celebrate collective opportunities and actions
- Thank an advocate for their essential and meaningful work
- Keep reading our monthly Feminist Dispatch e-newsletter to find new perspectives and resources
- Seek out and amplify the voices and stories we rarely get to hear
- Learn from and support BIPOC and 2SLGBTQIA+ feminist writers, artists, makers
- Actively support your local women’s and equity-seeking organizations (e.g.: Beendigen, Centr’Elles, Elizabeth Fry Society NWO, Faye Peterson House, ONWA, Northwestern Ontario Women’s Centre)
See below for community events taking place in Thunder Bay today!
Watch an interview with Diana Bon, Dame Más Dance’s founder, to get a sense of what to expect: Around Town with Fiona Gardener
And then get your tickets at the door or in advance: Fiesta de Mujeres
NOTE: it’s the Nortenos location on ARTHUR ST. (not on Red River Rd.)
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