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Every Kid in NDG Deserves Access to Homework Help!
Walk with us to raise money for educational equality in NDG!

WOR staff
Sep 251 min read


Release and Bloom: A Gender-Based Violence Support Group for Disabled Folks
We are proud and excited to announce the launch of a brand new monthly support group in collaboration with DAWN, the DisAbled Women's Network of Canada. The group, Release and Bloom, is a gender-based violence support group for women and gender-diverse people living with disabilities. This is a peer support group for sharing experiences, guided by an experienced facilitator. Know someone who could benefit from this group? Share this post with them! Subscribe to our monthly ne

A Chalier
Apr 201 min read


Reproductive Loss is more common than you think
Infant loss, miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, and infertility makes us feel so alone and misunderstood. But why is that, when so many people go through it? The Coeurage support group is here to tackle the isolation around reproductive loss. Coeurage is a joint effort between the Centre for Reproductive Loss and Women on the Rise to give women a place to express their complex emotions around reproductive struggles. Anyone who has lived through it knows how tough it is to dea

A Chalier
Feb 132 min read


Living With Death: The Unique Burdens of Grieving Women
While death is hard for everyone, for women it carries a unique set of expectations and circumstances, because we are so often the caretakers who keep everything running behind the scenes during times of upheaval.

A Chalier
Jan 202 min read


The importance of acknowledging infant loss
Women grieving lost pregnancies and babies should never have to suffer in silence.

A Chalier
Nov 14, 20251 min read


Moms Who Build With AI: EMpowering Women Through Technology
Women's wisdom and caretaking roles put them in a unique position to shape the future of AI to be ethical, responsible, and respectful to all.

A Chalier
Oct 24, 20252 min read


From Poetry to Song: a fundraiser concert to benefit Women on the Rise
For more information, please call the Yellow Door Choir at 514-488-1107. Get your tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/from-poet...

Yellow Door Choir
May 15, 20251 min read


Black History Month Discussion in Montreal: Stories of Belonging
Our team has had the opportunity to collaborate with our wonderful community partners for the fourth edition of this event! This event...

Info
Feb 12, 20251 min read


Youth Leadership Council for Black English-speaking youth in Montreal
This initiative offers a platform for youth (ages 14-24) to share ideas, shape BCRC programs, and develop leadership skills.

Black Community Resource Centre
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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