Inspiring Women Among Us (IWAU), the annual week-long celebration honouring women and other under-represented leaders in society, will take place later this November.
It’s an opportunity for individuals of all genders to come together in activities and to engage with equity, diversity, and inclusion. The theme for this year is turning IDEAS into Action and includes over 25 free events.
IWAU events will take place between Nov. 22 to 29.
“Much of the IWAU line-up comes from community suggestions and thanks to the hard work of volunteers, we have some exciting guests this year. Our research on IWAU has also taught us these events represent a welcome opportunity to gather, share, and learn during a cold, dark, time of the year, and a tough time of semester. I can’t wait to see how IWAU events and participants come together this year,” said co-founder and co-organizer Zoë Meletis.
The opening ceremony will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. at UNBC’s Bently Centre and feature a speech by Casey Caines, an Indigenous lawyer from Fort Nelson First Nation who will soon head to the Supreme Court of Canada as a clerk to Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin.
The week will then be filled with workshops, author talks, art exhibits, performances and more. The event concludes with the commemorative ceremony held for the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women held at CNC from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wed. Nov 29.
The full IWAU event schedule is available online.
“IWAU is a much needed opportunity to take a moment to reflect on where we, as a community, are on issues of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion, particularly putting these ideas into action, much needed in today’s world,” said IWAU co-founder and co-organizer Annie Booth.
