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		Dr. Laverne Jacobs Hummingbird Award 2022 Recipient Dec. 7, 2022 At the More Than a Footnote Policy Forum on December 1, 2022, DAWN Canada presented Dr. Laverne Jacobs with the Hummingbird Award for 2022. Laverne Jacobs is a full Professor at the University of ... Continue reading
		Outreach and Project Manager Nov. 1, 2022 Outreach and Project Manager Job Description About DAWNDAWN Canada (DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada) is a feminist cross disability human rights organization that works to address systems of ... Continue reading
		Free Arts workshop Oct. 31, 2022 Free art workshop Are you a girl living with a disability and between the ages of 12 - 17? Would you like to participate in a fun, free, arts-based groups? Would you like a free lunch, swag bag a... 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