WeMENsdays! Night - 'where Women meet Men halfway' - NOV 19 RESERVE YOUR SEAT ONLINE & SAVE: www.wewednesdays.com NOVEMBER is a Busy Month, as Momentum Builds for the year end. It truly is very exciting to watch so much energy exchange, events succeed and evolution Take Action! Jumping right into this amazing energy flow, WEWomen have decided to launch our Once a Month Night for MEN. Yes, ladies, WE said Men! NOV*EMBER 19 has a Two-fold Blessing of a Night as we use this event to … [Read more...]
Toronto Women’s Expo, Business Conference & Trade Show 2015
November 11, 2014 by
Toronto Women's Expo is doing it again but a little differently! Always having been a trade show/expo (Business to Business, B2B) with speakers, this time we will have one open at a time. Therefore, if the trade show is open, there will be no one speaking, when the speakers are on stage, the trade show section is shut down and we all participate in the business conference side so we can learn and expand! Be inspired Gain important tools and resources that you can implement right … [Read more...]
L’est We Forget, in honor of Remembrance Day 2014
November 11, 2014 by
In 2014 Remembrance Day is on Tuesday, November 11. On remembrance day members of the armed forces (soldiers, sailors and airmen) are commemorated. The other common name for this day is Armistice Day which marks the date and time when armies stopped fighting World War I. on November 11th at 11am in 1918 (the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month). Some 100,000 Canadian soldiers died in the First and Second World Wars. In Canada, Remembrance Day is a federal statutory … [Read more...]
Mark Your Calendars!, Beaver Moon Full, Nov 6
November 6, 2014 by
Mark your calendars! Some delightful celestial events providing spectacular views for the sky gazers are in store this month. This November, sky watchers can enjoy an array of astronomical events such as Leonid and Taurids meteor showers. Here is a guide to the sky events lighting up the November sky. Also find out which planets are easily visible during this month. NOVEMBER: For both the colonists and the Algonquin tribes, this was the time to set beaver traps before the swamps froze, to … [Read more...]
REGINA EDUCATION AWARD, Bursary Application by Nov 30
November 6, 2014 by
Business and Professional Women Regina give out a bursary for $750 for a woman returning to post secondary school (she must be at least in her second year of a multi-year program). The deadline for application is Nov 30 and the bursary is awarded half in Dec and half after she shows paperwork that she is registered for school in the term beginning after the new year. This bursary is based on need not marks. Details below. Educational Bursaries reginabpw.org Each year BPW Regina sponsors an … [Read more...]
AGM & Conference, Nov 7th-9th, 2014 in Toronto
November 3, 2014 by
"Our AGM & Conference Weekend is happening THIS WEEK November 7th-9th, 2014 in Toronto! DON'T MISS Sunday's Conference!!! Special guests include: Keynote Speaker Joanna Kerr from Greenpeace. Kerr is presently the chief executive of anti-poverty agency ActionAid International in Johannesburg, South Africa, that works in almost 50 countries with a global staff of 2,800 people. Previously she was a policy director at Oxfam Canada and the executive director at the Association of Women’s … [Read more...]
Revolution, Terrorism or Civil Disobedience gone Global?
November 1, 2014 by
In these modern times, our world seems to be walking backwards, repeating history over and over again, now including peaceful Canada. Not only has it been tested, but it has forever altered how we see ourselves as "peacekeeping" Canadians. No longer can we say that terrorism is something that happens "over there": in Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kenya, the United Kingdom, the United States. We are now a part of that unfortunate list. Is this a statement of truth or a reactionary opinion … [Read more...]
Woman Abuse Prevention Month, NOV 2014
October 31, 2014 by
Woman Abuse Prevention Month It is every woman’s fundamental right to live in safety and security in her home and community – free from the threat of violence. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month. Please take a moment to check out the statistics on woman abuse and learn about the importance of ending violence against women… For 25 years now, November as Woman Abuse Prevention Month, an occasion to shed light on violence against women in our communities, and highlight efforts underway … [Read more...]
AMAG, spoiled rotten at our Glow Beauty Bar , NOV 16
October 30, 2014 by
AMAG Communications is proud to present The Beauty of Business at The Richmond Hill Centre for The Performing Arts on Sunday, November 16th 2014! #connectingthesavvy+driven&fabulous AMAG: We are a Toronto based communications company dedicated to creative collaborations. With every project and initiative produced, AMAG Communications ensures the experience is fun, effective and professional. We cater to lifestyle brands in beauty, health , wellness and the arts. Our commitment … [Read more...]
Mental Health Crisis is REAL, Take Action!
October 26, 2014 by
This year, up to 8% of young Canadians will try to take their own lives. We can be doing so much more to provide for youth mental health needs and prevent tragedies such as suicide. Teenagers are hit particularly hard by suicide, with 500 Canadian teens taking their own lives each year – second only to car crashes among the most common causes of death for that age group. Tell Parliament: Save The Lives Of Young Canadians What is the biggest risk for youth today? Your first thought might … [Read more...]
Woman convicted of murder, in killing of her rapist
October 25, 2014 by
Iranian woman awaits execution as global outcry for mercy grows By Reza Sayah, CNN (CNN Reports) -- An Iranian woman convicted of murder -- in a killing that human rights groups called self-defense against a rapist -- was hanged Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported. Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was sentenced to death for the 2007 killing of Morteza Abdolali Sarbandi, a former employee of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security. The United Nations has said she never received a … [Read more...]
The Science of Compassion 2014, San Francisco, NOV 10-16
October 24, 2014 by
Compassion Week is a joint initiative of the Tenzin Gyatso Institute, Stanford University’s CCARE, The Charter for Compassion, and Dignity Health, and it coming to San Francisco in a few weeks time. It will include 5 days of events featuring conferences on The Science of Compassion and Compassion and Healthcare, and will a feature an all day event highlighting The Charter for Compassion. Compassion Week brings together doctors, civic leaders, scholars, mindfulness practitioners, and … [Read more...]
