DisAbled Women's Network Canada

Communicare [the Latin word for impart, share and make known]. Recently, through funding from the Canadian Women’s Foundation (CWF), DAWN had the opportunity to travel around the country to hear many voices by speaking directly to a wide variety of women with different types of disabilities. Although the women that we spoke to had experienced abuse in their lives, they have fought hard to regain their dignity and work towards a healthier life. They shared success stories and ideas about the many paths that are needed to combat and heal from violent crime. July 2011

Just two years ago, our new National Head Office opened in Montreal. It has been an incredible two years – filled with victories, big and small! In this edition of Abilities, we launch our new logo – a 21st-century take on our beautiful Goddess – with our new motto: Leadership, Partnership and Networking. There she is – fists still raised in defiance with a red maple leaf as a reminder that she serves all Canadian women with disabilities– with our new name, one that reflects both official languages and that“Ici nous parlons français!” April 2009

Waves of Resistance, the first pan-Canadian young feminist gathering, was held October 10-13, 2008, at the University of Quebec at Montreal. More than 500 young women from across Canada mobilized to attend and give workshops, network, and write and adopt a bilingual manifesto. February 2009

Global Summit on the Rights of Women with Disabilities On August 26-27, 2008, at a Global Summit on the Rights of Women with Disabilities, in conjunction with the 21st Rehabilitation International (RI) World Congress in Quebec City, DAWN-RAFH Canada “assisted” at the birth of the first International Disabled Women’s Network! “We are 350 million strong!” proclaimed Bonnie Brayton, National Executive Director for DAWN-RAFH Canada. December 2008