Women Empowerment Society
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Growing a New Era of Women’s Leadership in Uptown Waterloo
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On March 6, the Uptown Waterloo Business Improvement Area (BIA) partnered with the City of Waterloo to host the International Women’s Day Market and the “In Full Bloom” speaker series at the CIGI Campus. During the event, the Uptown Waterloo BIA launched a quarterly women’s entrepreneurs’ collective, and a speaker bureau aimed at increasing visibility and opportunity…
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International Women’s Day: A Personal Reflection on Strength and Change
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Every year on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. For many, it is a day of social media tributes, floral gestures, and inspiring quotes. For me, it is something far more personal. It is a day that reminds me of the women who shaped my life quietly and powerfully—without awards, without headlines, and…
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Muslim Chaplaincy provides Ramadan services to Laurier students
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As the term comes to an end, Muslim students on campus are observing the holy month of Ramadan, a yearly spiritual time for reflection and fasting. “Ramadan is a very special time period for Muslims,” said Selda Sezen, faculty and Muslim Chaplain at Wilfrid Laurier University. Ramadan follows the lunar calendar and this year it…
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Laurier student explores heritage and community through a unique lens
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Fourth-year Laurier PhD student Ann Marie Beals is exploring different ways to understand the experiences of Afro-Indigenous communities in Canada. In 2016, Beals, who is two-spirit and has both African and Indigenous ancestry, started working on the Proclaiming Our Roots project, headed by Laurier associate professor Ciann L. Wilson. Proclaiming Our Roots was meant to…
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