Events

This event is free for ACWS members, staff, and shelter clients. Open to the public by donation, with all proceeds going to the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association.

Kímmapiiyipitssini (Blackfoot): GEE-maa-bee-bit-sin — giving kindness to each other

The Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters is committed to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, and the safety of Indigenous women, their families and their communities.

On National Indigenous Peoples' Day on June 21, ACWS is hosting a virtual screening of Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy followed by a post-screening discussion moderated by Leigh Sheldon, featuring Dr. Tailfeathers and other special guests.

The film is an intimate portrait of survival, love and the collective work of healing in the Kainai First Nation in Southern Alberta, a Blackfoot community facing the impacts of substance use and a drug-poisoning epidemic. This event is presented in partnership by the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters, the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association, and the National Film Board.

In June, in honour of Indigenous History Month, we invite and encourage you to appreciate the rich culture and heritage of Indigenous peoples, while learning more about the atrocities that Indigenous communities have faced and continue to face today.

Discover Indigenous History Month reading suggestions, programs, educational resources and community events at WPL from now until the end of June. 

WPL is excited to partner with SPECTRUM, Waterloo Region’s Rainbow Community Space, on a fantastic line-up of programs and events in recognition of Pride Month this June. Pride Month is about celebrating people in 2SLGBTQ+ communities while also promoting equality and visibility. Join WPL – to learn, to have fun and to appreciate how each member of our community contributes to creating safe, welcoming spaces for one another.

Pride Month programs are presented with funds from the Ginny Knight Memorial Fund, for which they are very grateful.

Discover Pride Month reading lists, programs and community events at WPL from now until the end of June. 

In this workshop we’ll discuss the origins of PRIDE, and unpack the many layers that led to today's celebrations/honoring of PRIDE. And, we’ll talk about the power imbalance inherent in any conversation about whether or not to even have a PRIDE month. In doing so, we will attempt to finally put an end to the question; "BUT WHEN IS STRAIGHT PRIDE MONTH?".

In June, in honour of Indigenous History Month, we invite and encourage you to appreciate the rich culture and heritage of Indigenous peoples, while learning more about the atrocities that Indigenous communities have faced and continue to face today.

Discover Indigenous History Month reading suggestions, programs, educational resources and community events at WPL from now until the end of June. 

WPL is excited to partner with SPECTRUM, Waterloo Region’s Rainbow Community Space, on a fantastic line-up of programs and events in recognition of Pride Month this June. Pride Month is about celebrating people in 2SLGBTQ+ communities while also promoting equality and visibility. Join WPL – to learn, to have fun and to appreciate how each member of our community contributes to creating safe, welcoming spaces for one another.

Pride Month programs are presented with funds from the Ginny Knight Memorial Fund, for which they are very grateful.

Discover Pride Month reading lists, programs and community events at WPL from now until the end of June. 

In June, in honour of Indigenous History Month, we invite and encourage you to appreciate the rich culture and heritage of Indigenous peoples, while learning more about the atrocities that Indigenous communities have faced and continue to face today.

Discover Indigenous History Month reading suggestions, programs, educational resources and community events at WPL from now until the end of June. 

WPL is excited to partner with SPECTRUM, Waterloo Region’s Rainbow Community Space, on a fantastic line-up of programs and events in recognition of Pride Month this June. Pride Month is about celebrating people in 2SLGBTQ+ communities while also promoting equality and visibility. Join WPL – to learn, to have fun and to appreciate how each member of our community contributes to creating safe, welcoming spaces for one another.

Pride Month programs are presented with funds from the Ginny Knight Memorial Fund, for which they are very grateful.

Discover Pride Month reading lists, programs and community events at WPL from now until the end of June. 

In June, in honour of Indigenous History Month, we invite and encourage you to appreciate the rich culture and heritage of Indigenous peoples, while learning more about the atrocities that Indigenous communities have faced and continue to face today.

Discover Indigenous History Month reading suggestions, programs, educational resources and community events at WPL from now until the end of June. 

WPL is excited to partner with SPECTRUM, Waterloo Region’s Rainbow Community Space, on a fantastic line-up of programs and events in recognition of Pride Month this June. Pride Month is about celebrating people in 2SLGBTQ+ communities while also promoting equality and visibility. Join WPL – to learn, to have fun and to appreciate how each member of our community contributes to creating safe, welcoming spaces for one another.

Pride Month programs are presented with funds from the Ginny Knight Memorial Fund, for which they are very grateful.

Discover Pride Month reading lists, programs and community events at WPL from now until the end of June.