For December 6th, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, we’re asking everyone to light a candle to remember the women, Two Spirit folks, and non binary folks murdered this year and to rekindle the fight to end sexist violence.
Read MoreSeen the new buttons at DWS?
Read MoreThere’s a whole mountain of resources out there to learn more about ending gender-based violence, but good ones can be hard to find sometimes. We’ve collected some here…
Read MoreFrom November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Why do we need 16 Days?
Read More“As long as us men and boys fail to respect indigenous women and girls, not because we have mothers, sisters or daughters but as human beings deserving of respect; then we share responsibility for our community’s pain.” - Ricky Mawunganidze
Read More“These women, girls, two-spirited people were all once part of a community across this country. All these individuals were once part of a family, they were a loved one. They might have attended the same school, and they might have been a neighbour.” - Georgette McLeod
Read MoreThe biggest thank yous to everyone who helped make Sisters in Spirit happen.
Read MoreLiving in Canada gives every person who is not Indigenous the responsibility of taking time to learn and unlearn.
Read More“Two-Spirit is a contemporary English term to reflect gender diversity that Indigenous nations have always had. As Indigenous people, we’ve always had gender diversity and sexual diversity in our Nations before colonization existed on Turtle Island (North America). With the imposition of colonization, Christianity, residential schools and ‘the Sixties Scoop,’ a lot of those teachings of gender diversity have been lost and a lot of people are searching for their identity as Two-Spirit people and the roles and responsibilities that come with that.” - James Makokis
Read MoreMassive mähsi cho to the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Heritage Department for creating and sharing Hän language around Sisters in Spirit.
Read MoreShow your support for families that have lost Indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit folks and show your commitment to creating a world without violence by hanging red clothing outside your house October 1st to 8th.
Read MoreJoin us for a gathering, walk along the Yukon River, and a bonfire on Front Street in solidarity to raise awareness about the indigenous women, girls, and Two Spirit people who have been and continue to be murdered or disappear. Everyone is welcome.
Read MoreJust did a big shop at Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre! Drop-in to the DWS Library to borrow any of our new library resources or pop by Dänojà Zho’s gift shop when it reopens to buy your own copy.
Read MoreSummer has arrived in Dawson and DWS has a jam packed schedule of awesome workshops!
Read MoreThanks to a generous donation from Queer Yukon, DWS has some fab new LGBQT2SA+ and social justice kid’s books in our library.
Drop-in to read them with your littles or borrow them for at-home reading.
Read MoreLearn some queer vocab in American Sign Language!
Read MoreKinship reminds me that I deserve good things and so do my friends, family and community. We deserve to live in a world where we don’t have to seek these relationships, rather they are the fabric of our societies.
Read MoreFrom November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Why do we need 16 Days?
Read MoreFrom November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence.
DWS is hosting a series of chats on Instagram Live.
Read MoreFrom November 25 to December 10 we call on everyone to take action to end gender-based violence. Check out all the events and activities organized by many awesome groups in Dawson. Keep an eye on dawsonwomensshelter.com for calendar updates, event details, and daily blog posts.
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