Joined the Right to Housing Coalition on March 18, 2025 12 noon

Council of Women of Winnipeg members and federates joined Kristen Bernas, Director of Policy Advocacy, Right to Housing Coalition outside the Manitoba legislature 12:15pm to 1:00pm on Tuesday March 18th,2025. Rally for Social Housing in Budget 2025. The Manitoba Budget will be released on Thursday. We are demanding investments in social housing with supports as

Empowering Women in Politics in Winnipeg City Council

The numbers are sobering. Over the past 151 years, only 33 women have been elected to Winnipeg city council. That’s only a fraction (7.2 percent to be precise) of the 456 men that have won seats on council during that period. The municipal government has become more diverse in recent years as more women have

Council of Women of Winnipeg is hosting a book launch

Council of Women of Winnipeg is hosting a book launch on January 23rd, 2025 at 7pm at McNally Robinson. Join Robert E. Hawkins for the launch of his book called: ‘She Won the Vote for Women: The Life and Times of Lillian Beynon Thomas”, Check out the McNally Robinson Website for more details FOR IMMEDIATE