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Shifting Power

Shifting Power is a Communities for Gender Equality podcast. It was created by Community Foundations of Canada (CFC) with help from community foundations from across Canada to share the stories of change makers in communities from coast to coast to coast. Join CFC's president and Shifting Power's host Andrea Dicks as she chats with recipients from the Fund for Gender Equality who are shifting power in their communities. To listen to this podcast in French, please search À pouvoir égal on your podcast platform.

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Survivors Speaking Out for Gender Equality

February 07, 2023 • Community Foundations of Canada • Season 1 • Episode 2

In this episode, Andrea talks with Wendy Goldsmith, a social worker at the London Abused Women’s Centre and a facilitator for the Centre’s program, Survivors Speaking Out for Gender Equality.
Survivors Speaking Out for Gender Equality was a year-long project that saw 59 women who had experienced domestic violence create a community of leaders while designing and implementing different types of campaigns to raise awareness for women experiencing domestic violence.
NOTE: This episode discusses domestic violence and violence against women. Here are a few resources in you need support:

If you are in an emergency, please call 9-1-1.
For immediate assistance, please call one of the following 24-hour helplines:
Human Trafficking Helpline: 1-833-900-1010
Assaulted Women’s Helpline: 1-866-863-0511