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about us

Who Are We?

The Northwestern Ontario Women's Centre is a non-profit, community based, feminist organization. We endeavour to work from an anti-racist, anti-oppression framework. We rely on donations and government funding to maintain an accessible location and to respond to the needs of Northwestern Ontario women.

Resource Centre:

We have a large and unique collection of fiction and non-fiction books, audio visual resources, reports and magazines on a wide range of women's concerns and interests available to the public.

Community Education:

We work to increase public understanding and awareness of issues that have an impact upon women, such as violence, poverty, sexism, racism, homophobia, ableism, unequal access to justice, and economic globalization through research and action projects, media work, workshops and training, lectures and informal talks.

Individual and Community Advocacy:

We provide support and advocacy for individual women who encounter difficulty dealing with personal, administrative, human rights or legal issues, usually involving violence, poverty, or the legal system.

Systemic Advocacy:

We take women's concerns to local, provincial and national committees and consultations so that people who make laws, policy and decisions are aware of the reality of women's lives in Northwestern Ontario. We advocate to create substantive equality for women.