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The MWC Women of the Week (WOW)

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Our MWC Woman of the Week is AMRITA KUMAR-RATTA. Amrita is a critical social researcher, equity & inclusion strategist and founder of Shades of Brown Girl, a global movement of brown womxn storytellers. She is passionate about creating socially inclusive societies & has played an integral role in supporting a vast number of women’s organisations over the years. At present, she is pursuing her PhD at the University of Toronto in the Department of Geography and Planning with Collaborative Specializations in Global Health and South Asian Studies. She is passionate about performing arts and as such, constantly strives to use arts-based learning tools, strategies, and methodologies in her work. You can usually find Amrita reading by the fireplace with a warm cup of chai, dancing to upbeat African tunes, or writing in her notebook with her sweet cat Rajah sitting by her side. We are blessed to have Amrita as part of the MWC Community!

MWC-The Journey Beyond 10 Years!!!!

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Dear friends and supporters of MWC, with our vision of 'empowered women, empowered communities'; we are now embarking on a new journey..........beyond 10 years! And in this second chapter of our journey, we will be developing our Strategic Plan 2020-2023. MWC would like to thank Women and Gender Equality Canada for funding us to strengthen our board and to develop our Strategic Plan for 2020-2023. As we chart our strategic directions for next 3 years, we would like to know from you about the kind of programs and services you would like MWC to focus on in the next 3 years. To find out how you can provide your feedback, please e-mail us at maltonwomencouncil@gmail.com or call us at 647-283-2121. We look forward to your continued participation and support in our journey of empowering women, families and communities!!!

MWC-Celebrates Colors of Life!!!!

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MWC believes in CELEBRATING LIFE through the richness of our diverse languages, cultures, songs and stories. Celebration of South Asian Heritage Month in the May of 2009 was one such celebration which brought all of us together…..mothers, grandmothers, young girls, teachers, families and the Dunrankin Drive Public School community. The spark continued and led to the formation of Malton Giddha Group, a group passionate about celebrating and sharing the colors and beauty of rich and diverse South Asian culture. What started as a women’s cultural, social and support group in and around Dunrankin Drive Readiness Centre, eventually became the foundation stone for Malton Women Council. Today, Malton Giddha Group is an inevitable part of MWC; as through our songs, our poetry, our languages, our food, our rich culture and heritage; we share our stories, we discuss our issues and come up with holistic and practical solutions and we provide social, emotional and psychological support to women

Celebrating Our History!

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As part of our 10 th  anniversary celebrations; we would like to share with you another jewel from the ‘treasure box of our history’. It is rightly said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ Our pictures became our voice when a group of 24 women from Dunrankin Drive Readiness Centre Community participated in the Peel District School Board’s Understanding the Early Years Malton Photovoice Project in July and August of 2009. This 7-week project resulted in the compilation of pictures and stories which were exhibited at Malton Community Centre, Peel District School Board HJA Brown Education Centre and at various schools and community events within Peel. Little did we know that this coming together as a women’s support group would become the foundation of a community-based women’s organization. Malton Photovoice Project for Women-2009 is a significant chapter in the inception years of Malton Women Council.