Yukon Women’s Coalition Offers Condolences to Community of Faro

This act of violence has caused immeasurable grief that be felt by the victims, their families, the community of Faro and throughout the Yukon.

Understanding Violence, Taking ActionDawson Women's ShelterOctober 29, 2021sexual assault, prevention, taking action, support, skills, violence, understanding violence, femicide, faro, yukon

Until They Are All Home

“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

Education, DWS Events, Understanding ViolenceDawson Women's ShelterOctober 28, 2021lgbqt, two spirit, queer, indigenous, mmiw, WWO, MMIW2SG, sisters in spirit, allies, learning, education, missing and murdered indigenous women, Georgette McLeod

Intersex Awareness Day

Intersex is an umbrella term for differences in sex traits or reproductive anatomy. Intersex people are born with these differences or develop them in childhood. There are many possible differences in genitalia, hormones, internal anatomy, or chromosomes, compared to the usual two ways that human bodies develop.

EducationDawson Women's ShelterOctober 26, 2021alphabet soup, lgbqt, queer, trans, gender, lgbqt2sai+, two spirit, intersex, intersex awareness dayComment

Niyajè chʼonkʼą̈̀ zhìt hänjit tr’ädäl - We walk for our sisters in spirit

“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