Inspiring Women Among Us events will be returning this November, after a hiatus in 2022 and virtual and partly virtual events in 2020 and 2021.
A series of free talks, presentations, activities and workshops from Nov. 22 to Nov. 29, recognizing and celebrating women and other under-recognized people and groups, leading up to the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
“It’s about gender, but it’s about more than that,” co-organizer and UNBC professor Zoë Meletis said in a presentation to city council.
The sessions will be free and open to the public, she said. Some of the activities planned this year include a panel of northern B.C. authors from under-represented groups; a panel of local female and minority entrepreneurs; an anti-racism workshop by Bakau Consulting, a keynote address mental health advocate and Northern Medical Program graduate Dr. Sharona Supernault and more. This year's theme is "turning ideas into action," Meletis said.
City council approved a request from the group for $7,500 in funding from the city council contingency fund.
“This is part of what Prince George really should be known for,” Coun. Garth Frizzell said.
For more information, visit the Inspiring Women Among Us website.
