Did you know that household waste increases by 25% over the holidays? Zero Waste Canada estimates that we throw out 540,000 tonnes of wrapping paper and gift bags each holiday season. Here are some tips for a "green" holiday, so that you can celebrate in a more sustainable way!🧵
75%
That’s the percentage of jobs that will be related to STEM areas by 2050.
Yet, as an example, only 28% of current engineering graduates are women.
https://t.co/SSvHr2UXe6
Press release: UN Commission on the Status of Women reaffirms the role of technology and innovation, and education in the digital age in accelerating gender equality https://t.co/XtYgmInve8
Here are some ways you can support people experiencing homelessness & ur local shelter:
1. Volunteer at ur local shelter
2. Donate needed items.
3. Participate in events and fundraisers that endorse ur local shelter!
4. Advocate for affordable housing in the community & ✨VOTE✨
33%
That's the percentage of women in the workforce of the 10 largest global tech companies. Yet only 1 in 4 of their leaders is a woman.
Source: Gender Snapshot report: https://t.co/KN7kgqvasA
Let's break the glass ceiling already.🔨
RT if you agree!
#SDG5
Attention Windsor-Essex! Are you looking for activities to celebrate Black History Month? The Windsor-Essex Black History Month Calendar of Activities is now available on our website! To view the calendar, click https://t.co/AsMybsGYgw
Text of letter from 30 local faith leaders asking Windsor City Council not to withdraw support for the planned and approved (and much-needed) Consumption and Treatment Site (CTS) downtown.
Today we recognize Canada’s first National Ribbon Skirt Day. We hope that this National day, will help to promote awareness of Indigenous ways of knowing and being, and fight against discrimination against Indigenous peoples. Photo: Isabella Kulak (Hafsa Arif / CTV News)
Join us on Thursday, January 12th at 2pm as we welcome Order of Ontario recipient Elise Harding-Davis who will present "The Colours of Essex County: Historic African Canadian Cemeteries."
To join on January 12th, please go to https://t.co/tJTKwWynPG
Researchers estimate that approximately one in eight Canadian women are likely suffering from an unrecognized brain injury related to domestic violence.
How does intimate partner violence affect women’s brains? ⬇️
https://t.co/8visO0esEb
Are you a BIPOC student who is seeking a mentor to help guide you? Our Freedom Achievers Mentorship Program has over twenty mentors from a wide range of career backgrounds who are here to help. All you need to do to start the process is register here https://t.co/A3AIlxY8pL
Tomorrow, on the National Day of Remembrance, we honour the victims of the Montreal École Polytechnique massacre. Read more about each of the victims, here #CallItFemicide#16Days#EndGBV https://t.co/LAJVVOuPEI
Save the Date! On Wednesday, December 7th at 7pm @Aburgfreedom is hosting Christmas at the Museum in the Nazrey Church. Enjoy music from the Jim Walls Trio, followed by refreshments and a silent auction. To purchase tickets, please go to https://t.co/aGx9PYZWtL