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2011 Annual General Meeting & Public Information Session

When: June 22, 2011

Location: Maritime Plaza Hotel
Room Beaupré 1
1155 Rue Guy
Metro Guy
A light snack will be served.

Hoop Dancing Performance by Marie-Celine Charron

Time: 6:00pm

Festival St-Ambroise Fringe Montréal

The St-Ambroise Montreal FRINGE Festival is the ultimate Summer happening to hit up for that unbeatable neighborhood feel! Block party and performing arts collide every June in the Plateau Mile-End for this celebration of creativity without limits that includes music, comedy, dance and theatre from over 500 performers. The St-Ambroise Montreal FRINGE Festival is bilingual, and includes local, national and international artists from Montreal to Greece to Japan!

Trafalgar Golf Tournament

The Native Women's Shelter of Montreal would like to thank the Trafalgar school as they have been selected as a Trafalgar Golf Tournament beneficiary. The event will be held at the Golf Club Métropolitain Anjou, June 9: so mark the date!

Support for a Native Parajudicial Services Worker

Click here (Word).

Mary Ann Wapachee Quietly Leaves Us

It is with sad regret that the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal, Nakuset, Executive Director and the Board inform the Aboriginal community of Montreal that Mary Ann Wapachee, James Bay Cree from Mistissini, Québec, passed away in the early morning of Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 52 years.
 
Mary Ann Wapachee leaves behind her companion and special friend, Charlie, and her children, Darlene, Stephanie and Alex.
 
Mary Ann was well-known among Montreal community members for her smile, her enthusiasm and support of the community. She worked with the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal, the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal and she participated in many community events.
 
Most recently, Mary Ann was the well-loved cook and the friend of the women of the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal.  She will be deeply missed by all.
 
An Aboriginal community memorial service and celebration of her life by friends and family will be held on Sunday at 13h00 at the Native Friendship Centre of Montréal, 2001 boulevard St-Laurent, Montréal, Québec. A community feast «mookasan» will follow. Food donations are welcome.

New Address & New Logo

Please note the change in the postal box of our address and our logo.

End of Projects

The Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF) project is coming to an end on June 30, 2010. Read more.
The Harm Reduction Project is coming to an end on March 31, 2010. In the past months, the shelter has sought funding in order to guarantee that these projects will be maintained after the end of this fiscal year.
Please sign our petition "Request for the Reinstatement of Funds to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation" http://www.petitiononline.com/fundAHF/petition/html.
For more information and to follow the progress of the Native Women Shelter's efforts to restore funding to the Aboriginal Healing Foundation and the other 133 affected projects, visit www.ineedhealing.wordpress.com.

Grandmother Moon Newsletter

Winter 2009 (PDF)
Fall 2009 (PDF)
Summer 2009 (PDF)
Spring 2009 (PDF)

Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy Meeting

The last meeting of the Montreal Urban Aboriginal Community Strategy was held on September 29, 2009. As soon as the report has been approved by the Steering Committee it will be posted to this site. The next meeting of the network is tentatively set for the month of February, more details will follow shortly...

Please find attached copies of the reports from the UACS meetings:
June 15th, 2009 (PDF)
March 10th, 2009 (PDF)
January 13th, 2009 (PDF)
November 5th, 2008 (PDF)

Past Events

Mamu chu chi nan: Fundraising event for Native Women's Shelter of Montreal

Time: Sunday, March 20 at 6:00pm - March 21 at 12:00am
Location: Restaurant Nouveau Palais 281 Bernard Ouest Montreal, QC  

* What: A 5 (maybe 6) course meal including meats sourced from northern and aboriginal suppliers... and a few surprises. Additionally, we will hold a silent auction featuring various pieces of Native arts and crafts.
* Who: You in the dining room, Joey in the kitchen, and a team of volunteers from the Aboriginal Law Association (ALA) of McGill University serving you. Contact Melissa Isaac for tickets: melissa23isaac@hotmail.com or 514-465-6026. Tickets are a minimum contribution of $75 (but you are more than welcome to give the NWSM more money if you can). Wine will be available, but the cost of wine is not included in the $75 price.
* Why: The NWSM has suffered from significant funding cuts by the Federal Government, all proceeds will benefit the NWSM to ensure they can continue to provide their services to our Native sisters, mothers, grandmothers, aunts, nieces, and friends. I hope you can make it out to the event, and even if you can't, but would still like to contribute to the cause, no matter how much you donate, every little bit helps. When reserving tickets with Melissa, please let her know if you have any dietary restrictions. Meat will be served, no substitutes. The meat will not be kosher nor halal. 

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VDay Concordia 2010

V-Day Concordia is Announcing the following: The Vagina Monologues tickets!
You can purchase your tickets at VIA's office on 2150 Bishop K-205. We are there Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 11 to 6.
You can also reserve by emailing tickets@viaconcordia.ca
Just indicate the following:
Name, date and time of show, nr. of tickets, type of tickets (student or non-student).
There will be three perfomances:
Saturday March 20th at 7:30 pm
Sunday March 21st at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm
To volunteer email aoaconcordia@gmail.
http://www.facebook.com/l/24a4b;www.viaconcordia.ca

VDay McGill 2010

We are happy to announce that VDay McGill has once again chosen the NWSM as a beneficiary for this year's production of the Vagina Monologues. The presentation will be running from February 5-7, 2010 @ 8pm at McGill University, Leacock 132. It will run approx. 2 hours including intermission. If you have any questions please consult the attached poster (PDF) or e-mail producer.vdaymcgill@gmail.com or visit their website at http://vday.mcgill.ca.

Free Workshop

Free workshop with Sugandhi Wickremarachchi of the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) 
“Beyond the Banana: Biology of HIV Transmission”
FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2009
10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Projet Autochtones du Québec
Address: 90 de la Gauchetière East, Montreal, Quebec
Poster (MS Word)

Presentation

The presentation 'Reclaiming Indigenous Feminism through Reproductive Justice' will take place August 27th, 2009 at 2:00pm at the Native Friendship Centre of Montreal.

VDay McGill 2009

We would like to thank VDay McGill for selecting the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal as one of their beneficiaries for their production of 'The Vagina Monologues' on February 13th, 14th and 15th, 2009. Please see the press release (PDF).

VDay Concordia 2009

The Association of Alms of Concordia University in association with the V-Day global campaign to stop violence against women and girls hosted a benefit production of The Vagina Monologues this March 11th & 12th, 2009. All proceeds will be donated to the Native Women's Shelter of Montreal and the V-Day Spotlight Campaign. We would like to extend a great thanks to Concordia for selecting us as their beneficiary and for allowing us to participate in their production of the Monologues.

Panel Discussion

The School of Community and Public Affairs of Concordia University held a panel discussion entitled Culture Shock: The Urban Aboriginal Experience on March 3rd, 2009. The panel discussion was a great success and the turn out was beyond expectations. Read the press release (MS Word).

Stay tuned for further developments to come.