Participating in the Canadian Feminist Disability Coalition (CFDC) national meet and greet was a great opportunity to meet like-minded individuals who share passion for advocacy and peer support work.
The objective of the CFDC project is to build the leadership and advocacy skills of diverse women and girls with disabilities to become agents of change for their rights in Canada. This project is a partnership between the Live Work Well Research Centre at the University of Guelph (LWWRC), DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada (DAWN) Indigenous Disability Canada (IDC) and the Disability Justice Network of Ontario (DJNO).
The CFDC project is funded by the federal department of Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) through March 2024. The Project Director is Dr. Deborah Stienstra, a professor in Political Science at the University of Guelph
and Director of the Live Work Well Research Centre.
The CFDC project aims to generate systemic change among diverse girls and women with disabilities in Canada, it will:
• Highlight and address discriminatory policies and practices that are a barrier for diverse girls and women with disabilities in Canada.
• Identify and implement resources, policies and practices that will aid diverse girls and women with disabilities’ leadership in social, economic and political sectors.
• Enhance networks and collaborations between civil society organizations, CFDC partners and diverse girls and women with disabilities through regional, national and transnational events, workshops and programs.