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Join the celebrations marking International Women’s Day in your community. Here is a list of events happening around the country this year.
Alberta
Edmonton
March 10, 2019 - 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cosmopolitan Music Society 8426 Gateway Blvd NW, T6E 4B4
Rally, march and cultural forum
Hosted by Unifor Local 54a
Rally indoors, march on Whyte Ave, followed by refreshments and cultural performances. RSVP here.
Edmonton
March 8, 2019, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
City Room at City Hall, 1 Sir Winston Churchill Square
For more information, click here.
Edmonton
March 8, 2019 - 6:30 p.m.
Select Restaurant Best Indian Food, 10018 106 St NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1G1
International Women's Day Dinner and Discussion.
Tickets are $ 10; no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. RSVP here.
British Columbia
Duncan
March 9, 2019 - 11:00 a.m.
Charles Hoey Park – the train station
Cowichan Valley International Women’s Day Rally and Festival
Victoria
March 8, 2019 - 3:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Council Chambers at City Hall
Art, poetry, music, conversations, performance arts, drumming
The Annual Bridges International Women’s Day Luncheon is a fundraiser that supports the Bridges for Women programs. These programs focus on ending the cycle of violence, poverty and isolation for women in Victoria and BC, by providing healing, education and employment programs. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
Manitoba
Winnipeg
March 7, 2019 - 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
1376 Grant Ave., Main Floor
This is a free event, featuring drumming courtesy of Mama Bear Clan, and guest speaker, MLA Nahanni Fontaine. Donations of feminine hygiene products will go to North Point Douglas Women’s Resource Centre.
Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's
March 3, 2019 - 11:00 a.m.
Holiday Inn, 5 Navigator Ave, A1A 0R5
Bread and Roses Brunch
Ticket required.
Nova Scotia
Halifax
March 8, 2019 - 8:00 a.m.
63 Otter Lake Court, B3S 1M1
Breakfast and Morning of Sisterhood Solidarity
Hosted by Unifor Halifax Office - RSVP is required!
Sydney
March 9, 2019 - 10:00 a.m.
4 High Street, B2A 2A4
Breakfast and morning of Sisterhood Solidarity
Hosted by Unifor Sydney Office - RSVP is required!
Ontario
Kitchener
March 9, 2019 - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
600 Wabanaki Drive, (Local 1106 Union Hall), N2C 2K4
Social/breakfast brunch
Hosted by Unifor Local 1106, RSVP is required.
Oshawa
March 10, 2019 - 10:00 a.mm (social) 12 noon (lunch)
Unifor Local 222 Union Hall, 1425 Phillip Murray Ave, L1J 8L4
Social and lunch
Ticket required. Hosted by Unifor Local 222
Peterborough
March 8, 2019 - 5:30 p.m.
Seeds of Change at Emmanuel United Church, 534 George Street North, K9H 3S2
IWD Annual Community Gathering
Hosted by the Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC)
Sudbury
March 8, 2019 - 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Caruso Club Sudbury, 385 Haig Street, P3C 1C5
Angels on the Rock
Ticket required. Hosted by Sudbury Women's Centre
Toronto
March 9, 2019 – 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
25 Cecil Street, M5T 1N1
Mary Spratt IWD Breakfast
Hosted by United Steel Workers - Toronto Area Council
Toronto
March 9, 2019 - 11:00 a.m. (Rally), 1pm (March)
OISE auditorium, 252 Bloor St W, M5S 1V6
Rally and march
Hosted by the Toronto International Women's Day Committee
Windsor
March 1, 2019 – 6:00 p.m.
1855 Turner Road, N8W 3K2
Celebrating Women's Movement - Dinner and Draw
Ticket required. Hosted by Unifor Locals 200 and 444
Quebec
Montreal
March 8, 2019 - 7:45 am
Montreal Courthouse, 1 Notre-Dame Street East, Montreal, H2Y 1B6
As part of International Women's Day, the Quebec Women's Federation is organizing a rally on Friday, March 8 to denounce the abuses and inequalities that women face in our society. It's a date!
Please do not bring Unifor flags. Sign up here.
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
March 20, 2019 - 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Hudson's Canadian Tap House, 401 21st St E, S7K 0C5
3rd Annual Tampon Tuesday Event and Collection Drive
Hosted by Unifor Local 1-S
For more information, click here.
