Media Advisory: The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) invites you to attend Poetry Night

 

Media Advisory: The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) invites you to attend Poetry Night

November 20, 2019

The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) invites you to attend Poetry Night.

SITE	DATE & TIME	LOCATION	CONTACT
Thunder Bay	November 25, 2019	ONWA	Madonna Hardy
	6:00 – 9:00 PM	380 Ray Blvd	mhardy@onwa.ca
Napanee	November 25, 2019	HARS (HIV/AIDS Regional Services)	Sarah Dunkley
	6:00 – 9:00 PM	844 Princess St Kingston	ahbhcnapanee@onwa.ca
Sioux Lookout	November 25, 2019	SWAC office	Nicole Robertson
	5:00 – 6:30 PM	26 Second Avenue North	nrobertson@onwa.ca
Kenora	November 25, 2019	Evergreen Public School	Darci Everson
	5:00 – 8:00 PM	Gymnasium 1 Brinkman Road	deverson@onwa.ca
Greenstone	December 6, 2019	Women’s Shelter	Pam Tremblay
	6:30 PM		chow.geraldton@onwa.ca

The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) is hosting Poetry Nights across Ontario to raise awareness of Violence Against Women in support of the United Nations International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women #orangetheworld campaign. This day provides an opportunity to create a space where Indigenous women can gather and celebrate strength and resiliency.

Art as Healing Trauma is a strong foundation of the work ONWA does, addressing violence from perspectives rooted in cultural teachings. ONWA is committed to supporting communities and hope to those on their healing journey, and invites all poets, storytellers, writers and spoken word artists to help raise awareness of the violence against Indigenous Women and Girls by participating in events across Ontario. Province wide submissions are considered for ONWA’s annual publication Strong Hands Stop Violence, which highlights poetry written by Indigenous women.

For more information, please contact:

Andre Morriseau Communications Manager, ONWA Email: amorriseau@onwa.ca | Tel: 647-970-7661

Karen Marconi Marketing Manager, ONWA Email: kmarconi@onwa.ca | Tel: 807-625-8583

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