CAWI Publications

All of the CAWI publications and videos below are meant to be shared and shared and shared again. Use these tools, songs and stories with your organization, community, family, friends and colleagues to have your voice heard at City Hall, influence organizational diversity and inclusion and inform your own program, policy and planning activities.

You are encouraged to print or use any of the below publications or videos in their entirety with reference to CAWI. However, prior to using any parts of these publications in other publications for non-profit or for profit use, please contact us for permission.

Encouraging Diverse Voices in city decision making

Women's Civic Participation Kit – Diversity of Women Influencing the City of Ottawa

Everything you need to know to get you, your organization or your family prepared for having your voice heard at city hall. The Kit is also used as the participant workbook in our training programs. read more

Brochure: Our Votes Count!

All you need to know about voting in your municipal election. From exploring the candidates' views on issues, to registration to election day . Over 10,000 printed and distributed since 2003 - not including all those who accessed it online.

• Arabic print
• Chinese print
• English web, print
• French web, print
• Spanish web or print
• Somali web or print

   

Brochure: Our Views Matter!

A concise, easy to understand overview of how City government works. Packed with practical ways of developing your message and making your views known at City Hall. Produced in 8 languages, up to 10,000 copies have been distributed throughout Ottawa since 2002.

• English web or print
• French web or print
• Spanish web or print
• Kinya-rwanda web or print
• Somali web or print
• Arabic web or print
• Chinese web or print

Please contact us if your community would like to participate in making any of our publications or videos available in additional languages.

Women's Eyes On Ottawa Walking Tour

Welcome to this Women’s Walking Tour As you walk the streets of Canada’s Capital, you will see buildings and monuments that tell you some of our culture and history. But the experiences of women of diverse cultures, abilities and backgrounds are almost invisible. This guidebook is designed by local women to make our experiences more visible to you. Come with us on this walk, as we share with you our experiences, histories and the contributions women are making to create a better Canada.

Systematically integrating inclusive decision making into city policies, programs and practices

Equity and Inclusion Lens

Currently being implemented in the city of Ottawa, this comprehensive guide helps staff and management in any organization view their planning and program development and delivery activities to ensure they are inclusive of the full diversity of men and women.

Diversity Snapshots

Peach Paper

Making Ottawa's Municipal Governance Equitable & Inclusive: Peach Paper 2011
CAWI Peach Papers provide the City with the perspectives of the diversity of women on how to make City decision-making and governance structures more inclusive. The focus of this Peach Paper is to provide input into the 2011 Governance Review, and to inform the review of the City of Ottawa Public Participation Policy as mandated by Council.

Gender Equality Lens

Promoting the equality and inclusion for the full diversity of women in Ottawa, the Lens provides checklists and questions to ask during Research, Consultations, Policy and program Development and delivery and evaluation activities

Planning an Effective Consultation

Be confident you are including the full diversity of women in your community or consultations.

Contact us regarding tailored solutions for implementing these tools in your organization.

Songs and Stories

"Listen: "Women's Eye's on the Budget"

("Video-Song, June 2006)
– sung to the tune of "When the Saints Go Marching In, this song expresses the importance of women's views on issues important to themselves and their families

Watch: "A City for All, All for our City"

(Video–Poem, June 2010)
- Created from start to finish by a team of 20 diverse CAWI participants.

Fartuun's Adan's Story

(Video, March 2010).
- participating in the municipal decision-making process. (March 2009)

"A Taxing Story"

(Script, June 10th 2008)
- CAWI women present to the captivated and edutained members of the Standing Committee of Community and Protective Services