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Celebrating 20 years of Collective Advocacy

2025-09-23T14:53:47-04:00

We reached a remarkable milestone: we have officially turned 20! Since our beginnings, we’ve been committed to creating a caring and equitable city where all residents and communities are empowered, engaged, and thriving. To celebrate, we are putting the spotlight on 20 years of collective advocacy. Come see the exhibit! Where: City of Ottawa Archives, 100 Tallwood Drive When: September 29, 2025 – January 10, 2026 We’ll also be hosting a vernissage in November. More details coming soon!

CAWI stories: a woman fighting hunger, one bag at a time

Annelies2022-11-07T15:23:50-05:00

With CAWI since 2004, Cathy Hamilton is always present at the civic engagement tables – Making Voices Count and Maamawe – and last year she started a remarkable volunteer project, the Clementine Towers Food Pantry. The pantry delivers fresh produce and grocery items for the residents of Clementine Towers, in Heron Park, every Thursday. After trying to pick up items at the nearest food bank for her neighbours and learning that each person needed to go there, Cathy had the idea. “Many neighbours have mobility impairments, and two kilometers is too far for them to walk. I couldn’t stand to see [...]