Keep up with all the latest news from the St. John’s Status of Women Council! Here you’ll find updates about our various programs and how we’re getting involved in our community.
- The Safe Substance Use Program (SSUP) Comes to an EndSSUP Is Ending. The Need Is Not. After four years of program operations, the Safer Substance Use Program is coming to an end. That is difficult to write because SSUP is not ending due to a lack of need. It is not ending because the… Read more: The Safe Substance Use Program (SSUP) Comes to an End
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. John’s Status of Women Council Appoints Courtney Clarke as Executive DirectorThe St. John’s Status of Women Council (SJSWC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Courtney Clarke as Executive Director. Download the report to read it in full.
- SJSWC 16 Days of Activism Against GBV 2025November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the first of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence. Learn more in the attached graphics about the Mirabel Sisters and their revolutionary legacy. Please follow along with us over the next… Read more: SJSWC 16 Days of Activism Against GBV 2025
- HIRING: SJSWC Executive DirectorSince inception over 53 years ago, the St. John’s Status of Women Council and St. John’s Women’s Center (SJSWC/WC) have continually worked to achieve equality and justice through political activism, community collaboration, and the creation of a safe inclusive space for all women and gender-diverse… Read more: HIRING: SJSWC Executive Director
- OPEN LETTER: St. John’s Status of Women Council calls for safe passage of St. John’s residents on flotilla to Gaza, permanent ceasefire and effective two-way arms embargoDear Prime Minister Carney, On behalf of the St. John’s Status of Women Council (hereafter SJSWC), as one of the province’s oldest feminist organizations, the SJSWC has been deeply rooted in the St. John’s community for over fifty years, providing care, support and advocacy towards… Read more: OPEN LETTER: St. John’s Status of Women Council calls for safe passage of St. John’s residents on flotilla to Gaza, permanent ceasefire and effective two-way arms embargo
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. John’s Status of Women Council Appoints Jennifer Bessell as Interim Executive DirectorThe St. John’s Status of Women Council (SJSWC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Bessell as Interim Executive Director. Jennifer will lead the SJSWC/Women’s Centre team effective May 20, 2025, offering continuity of services until such time a new Executive Director will be… Read more: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: St. John’s Status of Women Council Appoints Jennifer Bessell as Interim Executive Director
- Gender-Based Violence Services and Prevention SurveyThere is work to be done to prevent gender-based violence (GBV) in NL. This survey aims to learn from people who have experienced GBV. The St. John’s Status of Women Council and the Provincial Action Network on the Status of Women (PANSOW) are asking survivors… Read more: Gender-Based Violence Services and Prevention Survey
- The SJSWC Stands In Solidarity With Resident ProtestorsHonourable Premier FureyHonourable Minister HuttonHonourable Minister AbbottHonourable Minister Hogan This week, notices went up in and around Bannerman Park and the Colonial Building indicating the intent to remove temporary, semi-permanent and permanent structures. Actions to steal and displace belongings of Residents at Tent City are… Read more: The SJSWC Stands In Solidarity With Resident Protestors
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Gender-Responsive Care: Making Substance Use Services Work for Women and Gender-Diverse PeopleApril 17, 2024 After 3 years of implementing their award winning Managed Alcohol Program, the SJSWC launches a new report to shed light on the need for harm reduction services to be safe and accessible for gender diverse people and women. Ensuring equitable access to… Read more: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Gender-Responsive Care: Making Substance Use Services Work for Women and Gender-Diverse People
- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PANSOW Calls for apology from the Minister of JusticeNEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, 3 April 2024 – On March 6th, in response to a petition presented by Member of the House of Assembly Lela Evans, the Justice and Public Safety Minister John Hogan, stated “…the lawyers in this province are not retraumatizing sexual assault victims;… Read more: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PANSOW Calls for apology from the Minister of Justice
- RFP – Marketing and Business Plan DevelopmentThe SJSWC has been awarded funds by the Investment Readiness Program to help with preparing a marketing and business plan for our new social enterprise. Our mission for this project is to help build a safer and stronger community and foster positive social change by… Read more: RFP – Marketing and Business Plan Development
- Being the Harm Reduction Coordinator at the St. John’s Status of Women CouncilReflections from the outgoing leader of our Managed Alcohol Program team, Becky Fleming It has been no small task to develop, launch, and lead the province’s first managed alcohol program (MAP), but Becky Fleming never flinched in leading her team in this vital harm reduction… Read more: Being the Harm Reduction Coordinator at the St. John’s Status of Women Council
