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(Above) Elders participating in the Summit included (from left)
Verna McGregor, Parm Burgess, and Sally Webster.
What delegates said:
• “Passion for gender-based violence work can be
compared to a fire. If we pay attention to it, it
ignites change. If we aren’t paying attention,
the fire goes out or it can get out of control,
and we get burned.”
• “Although we are all from different
organizations, we all share that our work is
tough, underpaid, undervalued. There is a
gender issue – most of us are women providing
these kinds of services.”
• “When you feel you’re out on the perimeter,
hearing others in the room has really helped
reassure me that sometimes we’ve been on
the right path and that this is a common
experience.”
• “We work by, for and with women. And I realized
how strong this sector is, but also fragile, in
times of crisis. And the people we count on are
front-line workers ... We need to properly fund
this sector because it is vital.”
• “We came from Saskatoon ... hearing all the
powerful speeches from all the women from
all over, it’s so powerful to be able to bring this
back to my community.”
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