{"id":43580,"date":"2021-03-05T15:54:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=43580"},"modified":"2021-03-05T15:54:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T20:54:55","slug":"international-womens-day-magdalen-islanders-choosetochallenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/international-womens-day-magdalen-islanders-choosetochallenge\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women&#8217;s Day: Magdalen Islanders #ChooseToChallenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.micami.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders<\/a> (CAMI) and several community organizations have partnered to host a virtual paint night in celebration of International Women's Day (IWD).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43777\" style=\"width: 267px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43777\" class=\"wp-image-43777\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CassandraPetrella-Image-500x500.jpg\" alt=\"A headshot of Cassandra Petrella sitting in a wooden chair against a beige background.\" width=\"257\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CassandraPetrella-Image-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CassandraPetrella-Image-250x250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CassandraPetrella-Image-215x215.jpg 215w, https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CassandraPetrella-Image.jpg 581w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-43777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cassandra Patrella, founder of the not-for-profit organization the I Love Me Campaign. Photo by Senta Counselling.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The event is planned for Saturday, March 6, and will include a painting workshop, messages from local organizations and health tips from a local massage therapist. The guest speaker, Cassandra Patrella from <a href=\"https:\/\/sentacounselling.com\/\">Senta Counselling<\/a>, hopes to motivate the women attending through her words of inspiration through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ilmcampaign.com\/\">I Love Me campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will also be given a take home dinner and a purple rose to mark the day.<\/p>\n<p>IWD celebrates \"the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women\" globally on March 8, according to the IWD official website. The day also advocates for gender parity worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 IWD theme is \"Choose to Challenge.\"<\/p>\n<p>The inspiration for the local IWD event comes from meetings with French-language partners who wish to work more and offer their services to the English-speaking community.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the full interview below where Helena Burke describes in details the event, the inspiration of the event and her own personal message for women.<\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-43580-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Interview-Helena_womens-day_2021_final.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Interview-Helena_womens-day_2021_final.mp3\">https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Interview-Helena_womens-day_2021_final.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders (CAMI) and several community organizations have partnered to host a virtual paint night in celebration of International Women&#8217;s Day (IWD). The event is planned for Saturday, March 6, and will include a painting workshop, messages from local organizations and health tips from a local massage therapist. 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