WTC had a very busy year with workshops, data collection projects, council policy reviews, and a team that just keeps growing. Here are just a few highlights of what we've accomplished as a group of amazing and committed volunteers, staff, and board of directors.
44: the number of Wise Practices we currently have on our database
32: the number of new volunteers we onboarded this year
25: the number of volunteers we added to our Hot Pink Paper Campaign team
23: the number of blog posts we wrote
18: the number of WTC community members who spoke on behalf of WTC at events, conferences, and webinars
15: new organizational policies that were created this year
12: times that Watch Council released statements responding to council motions
12: the number of active board members who currently serve as directors
7: times that Watch Council waited in the queue to present to council.
7: grant applications we filled out (we were successful with 5 of them!)
5: the number of staff members we added to our team!
5: municipalities that our Community Organizer will be spreading the HPPC to in BC
4: campaigns we led on the TRC Calls to Action, removing a racist & misogynistic street sign, re-naming Gladstone elementary, and race-based data
3: workshops WTC ran on intersectionality and city issues
3: the number of websites designed by our staff (WTC, WFCC, and our internal Intranet)
1: one very successful fundraising campaign thanks to all of you!
We spent an innumerable amount of energy and effort this year to help make this city a place where all women and people who experience gender oppression can thrive. We are so proud of what we have all accomplished together and can't wait to do more next year.
