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• Olympic Trials: Trafficking and the 2010 Games
  Summer marks the arrival of the first-ever issue of Riding the Waves and with it, an in depth look into modern-day slavery: human sex trafficking. With the Olympic Games fast approaching, experts say thousands of women and children can become vulnerable to this horrific crime against humanity. To learn more click here.
  
• World Day of Prayer: Get set for next year! Plan now for the annual service, held on the first Friday in March each year (March 5, 2010). Our WDP 2009 webpage includes a number of resources you can download free of charge, as well as information on how to hold a Festival or Preparation Day, or order materials for your community.
• Spring WICC NEWS : For the latest news and updates from the Women's Inter-Chruch Council of Canada, check out our new issue of WICC NEWS, available as a free pdf download here. For a printed copy, please contact the WICC office.
  
  
  
• Send in your 90th anniversary reports: WICC has been celebrating its 90th anniversary over the past few months, and there have been many celebrations across the county. We would love to receive reports and photos from your event; please send them by e-mail or mail to the WICC office.
  It's not too late to be part of our 90th anniversary celebrations.  WICC has prepared a special liturgy and DVD, as well as a commemorative pin and bookmark. To order these resources or find more information, visit our 90th Anniversary webpage.

• Learn about the new sewing centre started by SHARE in El Salvador: WICC supported this organization with a project grant this year. Check out our Gifts in Action profile here.

• I've Got Shoes: In her President's message, Judith Snowdon asks "How should we live with integrity and modesty in a consumer society while there is so much need in most of the world". Click here to read more.

• Prayer Concerns for 2009: Fellowship of the Least Coin supporters are invited to use our free monthly Prayer Concerns. The 2009 concerns are available as a free pdf download here. For more information on how you can be part of the FLC, visit our FLC page.
  
• March - Supporting our Sisters in Spirit
  Time and time again, statistics show that women who belong to racial minorities are over-represented as victims of violence. In 2004, the Native Women's Association of Canada launched the national Sisters in Spirit campaign to raise public awareness of the more than 500 Indigenous women who have gone missing More… (PDF: 123K)
  
  This article is part of the 2009 monthly Fellowship of the Least Coin commitments to pray for peace, justice and reconciliation. Click here for more information about the FLC.
• Download resources on violence against women: Portions of Healing Waters: Churches Working to End Violence against Women can now be downloaded from this page. The excerpts include background information on violence against women, ways to respond to suspected survivors of abuse, as well as worship and Bible study suggestions.
  

Kelley Aitken, who designed the medallion graphics on this site, is an artist, writer and illustrator. She teaches art to women who have experienced long term poverty. She is the author of a collection of short stories set in Ecuador, Love in a Warm Climate, The Porcupine’s Quill, ‘98, and a co-editor of the anthology First Writes, The Banff Press, ‘05. She lives with her partner in Toronto.