Vancouver, – In honour of International Women’s Day, Vancouver-area women of all backgrounds are invited to take part in a special, free women’s event – the Multicultural Women’s Conference and Fair on March 25, 2017, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Croatian Cultural Centre (3250 Commercial Dr.).
Let’s keep the momentum of women’s issues moving forward with a positive, empowering event that aims to bring women of all backgrounds together to connect, learn and inspire each other. After all, balancing all the demands we place on ourselves as women is not easy. Neither is overcoming the external professional, gender and cultural challenges we encounter.
“Sometimes we need an event like the Multicultural Women’s Conference and Fair for an opportunity to be inspired, and gain new insights from other women,” says Margaret Jetelina, editor of Canadian Immigrant magazine, the presenter of the event. “It’s about learning and making connections, and moving women’s issues forward.”
Here’s an overview of the activities and workshops being offered at the Multicultural Women’s Conference and Fair:
9:45 a.m.: REGISTRATION OPENS AT DOOR
10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.: WELCOME plus a special BollyX dance/fitness presentation by Clara Chan
10:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.: TRADESHOW OF EXHIBITORS, which includes:
- free Resumé Clinic by MOSAIC
- “Get your Corporate Headshot” station with photographer Maddie Adams
- “Mini Manicure” station by Beauty Night Society
- Women’s Empowerment Art Therapy sessions with art therapist and life coach Nicole Gfeller
10:30 a.m.: TOOLS AND TIPS FOR STARTING YOUR BUSINESS with Alpana Sharma of Women’s Enterprise Centre
11:30 a.m.: CAREERS WITH THE VPD + SAFETY DEMO with Detectives Andrea Dunn, Michelle Neufeld and Julie Birtch
12:30 p.m.: BE MINDFUL, BE YOUR BEST with Jasmine Bharucha, realtor, author and singer
1 p.m.: CONFIDENCE AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO CAREER SUCCESS with leadership coach Manpreet Dhillon
1:45 p.m.: THE WOMAN’S VOICE: SPEAKING TIPS with Catherine Steele of English Pronunciation for Success
2:15 p.m.: NETWORKING TRUTHS, TIPS AND TRICKS with Karen Southall Watts, entrepreneur and business trainer
2:45 p.m.: PARENTING WORKSHOP: THE POWER OF CONNECTION with Cheryl Song, parenting trainer and columnist
3:15 p.m.: CREATING A HAPPY BALANCE with Dr. Nareeta Stephenson of Strawberries and Sunshine Healing Centre
Registration for the event at www.canadianimmigrant.ca/womensfair<http://www.canadianimmigrant.ca/womensfair>.
For a spot in the art therapy group session, please email mjetelina@metroland.com.
