Elizabeth Fry Society of Edmonton

Our deepest sympathies to all who knew and cherished Clarence. He helped hundreds of our clients to complete their taxes over the years. A true community hero; he will be missed.

"If you do not take drastic action now, you are risking the lives of a large number of people that you are responsible for keeping safe, and you will be holding inmates in conditions that clearly breach Canadian human rights standards." Depopulate prisons. Community-based alternatives to incarceration have never been more important.

Join us tomorrow at 10 am for our free virtual Healing How-To Workshop. Come learn about healing and the steps we can take to heal together. To register, please contact Robyn - [email protected]

60% of prisoners at the Calgary Correctional Centre have tested positive!! 60%!

We have new legislation, new words and so on, but when you look at the numbers, there are all the same old problems.

Thank you to everybody who participated in our Fall 50/50! The name has been drawn and the winner has been contacted. The total amount raised was $6230, so $3115 went to the lucky winner and the other half is going to our critically important programs and services. Thanks to you, we are able to continue to support and empower the marginalized women, girls, and non-binary folks in our community.

Earlier today, the Office of the Correctional Investigator released their annual report which included an investigation into sexual coercion and violence in federal prisons. You can read our full response here: https://ac935091-bf76-4969-8249-ae3a107fca23.filesusr.com/

We still have spots available in our upcoming virtual Work4Women Series! Join us to learn about all things job related. The program begins on October 20th - please email Tyra to register. ([email protected])

Tomorrow is the last day for you to buy tickets for our first ever online 50/50 raffle! With your help, the Elizabeth Fry Society can continue to support some of our community’s most vulnerable, marginalized, victimized and criminalized folks. The lucky winner will take home half of the jackpot with the other going directly to our programs and services. Please purchase your tickets here: https://rafflebox.ca/raffle/elizabethfry/ Ticket Sales End Oct 15. Draw date: October 30, 2020.

The Elizabeth Fry Society is excited to host our first ever online 50/50 raffle. Due to COVID, many of our regular fundraising opportunities have not been possible. We, like many other organizations, have been impacted financially amidst this pandemic. This 50/50 will help us to support our sustainability in supporting some of our community’s most vulnerable, marginalized, victimized and criminalized folks. The lucky winner will take home half of the jackpot with the other going directly to our programs and services. Please purchase your tickets here: https://rafflebox.ca/raffle/elizabethfry/ Ticket Sales End Oct 15. Draw date: October 30, 2020.

Join us for our Virtual Learning Circle on Tuesday October 13th at 11:00 am! Please email Sydney ([email protected]) to register.

On Thursday October 8th at 3 PM we are hosting a free virtual workshop, Healing How-To. If you would like to join us, please send an email to [email protected]

AISH works out to ~$12 an hour for a 35 hour/week job. Minimum wage is $15 but living wage is over $16. Holding people in poverty exposes them to marginalization, victimization, criminalization and discrimination.

This entire situation is tragic. It is all layers of trauma. This is also why we can’t rely on the criminal justice system for justice when it is so much more than individual accountability. The article says that Police are looking for witnesses; I bet they aren’t referring to witnesses of systemic trauma and harm that predispose Indigenous girls and women to victimization and criminalization. Our hearts sink remembering all the witnesses who came forward during the MMIWG inquiry. And yet more Indigenous women and girls die despite this testimony and reliving all this pain. We are thinking about all those impacted by this trauma and we are reminded that this work - addressing systemic inequity that places Indigenous women and girls at risk to go missing or be murdered - needs to be prioritized every.single.day.