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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesJuly 2, 2020

Seran Celik, Calgary AB

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesJune 28, 2020

Noriko Ohsada, Canmore AB

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Video StoriesJune 23, 2020

My Mother and Grandmother Walk with Me

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Video StoriesJune 19, 2020

In Salmon’s Shoes

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesJune 15, 2020

Natalia Mokhovikova, Richmond BC

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Video StoriesJune 10, 2020

Beneath the Surface

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Video StoriesJune 4, 2020

Heels in My Life

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesJune 2, 2020

Teenaz Javat, Mississauga ON

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesMay 15, 2020

Tenzin Palzom, Banff AB

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What We're Doing NowMay 11, 2020

The book by Tanaz Bhathena has been awarded the 2019 Nautilus Gold Award.

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesMay 10, 2020

Mariana Barron, Banff, AB

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesMay 3, 2020

Dana Roman, Canmore, AB

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesMay 3, 2020

Umut Duygu Uzunel, Toronto, ON

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesApril 28, 2020

Cordelia Tang, Toronto, ON

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesApril 28, 2020

Sinthia Zaman, Calgary AB

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesApril 28, 2020

Shaima Jaff, Vancouver BC

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What We're Doing NowApril 24, 2020

New Chapter in Edmonton

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What We're Doing NowApril 20, 2020

The Shoe Project Shorts

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COVID Across Canada: Short TakesApril 14, 2020

Rhoda Akuol Philip, Toronto ON

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In the MediaJune 18, 2018

In her shoes, after she got on her feet: In The Shoe Project workshops, women write about their immigration to Canada

Marsha Lederman, The Globe and Mail

In the MediaApril 22, 2018

Stepping into Their Shoes: An encounter with Immigrant Women
By Cindy Lapena

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What They’re Saying

Lua Willliams and Nurdjana Canmore

“I have never imagined I could be standing in front of an audience sharing a personal story in English. The Shoe Project has been the most empowering experience in my life.”

Natalia Rodriguez Bussi, Uruguay

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Shoes Tell a Story

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OMNI TV, Focus Mandarin interview with The Shoe Project participant, Stacy Ko, March 5, 2020

OMNI TV

OMNI TV The Shoe Project encourages female newcomers to express their voices through writing.

OMNI TV

CBC (The Homestretch, Calgary) interview with Barb Howard, The Shoe Project writing mentor, and Nelli Antepli, one of the Calgary performers.

CBC Calgary interview

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BBC World Service Newsday interview with Katherine Govier, The Shoe Project Founder, Artistic Director and Natalia Mokhovikova, Vancouver participant

BBC Interview (Jan. 2, 2020)

“This is such a remarkable project! I actually heard about it on the radio a few months ago. So original.”

Lauren, audience member from Toronto performance: Standing Room Only lV

How the shoe fits: Halifax immigrants share their stories, March 7, 2020

The Signal

AMI-audio program introduced The Show Project Toronto performance: Taking Steps. Host Kelly MacDonald interviewed Danielle McLaughlin, project’s Board of Directors member, and Gulhan Mesrefoglu, a performer at Taking Steps.

Kelly and Company Podcast

Let’s share more stories. Together.

The Shoe Project was launched in Toronto in 2011. Since then, we have added chapters in Vancouver, Calgary and Halifax, and are now a registered charity. We are committed to providing a truly national platform for the voices of immigrant and refugee women.

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