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March 2, 2023, CBC, The Shoe Project tells stories of resilience, empowerment and a new life

March 2, 2023, YorkRegion.com, ‘Heart-wrenching and heartwarming’: Immigrant and refugee women share stories of resilience for Women’s Day

December 23, 2022, Vancouver Sun, Kurdish immigrant and human rights activist honoured with Renate Shearer Award

November 17, 2022, Pique Newsmagazine, Telling the tales of Canadian immigrants, one pair of shoes at a time

September 15, 2022, CBC, Afghan women arriving in Saskatoon

August 18, 2022, New Canadian Media, An Afghan woman’s struggle to come to Canada-New Canadian Media

August 15, 2022, CBC, Writing the stories of Afghan women, one step at a time-Toronto Star

June 22, 2022, CBC, Immigrant, refugee women in Edmonton share stories with soul in The Shoe Project-CBC News

June 20, 2022, WHIG Standard, Performance walks audience through women’s immigration journeys

April 27, 2022, Global News, Young Afghan refugee shares her harrowing experience on stage

April 25, 2022, New Canadian Media, Arts-based approaches provide a powerful tool to decolonize settlement practices

February 9, 2022, Breakfast Television, Shining a light on the struggles of immigrant and refugee women

January 28, 2022, RMO Today, The Shoe Project is headed overseas

January 24, 2022, Podcast, A Conversation with Katherine Govier

January 10, 2022, Global News,  The Shoe Project helps immigrant and refugee women succeed in a new country

September 4, 2021, RMO Today, "Confidence grows through vulnerability for Shoe Project participants"

March 13, 2021,  Immigrant Arts Mentorship Program

January 14, 2021, Mountain FM, "Canmore musician Nurdjana recording her late father’s songs."

January 6, 2021, Edmonton Journal, "Women new to Canada put best foot forward in The Shoe Project at Workshop West."

January 2, 2020, BBC World Service Newsday, Interview with Katherine Govier, The Shoe Project Founder, Artistic Director and Natalia Mokhovikova, Vancouver participant

November 2, 2020,  Read about us in Halifax Examiner!

September 9, 2020, Rocky Mountain Outlook,  Bow Valley Shoe Project searching for immigrant women to share life stories

August 3, 2020, Foreign Bodies, Our American Friends!

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

December 31, 2019, Rocky Mountain Outlook, Canmore author and Shoe Project founder to become member of Order of Canada

August 30, 2018, Shoe Project searching for new participants

June 18, 2018, The Globe and Mail, In her shoes, after she got on her feet: In The Shoe Project workshops, women write about their immigration to Canada

June 17, 2018, Vancouver Sun Immigrant and refugee women — and their shoes — tell moving stories

April 22, 2018, Cindy Lapena, Stepping into Their Shoes: An Encounter with Immigrant Women

November 9, 2017, Toronto Star, Human Flow and the Shoe Project pulled me deep into immigrants’ and refugees’ stories

June 20, 2017, Mountain FM 106.5, The Shoe Project on Mountain FM 106.5 in Canmore-Banff

June 15, 2017, Rocky Mountain Outlook, The Shoe Project lands on its feet

January 20, 2017, Calgary Herald, In her shoes: Calgary's immigrant women tell their stories in The Shoe Project

June 4, 2015, Toronto Star, Immigrant women bare their souls through their soles

July 24, 2014, Rocky Mountain Outlook, Shoe Project seeks immigrant women with a story to tell

June 3, 2014, Toronto Star, The Shoe Project lets listeners walk a mile in an immigrant’s shoes

 

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COVID Across Canada: Short Takes

April 24, 2021Teenaz Javat, Mississauga ON

December 15, 2020,  Sanaa Al-khannaq Calgary AB

November 23, 2020,  Venera Loshaj-Balaj, Surrey BC

November 19, 2020,  Himanshi Upadhyay, Vancouver BC

November 17, 2020Judith Djomo, Calgary AB

November 17, 2020Zeynep Ergun, Calgary AB

November 17, 2020Safi Charlene Kisimolo, Calgary AB

November 16, 2020,  Nelli Antepli, Calgary AB

November 15, 2020,  Manisha Shrestha, Canmore AB

November 13, 2020,  Hermine Zebaze, Calgary AB

November 13, 2020,  Marie Louise Dikga, Calgary AB

November 13, 2020,  Lyudmila (Mila) Fomina Herspiegel, Calgary AB

November 13, 2020,  Minette Dione Ebong, Calgary AB

November 10, 2020,  Workenesh Alemayew Sahle, Calgary AB

November 10, 2020,  Valeria Olga Kavaliauskis, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Mariana Romero, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Luz Erandi Perez Martinez, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Lourdes Valdivia Nunez, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Levia Quequezana, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Ladyne Viokolo Kala, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Joy-Ebenezer-Alawode, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Giovana Lopez, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Emerita Gumapac, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Elizabeth Segura, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Betty Veloso, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Benia Szewczyk-Lagowska, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Adelaide Valerie Tegomo Tsakem, Calgary AB

November 9, 2020,  Eileen Folch, Vancouver BC

November 2, 2020,  Ngozi Onyinye, Edmonton AB

November 1, 2020,  Gurpreet Nain, Toronto ON

October 28, 2020,  Stefani Chanel Gómez, Vancouver BC

October 28, 2020,  Aween Mohammed Snjawi, Vancouver BC

October 28, 2020,  Elena Nikolaidi, Vancouver BC

October 27, 2020,  Sumehra, Vancouver BC

October 26, 2020,  Valentina Abanina, Vancouver BC

October 26, 2020,  Vicky Kenny, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Valentina Pinzón, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Touran Nazargahi, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Olga Nardy, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Noor, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Nivin Jamshir, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Nishadi Liyanage, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Nicole Tapia, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Nargis Fazal, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Mariana Gassmann, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Jesica Faur, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Jarmila Herout, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Gazala Mohammed, Vancouver BC

October 23, 2020,  Asseel Alhalabi, Vancouver BC

October 9, 2020,  Victoria Shulga, Halifax NS

September 27, 2020,  Yewande Fagade, Halifax NS

September 27, 2020,  Yasmin Lash, Halifax NS

September 27, 2020,  Tracy Ikhidero, Halifax NS

September 27, 2020,  Temidayo Ojieyan, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Sylvia Calatayud, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Sylvia Valdebenito-Doucette, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Sol Matalam, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Sadiya Farzeen, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Olena Lugova, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Odutope Macauley-Okoro, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Nyasha Koko, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Nimra Fatima, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Mary Bello, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Geervani Gangaraju, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Dolukat Niyigena, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Anuoluwapo Amzart, Halifax NS

September 26, 2020,  Anam Kidwai, Halifax NS

September 18, 2020,  Jeffery Hu, Halifax NS

September 12, 2020,  Marwa Kuri, Halifax NS

August 5, 2020,  Levia Ququezana, Calgary AB

July 2, 2020,  Seran Celik, Calgary AB

June 28, 2020,  Noriko Ohsada, Canmore AB

June 15, 2020,  Natalia Mokhovikova, Richmond BC

June 2, 2020,  Teenaz Javat, Mississauga ON

May 15, 2020,  Tenzin Palzom, Banff AB

May 10, 2020,  Mariana Barron, Banff, AB

May 3, 2020,  Dana Roman, Canmore, AB

May 3, 2020,  Umut Duygu Uzunel, Toronto, ON

April 28, 2020,  Cordelia Tang, Toronto, ON

April 28, 2020Sinthia Zaman, Calgary AB

April 28, 2020Shaima Jaff, Vancouver BC

April 14, 2020Rhoda Akuol Philip, Toronto ON

Let’s share more stories. Together.

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