Women’s powerful stories take centre stage this March
Women’s powerful stories take centre stage this March Winnipeg (February 15, 2023) —The Shoe Project is taking to the stage for the first time in Winnipeg on March 11 and 12, 2023, at the Manitoba Museum. This evening event features personal stories written and performed by newcomer women living in Winnipeg. The Shoe Project reveals…
Read MoreUkrainian woman among performers as The Shoe Project takes the stage in Windsor
The Shoe Project MEDIA ADVISORY Ukrainian woman among performers as The Shoe Project takes the stage in Windsor WINDSOR (Feb 1, 2023) — On February 26th, ten Windsor-area women, originally from Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, China, Sudan and Nigeria will share their stories of immigration and adaptation to Canada – through a…
Read MoreOnline Auction-Women of stature giving up their heels to The Shoe Project to help newcomer women
The Shoe Project MEDIA ADVISORY TORONTO (November 10, 2022) — Canadian charity The Shoe Project has launched its annual online auction and among the 50+ items up for grabs are designer shoes from famed Canadian women – top litigator Marie Henein, journalist and podcaster Wendy Mesley, two time Olympian and Olympic Silver Medalist,…
Read MoreWhy I am a Monthly Donor – Danielle McLaughlin
Why I am a Monthly Donor – Danielle McLaughlin I have been involved with The Shoe Project since its earliest days. Since the meeting sessions in the basement of the Bata Shoe Museum to the fabulous performances by the Project participants across Canada, I have been a proud supporter and enthusiast. Now, as…
Read MoreWorking with stranded Afghan women to tell their stories provides unparalleled insights
The Shoe Project MEDIA ADVISORY Working with stranded Afghan women to tell their stories provides unparalleled insights TORONTO (June 8, 2022) — The Shoe Project has wrapped up the preparations for its performance by a group of women evacuated from Afghanistan to Pakistan. Since January, they have been mentored online by Canadian writers…
Read MoreThe Shoe Project’s Annual Report 2021
Thank you to our outgoing Board of Directors: Katherine Govier Toronto (Chair) Nick Rundall Toronto (Secretary) Georgina Steinsky Toronto Heather Gardiner Toronto Danielle McLaughlin Toronto Roya Chalaki Calgary Barb Howard Calgary Filiz Dogan Toronto Board of Directors voted in at our December 2021 AGM: Barb Howard Calgary (Chair) Barb has been on The Shoe…
Read MoreThe Shoe Project Rebuilding Immigrant Women’s Lives
The Shoe Project (TSP) is a unique initiative with Canadian writers and theatre people giving immigrant career women the written and spoken skills to succeed. In workshops and through individual coaching, they are given the tools to launch new careers by being trained to write and perform their stories. Now celebrating ten years TSP is…
Read MoreThe Shoe Project announces first international workshop to assist Afghan girls stranded in Pakistan
TORONTO (January 5, 2022) — The Shoe Project announces its first international workshop, assisting 60 schoolgirls aged 18 to 25, evacuated from Afghanistan to Pakistan. They will be mentored by Canadian writers and performance coaches of The Shoe Project to write and perform their stories. The girls are former students of the Marefat High School…
Read MoreIN THEIR SHOES: The Shoe Project launches Afghan Fund
IN THEIR SHOES The Shoe Project has created In Their Shoes, its fund to support and empower women arriving in Canada from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The fund will allow Afghan women to attend all its workshops, coaching sessions and performances with the support they need through its network of former refugees. The Shoe…
Read MoreAre you an immigrant or refugee woman with a story to tell?
Join The Shoe Project in Calgary this Fall October 13, 2021 – January 31, 2022 10 writing workshop meetings via Zoom 6:00 to 8:30 pm on Wednesdays Drama & voice coaching in December and January What will we do? Twelve women will work with Calgary author Barb Howard to create a 600-word…
Read MoreThe Shoe Project Shorts: Immigration Stories Told on Film
MEDIA ADVISORY Canada’s The Shoe Project makes leap from stage to screen Catch short films by immigrant and refugee women on Multiculturalism Day TORONTO (June 15, 2021) – No Canadian experience. Job-seeking immigrant and refugee women in Canada are often rejected by potential employers with those words, a systemic challenge The Shoe Project aims to change. In…
Read More2020 Giller Prize Winner Souvankham Thammavongsa
“I am interested in the art of writing, the joys and pleasures and the power of reading.” Souvankham Thammavongsa, author of short-story collection How to Pronounce Knife, answered questions of an alumna of The Shoe Project Simten Osken. Can you please tell us a little bit about yourself beyond your official bio?…
Read MoreAva Homa, “Minority Writers Have to Work Thrice as Hard”
Ava Homa is a Kurdish-Canadian journalist and author. Her debut novel Daughters of Smoke and Fire (HarperCollins, May 2020) weaves fifty years of modern Kurdish history. It is an evocative portrait of lives and stakes faced by 40 million stateless Kurds and a powerful story that brilliantly illuminates the meaning of identity and the complex…
Read MoreCaroline Adderson, “I consider the novel a work of imagination based on fact.”
Caroline Adderson, the author of five novels and the Vancouver mentor for The Shoe Project, has had a new novel in August. “A Russian Sister” tells the true story behind Anton Chekhov’s play “The Seagull” through the eyes of his sister Masha. Q. Could you start by telling us a little bit about…
Read MoreThe book by Tanaz Bhathena has been awarded the 2019 Nautilus Gold Award.
Great news! The Beauty of the Moment by Tanaz Bhathena has been awarded the 2019 Nautilus Gold Award for Young Adult Fiction! Tanaz is an alumna of The Shoe Project, and we are very proud! The Nautilus Award looks for “exceptional literary contributions to spiritual growth, green values & sustainability, high-level wellness, responsible leadership and…
Read MoreNew Chapter in Edmonton
We have a new chapter in Edmonton. The Shoe Project will partner with Workshop West Playwrights’ Theatre. Recruitment is planned to begin in fall 2020.
Read MoreThe Shoe Project Shorts
In collaboration with Gerda Cammaer, Associate Professor in Film at Ryerson University, and independent filmmaker Serene Husni, The Shoe Project will turn a selection of shoe stories into short films. With the aid of film mentors, twelve of our participants will have the opportunity to create short films in their own voice, based on their…
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