Women Transforming Cities International Society
Before leaving the Vancouver City Council, Woodsworth and the chair of the city's Women's Advisory Committee founded Women Transforming Cities. This organization conducts multi-lingual dialogues in the World Cafe format, to bring out women's suggestions for how their city could become safer and more suited to their needs. This process will culminate in activities at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities meeting in Vancouver in 2013.
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