Our Centre
The South Asian Women’s Community Centre is committed to supporting South Asian women and their families facing struggle and discrimination on the basis of physical and mental ability, religion, colour, nationality, age, sexual orientation and identity, caste, and class. We offer a wide range of services, such as settlement programs for refugees and new immigrants, language classes, education on individual rights, support for survivors and victims of violence, and high school programs. Our centre is a space for community-building and collective healing, and we are proud to host many community events such as monthly potlucks and the annual summer picnic.
Our community-building work is also rooted in collective activism and social action, and we continue to engage ourselves and work towards transformative change for the marginalized communities we serve as well as stand in solidarity with.
Our calendar
Every 3 months, find our complete activities calendar right here! Click on the desired period to download our calendar in PDF format.
The South Asian Women’s Community Centre (SAWCC) acknowledges that we are located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk). We recognize the huge injustices, violence, and pain that Indigenous peoples (acknowledging the diverse and various ways Indigenous Nations identify) of this land have suffered and continue to suffer as a consequence of ongoing settler-colonialism. We pledge our support and solidarity with Indigenous peoples on this land in defense of their lives, their lands, and their struggles to live in dignity, and justice. In particular, we are in solidarity with Indigenous women, and we commit to act in solidarity in tangible ways.
We encourage members of our communities to visit Native Land to learn more about the territory where we are situated.