Lanark County Interval House and Community Support

Take Back the Night!
2023-09-14 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Town Hall Square Park, Carleton Place, 15 Mill Street, Carleton Place, ON, K7C 1T8, Canada
Meet us at Town Hall Square Park behind Carleton Place Town Hall. We will convene at 5:30 p.m. with the march beginning at 6 p.m.
For over 10 years, Carleton Place has been host to one of the most well-attended rural Take Back the Night Marches in Canada. Even on the soggiest of nights, local residents turn out with their banners and noise-makers in record numbers. All to demand that a woman’s right to walk our streets safely be upheld.
Take Back the Night is about women’s right to be free of violence and to walk without fear.
From the Take Back the Night Foundation website:
History: Take Back The Night is the earliest worldwide movement to stand against sexual violence, especially violence against women. TBTN Events began in the 1960’s in Belgium and England with protests about how women were not able to be safe walking down the street alone. In 1973, in the United States, a group of women at the University of Southern Florida dressed in black sheets holding broomsticks and marched through campus demanding a women’s center. In 1975, a crowd in Philadelphia held a Take Back The Night Event to protest the murder of a microbiologist walking near her home after work. In the 70’s San Francisco had a number of rallies in protest “snuff” pornography and violence against women. These early events have grown into hundreds of events on college campuses and in communities of all sizes and locations. The unifying theme of these events is to bring awareness to sexual violence and provide support for victims.
Foundation: In 2001, Katie Koestner, the first woman in the US to speak out nationally and publicly about being the victim of campus “date” rape, reached out to event organizers and participants in the US and globally about uniting our efforts and sharing our history. We wanted to bring the passion, energy and support of Take Back The Night to more communities. In establishing the Take Back The Night Foundation, the ability to share our collective history and support each other in our cause became possible. Today our Board Members and thousands of supporters work tirelessly to provide resources, funding, and healing to as many communities as possible.
Mission: Our Mission as a charitable 501(c)3 Foundation is to end sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual abuse and all other forms of sexual violence. We serve to create safe communities and respectful relationships through awareness events and initiatives. People of all backgrounds around the world are taking back their voices by speaking out against these crimes and taking a stand through Take Back The Night. Sexual violence, harassment, abuse, stalking, and trafficking continue in epidemic proportions. We have made great strides, but our march is far from over.
Today: Take Back The Night Events have been documented in over 36 countries, in over 800 communities, with more locations taking a stand every year. We have reached over 30 million people with our message of strength and support, and our commitment to ending sexual violence.

Violet Femmes Tickets Launch!
2023-09-05 | Ontario
Who’s Ready to Party?! Throw on your little purple dress and get ready to let your hair down!Please save the date. Our 15th annual Violet Femmes Gala is November 10, 2023 at the Almonte Civitan Club. Tickets will go on sale September 5th, so grab your closest gal pals and get ready for an amazing night out!
Tickets only available through Canada Helps.

As Good As New Store Re-Opens!
2023-09-01 10:00 - 16:00 | Ontario

Lanark County Warden's Golf Tournament
2023-08-31 11:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
We are pleased to share that planning is underway for the return of the Warden’s Golf Tournament in support of Lanark County Interval House. After a three year hiatus due to COVID-19, the tournament is scheduled to take place on August 31, 2023 at Lanark Timber Run Golf Club.
This year’s tournament will be proudly supporting Lanark County Interval House

Violet Femmes Shopping Night
2023-08-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
Find your little something purple to wear at Violet Femmes!
Join us at Coastal Consignment Boutique, The Dress Shop and, of course, As Good As New in Carleton Place for an evening of fun and shopping! Bring your gal pals along and find yourself something fabulous!

Let's Talk: Restorative Justice Approach to IPV
2023-05-24 03:00 - 18:30 | Smiths Falls Community Centre, 71 Cornelia St. W., Smiths Falls
Come out and participate in a town hall, to talk about the opportunities for a restorative justice approach to respond to some IPV cases.
Get involved in the discussion and learn more about restorative justice and intimate partner violence.
Brought to you by Lanark County Community Justice and Lanark County Interval House. We would like you to register at Eventbrite so we know how much food to have on hand:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/a-restorative-justice…
However, you are welcome to just show up on the day of the event without registering. You can also register by email admin@commjustice.org or call 1-888-264-1558
Funding is provided by The Department of Justice, Victims and Survivors of Crime Week.
https://www.victimsweek.gc.ca/

Smiths Falls Pebble Mosaic Unveiling
2023-05-18 18:00 - 20:00 | Smiths Falls Town Square, 77 Beckwith St. N., Smiths Falls
ReDefine Arts is proud to have collaborated for the third time with Lanark County Interval House & Community Support, local organizations and 100 Smiths Falls residents to create a unique, six-foot diameter, pebble mosaic monument that will soon be permanently installed at Town Hall Square, Smiths Falls.

Designed and built in Summer 2022 via a community-engaged process, the mosaic was initially set to be unveiled in September 2022. Despite great efforts by the Town of Smiths Falls, unanticipated sector strikes, labour shortages, and supply chain issues led to delays in the redevelopment of Smiths Falls Town Square. As such, the installation and unveiling was postponed to May 2023 – Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Please join us on May 18th, 2023, from 6-8pm at Town Hall Square (77 Beckwith St. N, Smiths Falls ON) for an evening of community celebration & commemoration, and the official unveiling of the Smiths Falls Countdown Pebble Mosaic!
This free outdoor event will feature speakers, performers, and light refreshments. All community members, project participants, and their friends and family members are invited!
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The Countdown Public Art Project is an Ontario-wide arts initiative that works with communities to create monuments in public spaces to honour those affected by gender-based violence.
Special thank you to civic partner the Town of Smiths Falls for preparing the mosaic site for our installation team and welcoming Countdown to their community with open arms. ReDefine Arts gratefully acknowledges 3-year project funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, operating funding from the Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council.

Fireside Chats with Elder Roberta Della-Pica
2023-05-17 13:00 - 16:00, 2023-05-16 13:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
Please join Countdown Elder, Story Keeper and Community Artist Roberta Della-Picca for a Fireside Chat.

Fireside Chats are individual, unscripted conversations between Roberta and Countdown participants. They include discussion about participants’ experience with the project and reflections on personal and community impact, as well the opportunity to add their unique voices to the legacy of the project by sharing readings of poems and writings they may have created in Countdown workshops.
*WHEN: May 16 & 17, 2023, 1pm – 4pm
*WHERE: Town Hall Square (77 Beckwith St. N, Smiths Falls ON). If the weather is cool, Fireside Chats will take place indoors, at the Smiths Falls Public Library.
*REGISTER: To register for a Fireside Chat or get more information, please email emma.kinsman@lcih.com
With participant consent, Roberta will audio record the chats to become part of The Countdown Story: an online project home to audio clips & videos, with a focus on the conversations, writing, art, and relationships generated over the past many years of Countdown. www.countdownstory.com
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Support Note: While emotional and sensitive subject matter may arise during discussions about personal impacts of the project, please note that these chats are not a replacement for professional counselling sessions. As Storykeeper on the project, Roberta’s role aims to foster connection, build relationships, and hold impact stories in a container of safety and reciprocity for all involved. Anyone requiring additional emotional support is encouraged to connect with our partners at Lanark County Interval House & Community Support.

Do Good, Look Good | Business Portraits for Charity
2023-05-17 11:00 - 15:00 | Ontario
What does your current headshot look like? Is it cropped from a group photo? Is it more than a few years old? Is it a selfie or a screengrab? Is it dark or blurry? Have you changed your physical appearance? If you answered YES to any of those questions, you need a new business portrait.

Now that we know you need an updated business portrait (or want one because that is totally a good enough reason to get a new one!), let’s make it happen. This fundraising event is a great opportunity to DO GOOD for your local community and LOOK GOOD doing it by updating your business portrait.

In order to sign up and reserve your spot, your participation fee of $200 is collected and put ENTIRELY towards the donation to our chosen local charity: Lanark County Interval House & Community Support. With that fee, you are entitled to one professional business portrait to use for your small business (business cards, website, social media, etc.) and/or your profile photo on social media. You will also have the opportunity to purchase additional images, upgrade to a full branding session, or add on a complimentary family portrait session so the whole gang can look good.

Business portrait events will be held at the Almonte studio on May 17th from 11AM-3PM. On-location Branding session appointments are available anytime during April and May 2023 (upgraded package).

PLEASE CONTACT STEPHANIE DE MONTIGNY FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO MAKE YOUR DONATION:

613-371-4594 | hello@purenaturalportraits.com | www.stephaniedemontigny.com

Imagine: Learn, Inspire, Act Conference!
2023-05-06 08:00 - 17:00 | Almonte Civitan Club, 500 Almonte St,, Almonte
We are pleased to partner once again with the What Now Lanark County group to present the Imagine: Learn, Inspire, Act Conference!

Saturday May 6 at the Almonte Civitan Club.

Activists and experts will share what they have learned on issues of health, abuse and violence, legal rights, and climate action in the community.

Sessions Include:
– Learning from the Renfrew County Inquest with Pamela Cross and Kirsten Mercer
– Community Collaboration in Anti-Trafficking Efforts with Wendy Gee and Marita Smith
– The New Masculinity with Alex Manley
– Could Their Relationship be Affecting their Health? with Tara Leach
– Resilience is Futile with Julie Lalonde and Tracey Lindeman
– Climate Action in Your Community with Sue Brandum

What Now Lanark County hosted an event in early December to review and learn about the 87 recommendations from the inquest held following the death of 3 Renfrew County women. Education is key to making our communities safe for all especially women and children. Intimate partner violence affects us all. Let’s see what the power of us can do!

Tickets available at http://ticketsplease.ca?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

https://whatnowlanarkcounty.ticketsplease.ca/…

Sounds of the Season Concert
2022-12-11 15:00 - 17:00, 2022-12-09 19:00 - 22:00 | St. Andrews Church, Perth, 1 Drummond St. W., Perth, ON

Kensi's Fundraiser for LCIHCS
2022-12-10 11:00 - 15:00 | RCAF Hall in Smiths Falls
Find more info on Kensi’s event here

What Now Lanark County?
2022-12-09 18:30 - 21:30 | Almonte Old Town Hall

CC's On The Rideau: Christmas Jammie Jam!
2022-12-09 17:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
There will be festive food and drinks, prizes for most spirited, a Secret Santa gift exchange, a 50/50 draw supporting the Interval House, AND karaoke with Joel starting at 7PM! Find all the details on the poster below and be sure to call/message today to reserve a spot at the biggest, most festive pajama party around!
Check here for more information!

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Gender Based Violence Vigil
2022-12-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Ontario

Wear Purple Day
2022-12-05 | Ontario

Writing Our Stories
2022-11-30 13:00 - 15:30 | Ontario

Giving Tuesday!
2022-11-29 | Ontario

14th Annual Violet Femmes Event
2022-11-25 17:30 - 23:59 | Ontario
Dust off your LPD (Little Purple Dress) and mark your calendars!
Please save our date: we are excited to announce our 14th annual Violet Femmes Gala event will be hosted on November 25, 2022!
Join us for an evening hosted by Sandra Plagakis of 105.3 KISS FM with music by Starfire, delicious food, dancing, silent auction and raffles, a few cocktails and so much more! You will have a fabulous girls’ night out – all in support of women and children fleeing violence!
Tickets will be available to purchase starting September 22, 2022. Gather your closest gal pals and purchase a table of 8 for $800 or individual tickets for $100. All proceeds support Lanark County Interval House!
More information to come on our website and social media pages – stay tuned!
Looking forward to seeing you there
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit Canada Helps.

16 Days of Activism
2022-11-25 08:00 - 2022-12-10 17:00 | Ontario
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. It was started by activists at the inaugural Women’s Global Leadership Institute in 1991 and continues to be coordinated each year by the Center for Women’s Global Leadership. It is used as an organizing strategy by individuals and organizations around the world to call for the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls.

As Good As New Black Friday Auction
2022-11-24 10:00 - 2022-12-08 23:59 | Ontario
Start bidding now!

Lessons from a Rural Inquest Webinar
2022-11-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Ontario
On September 22, 2015, Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam were murdered in a triple femicide in rural eastern Ontario. In June 2022, a coroner’s inquest examined the circumstances of the deaths to consider how future such deaths could be prevented. The jury produced 86 recommendations for system changes for possible implementation by the provincial government and other public bodies.Through the lens of the panelists – all of whom played key roles in the inquest – this special online event will explore some of the key moments in the proceedings, with a focus on the recommendations and what all of us can do to advocate for their implementation.Learning ObjectivesParticipants will come away with:

An overview of the facts of the case that led to the inquest
An understanding of the purpose of coroner’s inquests
Details about the key recommendations made by the jury
Information about ongoing advocacy to support implementation of the recommendations
Tips for effective advocacy to support implementation
Access to a toolkit to support advocacy initiatives

We are pleased to offer this special event in English and French, with American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. An event recording will be made available after the event. Register for the event and receive an email when the recording is posted!
Register here

Shelter Movers Soup Day
2022-11-17 12:00 - 14:30 | Carleton Place Canoe Club

Angel Tree
2022-11-14 08:00 - 2022-12-07 17:00 | Ontario
Visit our Angel Tree!

Angel Tree 2022 Launch!
2022-11-10 | Ontario

Rotary Club Women's Fair
2022-11-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Carleton Place Arena, 75 Neelin Street, Carleton Place, ON, Canada

Youth Conference
2022-10-26 08:00 - 2022-10-27 17:00 | Ontario

Annual General Meeting
2022-09-26 17:30 - 20:00 | Ontario
