InMotion Network Promoting Physical Activity for Girls and Women

InMotion Network - July 2024 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/f5b3ba7106f5/newsletter-16181421

Come out to our annual traditional Round Dance!
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Pride Season highlights the importance of inclusion and respect. From June to September, we celebrate the creation of safe spaces where people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, and expressions can be their most authentic selves. We come together to spotlight resilience, celebrate talent, and recognize the contributions of 2SLGBTQI+ communities.
To learn more: https://ow.ly/ZprV50SlIbS

Celebrating the many organizations working to develop and provide opportunities for women and girls to overcome barriers to participate in sport, physical activity and recreation over the last few months! Get Inspired with their stories https://www.inmotionetwork.org/what-we-do/get-inspired/ Huskies Athletics at Keyano College Softball Alberta Volleyball Alberta Edmonton Rhythmic Gymnastics Association Nova Artistic Swimming

CAMPS | Girls In Sports Canada Multi-Sport Day Camps and Summer Camps availble for girls ages 5-12 years old.

We are so happy these ladies were able to take their River Instructor 2 training this spring! Huge shoutout to InMotion Network Promoting Physical Activity for Girls and Women for helping us breakdown barriers and create a strong women leadership presence on the water! Thanks to AQ Outdoors for a great course.

This past weekend the United Albertan Paddling Society was able to send 16 instructors to the 2024 Alberta Whitewater Association Western Whitewater Symposium! In part thanks to the InMotion Network Promoting Physical Activity for Girls and Women Take the Lead funding, this was the first year we had an equal representation of women instructors! Thank you to the AWA for their work in applying and securing grants for this weekend. Shoutout to all of our volunteer instructors who attended, and to everyone who supported our Paddling Film Festival (proceeds were used in-part to support this initiative).

Photo credits to the amazing Tyler Toohey.
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InMotion Network - May 2024 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/0845947b1b02/newsletter-15681729

The Take the Lead provides support for girls and women working or volunteering in the sport, physical activity, or recreation sector who are working towards increasing their leadership capacity. Past recipients have supported coaching education/training, officiating education/training, and other leadership training in the sector.

Individual Take the Lead Applicants can apply for a maximum of $1000 per individual
Organization Take the Lead Applicants can apply for a $3000 per organization.

Application deadline is April 30, 2024. Apply https://www.inmotionetwork.org/what-we-do/community-organizational-support/contribution-program/take-the-lead-funding/

Note: Individual applications must be in partnership with an Alberta registered not for profit or charity.

Reminder: You have until April 1, 2024, to apply to our Participation Contribution Program for funding support to get more women and girls active in sport, physical activity, and recreation. See if your project is eligible to apply at https://www.inmotionetwork.org/what-we-do/community-organizational-support/contribution-program/

Breast Friends Dragon Boat Racing Team of Edmonton utilized their 2023 Women in Motion funding to support coaching and training costs for dryland programming in preparation for their outdoor season. By maintaining low fees, Breast Friends ensures that the cost is never a barrier for women recovering from cancer to engage in physical activity.

If your community organization is considering engaging girls and/or women in active opportunities, our call for applications for our Contribution Program is open until April 1, 2024, for projects running from June to December 2024. InMotion supports projects that are working to reduce barriers to participation for girls and women to participate in sport, physical activity and recreation. Learn more https://www.inmotionetwork.org/what-we-do/community-organizational-support/contribution-program/

Chestermere Regional Community Association Chestermere Recreation Centre and their partners hosted their 2023 Go Girl Event for over 140 girls aged 9 - 14. Girls participated and learned to play rugby, boxing, gym ringette, curling, self defense and nutrition in a fun and welcoming environment.

Is your community organization thinking about engaging girls and/or women in active opportunities? Our call for applications for our Contribution Program is open until April 1/24 for June - December 2024 projects. InMotion supports projects that are working to reduce barriers to participation for girls and women to participate in sport, physical activity and recreation. For more information - https://www.inmotionetwork.org/what-we-do/community-organizational-support/contribution-program/

Female athletes are 3x more likely to quit sport than their male peers. Women and girls experience sport differently and therefore, sport programming must be delivered and structured uniquely. ⁣
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The “She Belongs” report from 2020 found that female athletes listed “social acceptance” as their number one factor for what creates a positive sports experience. Bullying, team dynamics, relationships, and culture are critical factors that sport leaders MUST consider in order to keep females in sport. ⁣

InMotion Network Promoting Physical Activity for Girls and Women Canadian Women & Sport / Femmes et sport au Canada
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Today and everyday, sharing the stories of women and girls in sport, physical activity, and recreation.

The Alberta Chinese Cultural Education Society offered the Swim Against the Stream program for women in the winter/spring of 2023. This project was in response to community need and their mission to eliminate barriers to accessing recreational sports for low-income families.

Swim Against the Stream had over 150 women participants attending the drop in program that ran from February to August 2023. The majority of the participants were from immigrant families and for many, this was their first experience learning to swim. The program was accessible to women in the community, had attendees ages 24-69, had coaches from different cultural backgrounds, and supported participants with a variety of abilities.

Participants enjoyed everything about this program; the coaches, the location, the time and dates, the volunteers, the group chatting, the connection and reconnection with friends in the community.

We are coming to you Fort McMurray!

A huge thanks to InMotion Networks Go Girl program and the Keyano Huskies Athletics, we are excited to be bringing our camp to Fort McMurray on April 28th.

Looking for a girl-friendly environment where girls can build confidence and learn 3-4 different sports? Come join us for our camp for girls ages 5-12 years old.

It’s free! Sign up is first come first serve. We have a limited number of spots.



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Let us continue to share the stories of women and girls in sport, physical activity, and recreation.

Alberta Whitewater Association received a Take the Lead grant from the InMotion Network in the spring/summer of 2023. This project provided support for 2 women to develop their leadership through Swiftwater Rescue training. TThis training further supported the roles of the two coaches, Kate and Angela, in coordinating the annual Women's Weekend of Paddling hosted in the Rocky Mountain House area every August.

With Alberta Whitewater's goals of creating more inclusive and welcoming environments for everyone to participate in their sport, supporting more women to embrace coaching roles is important. The organization will continue its work toward gender equity at all levels by addressing barriers to participation.

Let’s this !

We're partnering with Nike to deliver a FREE bilingual Retaining Girls in Sport presentation to sport organizations and leaders across Canada on March 7th.

Save your spot here! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D9hX8NkKTOiEFgW2lu4yHA

Banff Trail Community, Calgary AB and Girls In Sports Canada share how they engaged girls in sports and physical activity in their community.

Is your community thinking about engaging girls and/or women in active opportunities? Our call for applications for our Contribution Program is open until April 1/24 for June - December 2024 projects. InMotion supports projects that are working to reduce barriers to participation for girls and women to participate in sport, physical activity and recreation. Apply: https://www.inmotionetwork.org/what-we-do/community-organizational-support/contribution-program/

InMotion Network - January 2024 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/eec7e89957f6/newsletter-15635593

Great to see all your hard work on this project!

Thank you to the YourAlberta (Government of Alberta) and the InMotion Network Promoting Physical Activity for Girls and Women for providing provincial sport and recreation organizations with funding to advance activities that aim to make organizations and/or programs safe, accessible, equitable and diverse. With this support we were able to develop and implement a Curling Center Safe Sport Certification program. We would like to acknowledge the Lethbridge Curling Club, Avonair Curling Club, Garrison Curling Club Calgary, Westlock Curling Club, Millet Curling Club, Crowsnest Curling Club, and Dawson Creek Curling Club for obtaining their certification so far.

Is your community thinking about how are you engaging girls and/or women in active opportunities? Our call for applications for our Contribution Program is open until December 1/23 for programs that would run between January - May 2024. InMotion supports projects that are working to reduce barriers to participation for girls and women. Connect with us if you have questions! https://www.inmotionetwork.org/what-we-do/community-organizational-support/contribution-program/

InMotion Network - November 2023 Newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/131db4208d91/newsletter-15631477

On this we celebrate and continue to address gender equity to support more girls to be active in sport, recreation and physical activity spaces.

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

The Survivors’ Flag is an expression of remembrance, meant to honour residential school Survivors and all the lives and communities impacted by the residential school system in Canada. Each element depicted on the flag was carefully selected by Survivors from across Canada, who were consulted in the flag’s creation.

The Family
Some saw the adults as our ancestors watching over us; others saw these as parents signifying whole families ripped apart and also reuniting to represent healing.

The Children
More than one child is depicted in the design as often whole sibling groups were taken from their parents, younger siblings, grandparents, and community.

The Seeds Below Ground
Represent the spirits of the children who never returned home. Although they have always been present, they are now seen and searched for.

Tree of Peace
Haudenosaunee symbol of how nations were united and brought to peace, which in turn, provides protection, comfort and renewal.

Cedar Branch
Sacred medicine that represents protection and healing, but also what is used by some Indigenous cultures when one enters the physical world and then again when they pass on to the next (i.e. medicine bath). The seven branches acknowledges the seven sacred teachings taught in many Indigenous cultures.

Cosmic Symbolism
Represents Sun, Moon, Stars and Planets. The Sun represents the divine protection that ensure those who survived came home. The North Star is prominent as it is an important navigation guide for many Indigenous cultures.

The Métis Sash

The Sash is a prominent ceremonial regalia worn with pride. Certain colours of thread represent lives that were lost, while others signal connectedness as humans and resilience through trauma. All the threads woven together spell out part of history, but no single thread defines the whole story.

The Eagle Feather
The Eagle Feather represents that the Creator’s spirit is among us. It is depicting pointing upwards which mirrors how it is held when one speaks their Truth.

The Inuksuit
Inuksuit are used as navigational guides for Inuit people and link to tradition.

The Take the Lead program provides support for girls and women working or volunteering in the sport or active living communities, recreation field or school system who are working towards increasing their leadership capacity. Past recipients have supported coaching education/training, officiating education/training, and other leadership training in the recreation sector.

Individual Take the Lead Applicants can apply for a maximum of $1000 per individual
Organization Take the Lead Applicants can apply for a $3000 per organization.

To apply: https://www.inmotionetwork.org/what-we-do/community-organizational-support/contribution-program/take-the-lead-funding/, deadline is October 31, 2023.

Note: Individual applications must be in partnership with a registered not for profit or charity.