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TBB spent the evening at an increadible #networkingevent at the London Houses of Parliment. It was hosted by @charteredinstituteofbuilding and member of Parliment @emily.thornberry. Two of our North American delegates were able to share their experience and impression of the UK #constructionindustry as it relates to #womenonthetools. Special thanks to our partner @uniwestminster for the connections that made this possible.Our delegates made sure to bring their #hardhats for our community day in Caledonian Park on June 12. This was a chance for community members to meet our delegates and for local politicians, advocates, and #tradeswomen to share the importance of #womeninconstructiontrades and the opportunities at the Holloway prison project presents for the community of #islingtonToday we had the immense honor of being the final members of the public to go inside the Holloway Womens Prison. We take seriously the responsibility of honoring the legacy of human rights abuses, and political agitation that occurred here. We hope that we can come back to #islington in the future and visit a #womensbuilding on this site.We’re live-streaming our best practices presentation right now! Live from @uniwestminster . Tune in to learn about four amazing organizations that have increased the participation of women in construction to 10%. You can find the link on our fb or linkedin. We are also recording so you can watch later.We’re in the home stretch! 29 days until our delegation to London! Tradeswomen from all over North America have been putting in work planning how and what they’re going to lead while we’re there. We can’t wait to connect with this amazing group of tradeswoman leaders and continue our work of elevating women in the trades.Our new #swag arrived! In addition to these awesome staff vests, we got some surprises for the delegates when they arrive in London!
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The London 2022 Best Practices Workshop
On June 9th, Tradeswomen Building Bridges kicked off our London delegation with a Best Practices workshop hosted by the University of Westminster. We presented four case studies of successful regional strategies in Canada and the United States where the percent … Continue reading
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Meet the 2022 Delegates!
This post is a little longer than normal but it’s for a good reason. We wanted to highlight the tradeswomen who have committed to our London Delegation. They have all exhibited amazing leadership qualities and have proven that they embody … Continue reading
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Meet the London Staff!
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves! We come from a variety of locations across North America and represent many trades. There are some seasoned tradeswomen among our founders as well as some recent apprenticeship graduates. However, we are all comitted to … Continue reading
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5 Weeks Until our London Delegation!
Exciting things have been happening behind the scenes at Tradeswomen Building Bridges this week! We recieved an order of TBB merch (to be debuted in London). Delegates are purchasing flights and housing. The details for our Best Practices Workshop are … Continue reading
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Tradeswomen Building Bridges is going to London!
TBB is sponsoring the first Delegation of Tradeswomen to London in June 2022. We are planning on up to 50 Delegates from across North America who will represent the diversity of women working in construction by racial and ethnic identity, … Continue reading
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Korean Tradeswomen organizing
Last year, Tradeswomen Building Bridges had an online exchange with representatives of the global labor federation, Building and Woodworkers International BWI). We had a presentation from Kim Kyungshin of the BWI-affiliate, the Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions. Kim … Continue reading
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Tradeswomen Building Our Global Network: Join us on Nov. 21
“Women construction workers are symbolic of all of us who are brave, who work to survive, to challenge, to transform, to imagine a different world.” – Vivian Price On November 21, Tradeswomen Building Bridges will host an online zoom event … Continue reading
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Condolences to our sister, Radhika K Prakesh, Head Mason at the Archana Women’s Centre, on the sudden loss of her husband
By Susan Moir A dear friend of Tradeswomen Building Bridges, our sister Radhika of Kerala India, lost her husband Prakesh very suddenly to a heart attack on August 11. Radhika and Prakesh have two children. Their daughter, Nayana, is in … Continue reading
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On the passing of our sister, Jin Sook Lee
We only met her a handful of times, but she was the champion we had been seeking for years. We extend our deepest condolences to Jin Sook’s family and friends. In 1995, a group of tradeswomen from around the world … Continue reading
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BC Building Trades mag features Millwright Ant Yap and Electrician Katy Rhodes on their visit to Kerala
The spring 2020 issue of the British Columbia Building Trades Council member magazine, tradetalk, features two of the Canadian tradeswomen who participated in the 2019 Tradeswomen Building Bridges Delegation to Kerala India. In the article titled “A Bridge Not Too … Continue reading
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Tradeswomen Building Bridges: the North American Network of Women Working in the Construction Trades 