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Tradeswomen Building Bridges Community Picnic
The Tradeswomen Building Bridges Community Picnic at Caledonian Park on June 12th was a massive success. Residents of Islington came out to meet us, ask questions, and listen to our stories about being women in the construction trades. Member of … Continue reading
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A Final Visit to the Holloway Prison
On June 11th 2022, Tradeswomen Building Bridges delegates had an extraordinary day in the London Borough of Islington. We split into three groups for two different Heritage Walks and a curated tour of Holloway Prison. The heritage walks were led … Continue reading
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Welcoming the North American and Norweigan Delegates to London
Today we kicked off the community organizing aspect of our Tradeswomen Delegation. We welcomed delegates from across the USA, Canada, and Norway with a reception hosted by the University of Westminster. This is the beginning of 10 days of programming … Continue reading
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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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Tradeswomen Building Bridges: the North American Network of Women Working in the Construction Trades 