The Stammering Association of Women in India (SAWI) is an active support group that holds regular zoom meetings to connect, share advice and support each other. SAWI board member Shruthi Sharma contacted Lisa Wilder to ask if there were some Canadian women who wanted to join the June 21 meeting as special guests.
The CSA is happy to share with you the following exciting international event to take place in Montréal, July 22 to 25, 2021! The International Fluency Association's JWCSC is a joint world congress on stuttering and cluttering bringing academics, SLPs, re-searchers, and people who stutter and clutter together to share lived experiences, modern science, and a one-of-a-kind experience for attendees.
The CSA support groups in Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Edmonton are hosting virtual support meetings. Until our groups can get going again in person, Zoom meetings will be the mode of delivery! For more information check our support group page.
Do you have an idea for a workshop? Our November conference will be a chance to meet and socialize and learn together once again. Due to the success of our one-day conferences that we have been holding for the past six years, 2020 will be a big year as we expand the event and move the conference venue to beautiful Niagara Falls!
The CSA stands with Black and Indigenous People of Colour in solidarity against acts of racism and oppression. Our organization celebrates inclusion and is made better by the diversity of our members. We are committed to being anti-racist allies and uplifting the beautiful voices of BIPOC who may or may not stutter.
In the past few years a number of excellent documentaries about stuttering have gained notice. The latest one is L’Êloquence du bégiament (The Eloquence of Stuttering), created in partnership with the Association Parole Bégaiement (the stuttering association in France). The filmmaker, Melissa Bronsart, recently spoke to Daniele Rossi on his Stuttering is Cool podcast.