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1. Word, on the street

   U of T grad sets up writing workshop for disadvantaged women

   Jan 4 by Anna Gallagher-Ross

   In 2005 Lauren Kirshner started a poetry salon for women in the inpatient ward at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Inspired by the women she encountered, Kirshner saw the potential of creative writing as a tool for empowerment. Now she has launched Sister Writes, a creative writing program for marginalized women in the Parkdale and Bloor/Dufferin neighbourhoods. Kirshner,...