For 22 years, YWCA Pasadena’s – now YWCA Glendale & Pasadena – Women for Racial Justice Breakfast has been a space and experience that has brought people together for deep learning. It serves as an invitation to action to advance racial justice. 

In 2022, over 530 supporters from the Pasadena and Glendale communities gathered for the first in-person event since 2019 to lift up incredible individuals whose work to advance racial justice is contributing to the groundswell of change in our institutions, communities, and culture.

In 2023, At YWCA, we demand a world of equity. We envision a world of opportunity. We commit ourselves to the work of racial justice. We will get up and continue to do the work until injustice is rooted out, until institutions are transformed, until the world sees women, girls, and people of color the way we do: Equal. Powerful. Unstoppable!

YWCA Glendale and Pasadena

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Candlelight Vigil & Purple Tie Awards

Glendale, CA -- In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Glendale Commission on the Status of Women and YWCA Glendale and Pasadena will hold its Annual Candlelight Vigil and 6th Annual Purple Tie Awards on the steps of Glendale City Hall on October 16th at 6:30PM.

The event will bring together community partners and advocates to center the voices of survivors, honor those who have lost their lives, and recognize men in our community who are working to end domestic violence and gender-based violence.

This year’s honorees include Glendale Police Department’s Sergeant Vahe Abramyan and Senator Anthony J. Portantino. The awards presentation will include opening remarks by Glendale Mayor Elen Asatryan, domestic violence survivor stories, ending with a candle lighting ceremony led by faith leader Rev. Cassie.