The Shoe Project

A pair of shoes painted red and blue, on a box

2026 Dates announced!

We are excited to share that The Shoe Project will return in 2026. Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 7, and Sunday, November 8, when participants will take the stage to share powerful personal stories through this inspiring program. More details will be shared soon—please check back for updates.

We are proud to have presented the 2025 edition of The Shoe Project in Vancouver.

This year’s event brought together immigrant and refugee women, supported by professional writing and theatre coaches, to share powerful personal stories on stage. Each story was woven around a pair of shoes—sometimes ones left behind, other times ones that carried them forward into a new chapter. The 2025 event was moving and inspiring, with stories that left a lasting impression on everyone in the room.

We are grateful to all who joined us and to our partners at YWCA BC for making it possible.

Shoe project 2025 8 (1) — TSP Vancouver – 2025 Participants

Shoe project 2025 — TSP Vancouver – 2025 Participants

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We are grateful to project partner The Arts Club Theatre Company, for its generous contribution of ticketing services and studio and theatre facilities.

Program Concept © The Shoe Project

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