WE Rock Winnipeg

is a registered nonprofit volunteer-based organization dedicated to the empowerment of female, trans, two-spirit, and gender variant youth and adults through collaborative music creation and performance.

We Rock Winnipeg was founded in 2017 after the realization that Winnipeg was still not a part of this global movement. We felt our community needed a safe space to empower girls, trans, 2-spirit, and gender expansive youth and adults through creative collaboration.

Our focus, as a volunteer-led nonprofit organization, is to provide strong female and gender variant musical role-models for our campers. We believe that representation matters: when you see someone like you doing something you yourself want to do, then you can realize it is possible.

Through meaningful mentorship, hands on music programming, and skill building workshops, we aim to encourage self esteem, a sense of community, and a passion for music in our campers and volunteers.

Our Team

Brandi Olenick – Founder/President/Camp Director

Jessee Havey – Co-Founder/Vice-President/Camp Director

Ashley Au – Board Member/Bass Instructor

Kelly Campbell – Board Member/Band Coach

Ava Glendinning – Board Member/Guitar Instructor/Band Coach

Sierra Noble – Board Member/Band Coach

Natalie Smith - Board Member

Kathryn Kerr - Board Member/Bookkeeper

Dawn Knight - Board Member/Band Manager/Workshop Leader

We have had some amazing individuals help get this camp off the ground and make it grow. We Rock Winnipeg would not exist without the support we have received from musicians of all genders in our city and from other sibling camps in Saskatchewan and throughout the Girls Rock Camp Alliance.