Brigette DePape says anyone can protest inequity and injustice.
Brigette DePape
Council of Canadians Winnipeg Chapter AGM with Brigette DePape
May 15 2012 - 6:30pm
May 15 2012 - 9:00pm
Location
Crossways-In-Common
222 Furby
Winnipeg, MB Canada
49° 53' 8.2716" N, 97° 9' 28.1772" W
See map: Google Maps
Please join us on Tuesday May 15th at Crossways in Common as we celebrate the past year in video, elect the executive for the coming year, share fair trade coffee and local goodies and hear Brigette DePape speak about her action and the importance of taking action in our communities in the coming year!
This year, the chapter is delighted to welcome the "Rogue Page" Brigette DePape as its special guest for the AGM. Brigette will speak on her experiences since the moment when, as a Senate Page, she held up the "Stop Harper" sign during the 2011 Throne Speech and became a role model for activists everywhere.
Council of Canadians Winnipeg Chapter Annual General Meeting
FEATURING SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER BRIGETTE DEPAPE
Contact name:
Mary McCandless
Contact email:
E-Day protest links Wildrose Party to Harper's attacks on environment
'Rogue Page' Brigette DePape surprised Danielle Smith early Monday, the start of a bad day for the Wildrose leader.
Related rabble.ca story:
Thinking Outside the Ballot Box for Social Justice
Oct 22 2011 - 3:00pm
Oct 22 2011 - 5:00pm
Location
The Rio Theatre
1160 E. Broadway at Commercial Drive
Vancouver, BC Canada
49° 15' 44.586" N, 123° 4' 49.962" W
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An afternoon with Brigette DePape and friends
Saturday, October 22, 3pm (Doors at 2:30pm)
The Rio Theatre (1160 E. Broadway at Commercial Dr)
Also featuring Gail Davidson of Lawyers Against War, various performers, and speakers from the co-sponsoring groups: StopWar, Peace and Global Educators (PAGE) and Check Your Head.
Media Sponsor: rabble.ca
Suggested Donation: $5 – $10 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds)
#StopHarper
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Background
2011 has been a real year of uprisings for social change — from the Arab Spring to the recent ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement and the mass civil disobedience to the tar sands KeystoneXL pipeline.
Stop Harper: Moving beyond the Hill and using people power
Activist Brigette DePape was a page in the Canadian Senate when she came to the attention of the public on June 3, 2011 by a protest she made during the first throne speech of the majority government of Stephen Harper. By silently holding up a sign that said "Stop Harper!" she earned dismissal from her job, the media nickname "the rogue page," and the admiration of Canadians concerned with the undemocratic, ideologically extreme tendencies of the Harper government.
Thinking outside the ballot box: Democracy means involvement
Activist Brigette DePape was a page in the Canadian Senate when she came to the attention of the public on June 3, 2011 by a protest she made during the first throne speech of the majority government of Stephen Harper. By silently holding up a sign that said "Stop Harper!" she earned dismissal from her job, the media nickname "the rogue page," and the admiration of Canadians concerned with the undemocratic, ideologically extreme tendencies of the Harper government.
Thinking outside the ballot box: Stop Harper
Activist Brigette DePape was a page in the Canadian Senate when she came to the attention of the public on June 3, 2011 by a protest she made during the first throne speech of the majority government of Stephen Harper. By silently holding up a sign that said "Stop Harper!" she earned dismissal from her job, the media nickname "the rogue page," and the admiration of Canadians concerned with the undemocratic, ideologically extreme tendencies of the Harper government.
Canadian youth leaders at White House tar sands Keystone XL pipeline protest
Brigette DePape and Adam Thomas of the Yinka Dene Alliance speak about the historic protests at the White House to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline. Shut down the tar sands!
Beat back the Tory attack! Anti-Harper anti-Conservative June 10 rally
Harper Dégage! Beat Back the Tory Attack! June 10th march to oppose the Conservative Party National Convention:
Take Back The CapitalHundreds march in Ottawa to oppose the Conservative Party national convention and Prime Minister Harper's keynote speech, his first major address since gaining a majority government. The call to rally was to "make clear to the Conservative Party that we will not sit idly by while they attack our communities."
