Brigette DePape says anyone can protest inequity and injustice.
Brigette DePape
Student Volunteer Connections' 8th Annual Do So Much Weekend!
Date: Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 9:00am - 7:00pm
Location
Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, ON
Canada
43° 31' 40.584" N, 80° 13' 22.9044" W
See map: Google Maps
What: 8th Annual Do So Much Weekend
When: January 26th, 2013
Where: University of Guelph, Rozanski Hall
Do So Much Weekend is a FREE one-day conference that takes place annually at the University of Guelph. 2013 is the year of “Growing Capacity for Change.” This year students will come together for networking, inspiration and capacity building with a focus on creative, innovative and collaborative action! Students will branch out and connect with like-minded individuals in order to grow a stronger community that dedicated to positive change!
Why I am excited for PowerShift
About a year ago, I held up a sign to Stop Harper. I first got this idea when the Conservatives rejected the climate change bill. I felt helpless because the Conservative government was showing no intent to confront climate change - threatening the very survival of humanity.
While working as a page in the Senate, I felt alone, afraid, and hopeless in the face of a Harper agenda set on attacking people and the environment that sustains us. I witnessed Harper withdrawing funding from social services we value, and handing that money over to rich oil and gas companies. I saw the rejection of the Kyoto Protocol and the expansion of the tar sands.
What I did not see was an investment in a green and just future for all of us.
Council of Canadians Winnipeg Chapter AGM with Brigette DePape
Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Location
Crossways-In-Common
222 Furby
Winnipeg, MB
Canada
49° 53' 8.2716" N, 97° 9' 28.1772" W
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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
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
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011 - 3:00pm - 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.