violence against women
20 years after the Montreal Massacre
It is nearly 20 years to the day that a man with a legally acquired rifle entered our school and shot 23 people, including me, Nathalie Provost. Several of our close friends were among the 14 young women who died on Dec. 6, 1989 at l'École Polytechnique. Our crime? We were women and we wanted to become engineers. And an angry man was able to easily get access to a lethal weapon.
Twenty years after that fateful day, we the survivors and former students would ask that you reflect on how far we have come and how far we have yet to go. The murders sparked renewed interest and commitment to promoting women in engineering and technology, to ending violence against women and to strengthening gun laws. In each case, we have made progress but there is much left to do.
Arising Women Fundraiser
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location
Delta Toronto East Hotel
2035 Kennedy Rd
Toronto, ON
M1T 3G2
Canada
43° 46' 36.1488" N, 79° 17' 6.774" W
See map: Google Maps
Arising Women is holding a "Remembering the Victims and Celebrating the Survivors of Violence Against Women Dinner and Performance." The cost of the event is $100.00 a person and all proceeds will go to Arising Women. If you, or anyone you know, may be interested in attending this event I would be glad to send you an invitation either my e-mail or mail.
Your support for the empowerment of women and girls is greatly appreciated.
"Friendly" NDP and Liberal MPs to help the Cons gut Canada's gun registry today
Just in time for the 20th anniversary of the École Polytechnique Massacre, too...
Gunning for the Gun Registry
November 2, 2009 4:32 PM |
By Alison Crawford, CBC
According to my own informal survey of rural opposition MPs, it looks like Candice Hoeppner's bill to abolish the long gun registry is well on its way to becoming law.
The vote on second reading is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 4.
And because C-391 is a private member's bill, it'll be a free vote. That means MPs are freed from the usual requirement of voting along party lines.
Conservatives' New Tactic: Heckling Female MPs into Silence
The Conservative Party's new tactic in the House of Commons is gender
based heckling. When women opposition MPs speak,the heckling by the
Conservatives becomes so loud so as to drown out the questions of
these elected women. They are using their noise and numbers in an
attempt to silence women in the house. This was demonstrated 2 days
ago when Carolyn Bennett (LIB) rose to ask a question in the House.
Megan Leslie (NDP) has also spoken out about this issue.
Yesterday Jack Layton made the following statement in
the house.
Missing and murdered Indigenous women: Tiffany Morrison's story
521. That's the official number of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada since 1980. But for one family from Kahnawake, only one woman truly matters.
Jillian Kestler-D'Amours has more, for Concordia Reports. (Camera person: Maria Tomlinson)
Public lecture: Buying Sex is NOT a Sport
Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location
UBC, Geography 200
1984 West Mall UBC
Vancouver, BC
Canada
49° 15' 48.9168" N, 123° 8' 18.834" W
See map: Google Maps
Buying Sex IS NOT a Sport.
The flesh trade is a sophisticated, multi-billion dollar industry based on the buying and selling of sexual access to the bodies of poor women and children. Women are routinely trafficked both domestically and internationally to serve as the "supply" for this "demand." Canada already has a robust problem with trafficking, and with thousands of visitors coming for the 2010 Olympic Games we will only see a rise in this exploitation. Come hear about trafficking in Canada and how you can effect change in your community.
Sponsors: UBC Faculty of Law and REED (Resist Exploitation, Embrace Dignity)
Speakers: