Betty Krawczyk's new book recalls the 2003 Women in the Woods blockade to defend B.C. forests. (Photo: Betty Krawczyk).
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Live from the NWT: Celebrating northern women
From the Northwest Territories: a cultural event for International Women's Day.
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Chipping away at gender equality: Harper's five-year round up
This weekend marked the five-year anniversary of the ascent to power of Canada's exceptionally charismatic (cough*cough) and calculating Conservative PM Stephen Harper. It's surprising that Stephen Harper has lasted so long in a minority government, but for a minority PM, he sure has accomplished a lot -- if by accomplishments, one is referring to the insidious erosion of women's rights that has occurred in the last five years. Let's take a look back at what Harper has done to increase gender inequality, shall we?
Scrap universal daycare
Pink Ribbons, Inc.
Feb 3 2012 - 12:00pm
Feb 12 2012 - 12:00pm
Location
Carlton Cinema
20 CARLTON ST,
Toronto, ON Canada
43° 39' 41.5656" N, 79° 22' 53.94" W
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Pink Ribbons, Inc. looks at the pervasive impact of breast cancer fundraising. Every year, millions of dollars are raised, but where does all the money go, and what is actually achieved? The film offers a completely different take on the pink ribbon “success” story that has overtaken North America, with insight from leading doctors, activists and social critics, as well as women diagnosed with breast cancer.
Stop crime bill c-10: Canadian families for fiscal and social responsibility
Nov 26 2011 - 12:00pm
Nov 26 2011 - 3:00pm
Location
Parliament Hill - Ottawa
Ottawa, ON
Canada
45° 25' 17.508" N, 75° 41' 49.8948" W
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Ottawa Ppotest to end omnibus crime Bill C-10 - Families for fiscal and social responsibility!
"Jobs not jails"
Speakers to include:
Kim Pate, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies (winner of the 2011 Governor General's Award)
Catherine Latimer, Executive Director, John Howard Society of Canada
In days, the Conservative Government of Canada will try to push through a crime law that could drastically raise our taxes and dole out harsher punishments for marijuana users than pedophiles. It is seen as a wrong turn for our country that will change the face of our democracy so drastically that Quebec and Ontario have refused to pay for the bad law.
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