It’s International Women’s Day! There are a ton of great ways to appreciate the strong cis and trans women and girls in your life. Whether you want to be a better ally, empower young women or just read up on some Canadian feminist history, it’s all in this week’s toolkit.
Like what you see? Want to add something to a tool? The activist toolkit is a wiki! Find out how to add and edit it.
Weekly roundup
Today is also a day of action to acknowledge the institutional and systemic oppressions faced by women — men play an important role in this. This guide about ending daily acts of violence is a good place to start for male activists.
Another way men can support women is by checking their privilege. This guide helps folks with privilege not fall back into oppressive patterns.
Non-members of marginalized groups can be great allies but only if they know how. This primer to being an outstanding intersex ally makes it easy.
Dr. Henry Morgentaler trusted women, even when abortion was illegal in Canada. Read about his amazing fight for reproductive justice.
No one knows more about support than doulas, who care for caregivers. But have you heard of radical doulas? Read more about them on rabblepedia.
Fostering empowerment, solidarity and anti-commercialism can begin at a young age. This guide on radical workshops during puberty shows some ways to help young women find their voice.
The Vagina Monologues and V-Day foundation have come a long way since the 1990s. Read more about their journey.
Curious about what the monologues sound like? Check on a sneak peak on this week’s Constructing Change podcast.
Sins Invalid is a unique performance project that challenges norms by exploring disability and sexuality. Check out their rabblepedia entry.
Don’t forget, next week is the International Day against Police Brutality. Read more about the event’s Canadian history here.
Events
Support your local #IWD events!
Toronto
Forty year as a union militant
Mad students society support group
Ottawa
Femmy Awards for IWD (TONIGHT)
Oh yeah consensuality Collective:: Nuit Errotique
Montreal
Refuse to be toxified: film screening and discussion for IWD (TONIGHT)
Teach-in against “double punishment” for migrants
Vancouver
Women. Food. Planet. IWD (TONIGHT)
A child’ view from Gaza: Opening art exhibit
Resistance culture: spoken word for Palestine
Add your own tools, events and suggestions in the comments below!
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