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May 1, 2017

'Never confuse decency with weakness': Outgoing CLC secretary-treasurer Barbara Byers advises women

Meagan Gillmore

To celebrate May Day, rabble is focusing on the accomplishments of women in the workplace. We spoke with outgoing CLC secretary-treasurer Barbara Byers about her work as a labour activist.

Activist Toolkit

What comes after the Women's March

3 Minute Action

Take the 100 actions in 10 days challenge.

News

Dec 20, 2016

Revolutionary program empowers girls with media literacy and activism skills

Tania Ehret

#HerDigitalVisions is an afterschool program that works with self-identified girls, building media literacy skills in order to better establish power in an online world.

Photos

Nov 22, 2016

Sustainable financing is imperative to end violence against women and girls

rabble staff

During the 16 days of activism wear orange to show your solidarity and commitment to eliminating violence against women in Canada and around the world.

Blog

Nov 22, 2016

UNiTE to end violence against women

Doreen Nicoll

Sustainable financing is imperative to effectively prevent and end violence against women and girls here at home and around the world.

Blog

Aug 3, 2016

Halifax police put onus for safety on women following taxi sexual assaults

Stephen Kimber

Last week, Halifax police outlined what women who take cabs "can do for their own personal safety."

Columnists

Jul 28, 2016

Privacy compromised: Legal rights and protections in Canada

Pro Bono

Michael Hackl

What should the institutions that are privy to our private information do when they have to deal with competing privacy and secrecy concerns? Michael Hackl looks at Canada's privacy laws to find out.

Podcast

Mar 24, 2016

Economic and sexual violence as barriers to sustainable development

Feminist Current

On March 17, a panel organized in connection with the UN's 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women addressed prostitution as a system that works against women's sustainability.

Podcast

Mar 22, 2016

South African women and tribal courts

WINGS

Victorious struggle against an ill-conceived bill.

News

Mar 8, 2016

Fighting hate speech in Canada: Private-public presence blurs lines

A. Splawinski

The presence of online hate groups in public has many individuals asking what they can do to legally ban these groups from meeting up.

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