Rabble.ca October 16, 2006

In early October, the federal government announced dramatic changes to Status of Women Canada that will, in effect, eliminate federal funding to feminist organizations in Canada. Combined with the removal of the Court Challenges Program, these changes will end the era of Canadian democracy that recognized the need for state funding to marginalized groups. The Harper government has taken us one more step toward U.S.-style “democracy” where only the powerful have access to government. (Keep reading…)

CCPA MANITOBA October 12, 2006

On September 25, 2006, the Conservative government of Steven Harper announced $1 billion in cuts to federal programs. Among the long list of programs cut are many that have had a direct impact on important community-based work that has been very effective in assisting women and their families living in poverty. For example, the Status of Women Canada budget has been cut by $5 million and they will no longer fund organizations to do research and advocacy. (Keep reading…)

Canadian Dimension Magazine, May/June 2006 Issue

Privatization is not gender-neutral. It threatens advances toward women’s equality in the labour market and in the home. (Keep reading…)

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Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan is the mother of Smadar Elhanan, 13 years old when killed by a suicide bomber in Jerusalem in September 1997. Below is Nurit¡¯s speech made on International Women¡¯s Day 2005 in Strasbourg. (Keep reading…)

Canadian Dimension Magazine, March/April 2006 Issue

Twenty-five years ago Canada signed the most comprehensive human-rights treaty on women’s rights, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). This was an enormous accomplishment for women around the globe who had worked for many decades to establish a human-rights treaty that specifically addressed the persistent and systemic discrimination against women. Canada was among the first to sign this treaty in 1980, and ratified it with the consent of all provinces and territories in the fall of 1981. (Keep reading…)

Canadian Dimension Magazine, March/April 2006 Issue

In December, 2005, indigenous Asian communities from the most marginalized scapes took to the streets to reclaim their livelihoods and eco-culture, redefining food sovereignty and environmental space for themselves. The resistance from the peripheral grounds against the Sixth Ministerial Conference (MC6) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was the essence of decentralized grassroots small movements. (Keep reading…)

Canadian Dimension Magazine, March/April 2006 Issue

Listen. Women are speaking across the land, and around the world. We want to be safe. We want our sisters to be safe. We expect justice in our communities. Will anybody listen? (Keep reading…)

Canadian Dimension Magazine, March/April 2006 Issue

I want to start by honouring those women who have lived the experience about which I presume to speak. (Keep reading…)

Canadian Dimension Magazine, March/April 2006 Issue

Over the past century, International Women’s Day has evolved from radical protests for women’s political, economic and social rights to a day for celebrating women’s achievements. In Canada, nowadays, at celebratory luncheons and evening award galas, it is not unusual for organizations to cheer prominent women who have reached the heights of success in such areas as sports, volunteerism and business. Has International Women’s Day become merely a time to reflect on how far (some) women have come? (Keep reading…)

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Victims of December 6, 1989

Geneviève Bergeron

Hélène Colgan (Keep reading…)