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#MeToo: Fighting sexism through labour activism
FeminismLabour history shows us that working people can make great gains when they come together to challenge the power of capital. But it also reminds us that workers and the labour movement must be vigilant. They must continue to resist rollbacks of hard-won rights and protections, and they must continue to push for new victories. The history of labour struggles over issues related to gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace holds important lessons that we can incorporate into our discussions of how to tackle these issues today.
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International Women’s Day 2018 (#IWD2018)
FeminismIn 1977 following the long-standing movements for women to participate equally in society, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed a day for women’s rights and international peace. Following the United Nations’ lead, Canada chose March 8 as International Women’s Day. IWD has grown to become a global day of recognition and celebration.
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Militarism: Revolutionary Mothering and Rosie the Riveter
CultureHow does one cost the killing of a human being, as if military budgets can compare with the cost of providing food and water, homes and healthcare? This brief exploration suggests that among the salient regressive individual pulls are militarism and nationalism. Violence is preventable and is not hard-wired in human nature. At issue is survival, necessitating responsible human relationships as articulated by revolutionary mothers.
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Women’s liberation, everyone’s liberation
FeminismThe slogan of freedom hit very hard at the attempts to control women in their private spaces. It was a slogan being raised in the context of freedom on the streets, but then it soon became about freedom from the father, from control inside the home, from being told who you can marry and who you can’t.
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Socialist Feminism in the 21st Century
FeminismSocialist-feminist politics offers a unique perspective for organizing in the 21st century. Socialist-feminists’ commitment to self-organization supports organizational structures that are non-hierarchical and democratic and therefore more inclusive.
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Gaming for Equality: Komma Lika Finds a Friendly Way to Raise Awareness at Home
FeminismEverybody wants the revolution, but nobody wants to do the dishes… or the laundry… or the grocery shopping… or take out the trash. Specifically, women disproportionally perform the majority of domestic labour in contemporary households. That is why Swedish feminist Maria Loohufvud invented the new game Komma Lika: to find a fun yet concrete way to demonstrate the persistent unequal division of domestic labour with the aim of changing it.
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A Look Back: Indigenous Resistance in 2013
EnvironmentFrom disrupting tar sands megaloads and pipelines infrastructure, to mining blockades, logging blockades Idle No More actions, a brief synopsis of Land Defense and Sovereigntist struggles across Turtle Island that burned bright this 2013.
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We All Lose in Canada’s Austerity Olympics
Canadian PoliticsThe federal Conservatives continue to take part in the global austerity Olympics with their 2014 budget as fallout from the largest economic crisis since the Great Depression continues, and people and the planet are suffering as a result. Nobody wins with this approach.
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Selling Sex: Experience, Advocacy, and Research on Sex Work in Canada
FeminismAs a Canadian sex Worker, I know too well how hard it can be to find a balanced, nuanced analysis of the lived experiences of people in my profession and the complex legal and social realities we encounter. Selling Sex proved to be a notable exception.
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The Legacy of Henry Morgentaler
Morgentaler’s death gave the media the chance to love to hate anyone who colours or steps outside the lines. And Morgentaler certainly did that.
