Nathalie Provost, a Dec 6th Survivor (link):
A speech delivered by Megan Leslie, Halifax MP, last year (link, via):But the question we don’t let ourselves ask is what.
Judy Rebick reflects and calls for action (link):... while there is a societal consensus against male violence against women today, that violence goes on unabated particularly against marginalized women like those disappeared on the downtown east side in Vancouver or the hundreds of aboriginal women who are disappeared and murdered without much attention from police, or the virtual slavery of desperate women trafficked into prostitution on a global scale.
Jessica Yee, The next generation - and what women sometimes forget - on December 6th (link):Yes, I’m from the next generation of women who were too young to remember when the murders actually took place, but I suppose I belong to the current generation of women who identify themselves with feminist politics and have heard from the foremothers of this movement in Canada about the significance of remembering the day, and to never forget it. They say, “Women Won’t Forget” on December 6th. But as a young, sex working, multiracial, bisexual, two-spirited, Aboriginal woman, I think that sometimes, especially at these December 6th type events, women DO forget a few things.
Stephen Hume, Scrapping long-gun registry is pandering to vocal minority (link):Will Canadians ignore the irony of Parliament scrapping the long-gun registry ... The biggest risk for Harper's Conservatives will be how women react, since women are predominantly victims of murder by long gun, a fact conveniently overlooked in mostly male anger over the registry.
Ok friends, I'm going to get it all out of my system right now!
Check out some excellent feminist halloween costumes that bitch blogs have up (link).
On Friday at noon Helen Lenskyj is speaking about Challenging the Olympic Industry in Brian Mulroney Hall, room 102. Again, it's free, so come on up.
And people say nothing happens in Fredericton!
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Our hiatus is finally over and now the NB Rebelles - Fredericton are back to meeting again."It was very demeaning, painful," she said.
"It was a horrible feeling - like I did something wrong by being a woman."
The event changed Kanokogi's life.
She later mortgaged her home to fund the first female judo world championships in 1980 and almost single-handedly got women's judo into the 1988 Olympics after threatening to sue the International Olympic Committee.
That access to abortion should be threatened, after decades of battles in the courts, is a shocking development.
It is also a reminder that the battle for reproductive rights is never done because there are a cruelly endless number of ways to undermine access. Prince Edward Island still offers no abortion services at all. New Brunswick requires referrals from two doctors. Women in rural areas of the country often have to travel hundreds of kilometres for care. Some provinces cover only the cost of abortions performed in hospitals, creating a financial barrier."
As Atlantic Canadian feminists, the struggle for access to abortion is not a new story to us, but the recent developments in Quebec have been a slap in the face for many women's rights advocates who thought we had permanently gained some ground. I am hoping this dismay continues and draws some more attention to the appauling lack of access in our provinces.
This weeks feminist photo is brought to you by flicker user natashalcd.
This initiative is spearheaded by a "Progressive Conservative insider" and claims it is going to be "a broad-based, multi-partisan organization".
The Feminist Karate Union (link) began as a self-defense class for women in Seattle, WA. It has since developed into an active, independent, non-profit karate school for women and children, taught by women.
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Eleanor Antin is an intriguing conceptual/installation/performance artist and film-maker from the States.
The blog also said there's "nothing that a man wants less than a woman scowling because he thinks he is going to get shit for something and he has no idea what."
Notley [NDP] said the comments suggest a lack of respect for women and a failure to understand women's struggle for equality.
"What does it say about Alberta when a government MLA is telling young girls that their understanding of equality can be found in a diet sweetener at Starbucks?" Notley asked in a news release.
"Equal is a woman's right, not a Starbucks sweetener.""
New favourite line: "If I were sexist I think I would certainly know about it by now." Um, dude, we just told you...
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