Van-city police tasering mothers
This was published in the Toronto Star today: VANCOUVER – Vancouver police say they had to use a Taser on a 16-year-old mother in order to save the life of her month-old baby. A police department release says the young mother was “touched” with a Taser on her arm and back when officers feared she was holding … Read more
From coathangers to legal abortions – a look at abortion rights from the 60s-80s
WHEN? WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 WHERE? RYERSON UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION LOUNGE (IN THE LIBRARY BUILDING) WHAT? Learn about Canada’s abortion rights movement through a series of photo-portraits. Inspired by action against Bill C-484, which would make the fetus a legal entity which is a direct attack on abortion rights, tomorrow’s event aims at educating people … Read more
Fourteen-year-olds will be locked up for life if Harper gets his way
Priminister Stephen Harper has announced his strategy plan to stop youth violence – sentence them life in prison for first and second degree murders. These kids will be 14 years and older, and I have to say I’m pretty enraged. This US-style “crackdown” on violence doesn’t work. It only makes the situation worse, ignores every … Read more
Ryerson Greens on CBC
The National has started this new segment called “Your Vote” where they’ve given out camcorders to different youth leaders in the NDP, Conservative, Green and Liberal parties. The Ryerson Greens have been really active on campus and one of their members, Denis Agar, is representing the Young Greens on The National. I think this video … Read more
ManifesTO runs ScarBOROUGH
This weekend was Toronto’s annual urban cultures festival ManifesTO. Besides having a huge concert down at Nathan Philip’s Square, the festival came to the east and west end. Since I’ve lived in Scarborough my whole life, I decided to head down to the Civic Centre and see what was going on. The day’s events included … Read more
Chicken wings and sexism
Just now, in class, I was talking to two male classmates about how we need women’s only hours at the gym. They went off about how there’s no men’s only hours, and that men might feel uncomfortable with women looking at them. They then went on to say how there shouldn’t be a women’s centre, … Read more
Anti-Flag, Nostalgia and Self-realizations
Last night I went to see Anti-Flag at The Opera House in Toronto. All month I’ve been super excited for this show sine the last time I saw them, I was 16. And I have to say, I’m pretty disappointed. I think the best way to put this is to quote my boyfriend, “When did … Read more
FEMINIST BRAINSTORMINGS
“Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, ‘She doesn’t have what it takes.’ They will say, ‘Women don’t have what it takes.’” – Clare Boothe Luce Here at McClung’s, we work towards creating a positive environment for all women, to defy these stereotypes … Read more
