A Time for Women: Discussions with Author Sally Armstrong
Women’s rights protest in Egypt. By Emily Rivas Image courtesy of Al Jazeera Creative Commons Repository via Wikimedia Commons The world today is not a hospitable place for women, but times are changing. We see women fighting for their education in the Middle East, women fighting against gang rape in India, young girls in Kenya … Read more
Hope for Gender Equality as Torontonians Celebrate International Women’s Day
Cree Elder Pauline Shirt and First Nations Women Drummers lead International Women’s Day march in Toronto Article and photos by Allison Ridgway The road to equality has been a long one for Kim Malcolmson. The 78-year-old pro-choice activist proudly continued this journey on Saturday, marching with thousands of other women and men through downtown Toronto … Read more
Pro-Choice Activists Thank Dr. Henry Morgentaler
By Shannon Clarke Images courtesy of rabbleradio via Wikimedia Commons Somewhere in east Montreal is the clinic that became the catalyst for abortion reform in Canada more than 25 years ago. If you were to walk by it now, however, it’s just a normal house on a quiet residential street. At Innis Town Hall last … Read more
Annex Residents Rally Against Sexual Assualts
Image courtesy of cascade_of_rant’s Flickr photostream. Video images by Shannon Clarke and video editing by Olivia Stefanovich. Shannon Clarke It probably wasn’t the quiet Labour Day evening patio diners in the Annex were expecting, but it’s the evening they got. Hundreds of women and men marched through the neighbourhood Monday night in solidarity against the … Read more
Supporters rally to keep abortion funded
By: Veronika Latkina Dozens of people gathered near Queen’s Park on Oct. 22 to demand that the province continue to fund abortion despite pleas by counter groups. The crowd, gathered at College Street and University Avenue, chanted slogans and flexed their banners and signs. “Not the church, not the state, women must decide their fate,” they … Read more
Fundraiser collects underwear for Haitian women
By Shannon Clarke Photos by Shannon Clarke There aren’t too many reasons to bid on a pair of white cotton underwear with silver-craft glue writing – at least not many good ones. But at a silent auction last month at the Toronto Women’s Bookstore, that’s exactly what happened. Participants moved beneath strings of underwear art … Read more
Remembering Wendy Babcock
By Samantha Anderson Wendy Babcock, a law student and advocate for sex workers’ rights was found dead in her Toronto home on Tuesday. She was 32. Babcock left an abusive home at age 10 and found herself involved in sex work at a young age. The first time she had sex was with a client … Read more
Riot not quiet for women’s rights!
Check out this wicked event we’re sponsoring! Everyone should come out! Donations will be going to the Peel Committee Against Woman Abuse and the Merge Counselling RIOT NOT QUIET! is a group dedicated to social change at a grass roots level. RIOT NOT QUIET! is determined to advocate, raise awareness, and fight for the injustices and … Read more
