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Solidarity Against Patriarchy!
We thought we would share something upbeat before the weekend... and we are excited to see these posters going up around the city! Thanks to Solidarity Against Patriarchy - "a group of (mostly) men...
“For Future Generations” – Idle No More
By Alana Prochuk, Campus Anti-Violence Initiative Coordinator Yesterday, a couple of WAVAW staffers were honoured to witness and participate in the Idle No More demonstration at Waterfront Station. ...
30 Years of WAVAW
Seriously, Supreme Court? A Woman’s Credibility Still Depends on What She’s Wearing?
By Alana Prochuk, WAVAW's Campus Anti-Violence Initiative Coordinator In a split decision, Canada’s Supreme Court has ruled that judges must determine on a case-by-case basis whether a witness can...
The Power of We
Written by Vanessa Chase, WAVAW Board Member The theme for Blog Action Day 2012 is the Power of We. A pretty prefect theme for me to write about considering that I’m very interested in the concept...
We Will Be Watching
We will be watching how this Missing Women Commission of Inquiry Report really makes change for women on the ground. How are men going to change how they value Aboriginal women? How are Aboriginal...
The biggest success of feminism is…
It’s easy (too easy, actually) to get stuck in thoughts about how far feminism has to get til we’re all “free”…. I feel tired just thinking about it. In honour of the 16 Days of Action Against...
It’s Fabulous to Work for a Feminist Organization
Top Nine Reasons Why It’s Fabulous to Work for a Feminist Organization By Alana Prochuk, Campus Anti-Violence Initiative Coordinator In celebration of my two-month anniversary as a staff-member here...
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