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  • Posted January 10, 2013

Naming Racism in the Media

As the Idle No More strengthens so do, unfortunately, the condescending and racist editorials in various newspapers. Disgusted by the pieces being published WAVAW has written two separate responses to the editors; they of course were not published. In response to the article “Attawapiskat chief is wrong to blackmail the PM.” Guest Editorial from The […]
  • Posted January 4, 2013

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 working for gender equality and against sexism” – for their excellent work!  And thanks to Daniel for sending in this photo! […]
  • Posted January 3, 2013

“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.  The Station’s enormous interior hall was packed nearly to bursting.  Its high-ceilinged space resonated with voices, drums, and the palpable energy of hundreds of people demanding respect […]
  • Posted December 20, 2012

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 testify while wearing a veil across her face for religious reasons.  The need to establish witness “credibility” was cited as factor that might lead a judge […]
  • Posted December 19, 2012

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 of emergence and new models for change. Today I thought I’d write about an organization very near and dear […]
  • Posted December 18, 2012

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 women going to be treated differently by each individual? How are the systems going to change to value Aboriginal women, marginalized […]
  • Posted December 13, 2012

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 Violence Against Women, I’d like to make space and talk about the successes of feminism. I asked 16 […]
  • Posted December 11, 2012

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 at WAVAW, I’d like to tell everyone (literally, everyone!—my parents, my neighbours, my bus driver, my elevator-mates…) just how refreshing it feels to be working in […]
  • Posted December 10, 2012

Making Connections between Violence Against Women, the Environment and Indigenous Solidarity

In part 3 of the documentary “Living Democracy from the Ground Up,” Thomas R. Berger, the commissioner of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, spent 2.5 years visiting with Indigenous communities who would be most impacted if the pipeline was built. He described it as an opportunity for the public to learn more about Aboriginal people […]