section15.ca

welcome to section15.ca

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:03:00Z

This is a feminist website that focuses on economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights. Currently, section15.ca does not assign new features, and only occasionally posts blog entries.

the arts Ladies Sasquatch cross Canada!

Jude MacDonald — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:47:00Z

From Hamilton to Winnipeg to Lethbridge to Peterborough, Allyson Mitchell’s monstrous entourage does its bit for the Deep Lez cause. Her ladies display what has been described as a feral sexuality, one blending feminist theory with fun fur you want to pet. Who wouldn’t want to join them?

the Jane Doe decade

Moira Farr — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:32:00Z

In March 2009, the University of Ottawa held a conference called Sexual Assault Law, Practice and Activism in a Post-Jane Doe Era. It marked the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking case of Jane Doe v. the Metropolitan Toronto police. The conference also celebrated the work of the Honourable Claire L’Heureux-Dubé. As a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, she helped shape landmark equality-rights rulings.

Marie-Anne Lagimodière, née Gaboury

Frances Rooney — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:42:00Z

Just in time for Manitoba’s Louis Riel Day, a new biography explores his grandmother’s life and significance. Author Maggie Siggins writes, “It’s been said that in Marie-Anne’s latter years she and her favourite grandchild, Louis Riel, were very close. No wonder. They were kindred spirits.” How this historical figure has been remembered shows us a lot about how shared memory changes over time, and what the limits of history can be. What can you do to keep the past and its people alive?

legacy room for Miss Lou, Harbourfront’s living tribute to a cultural icon

Sierra Bacquie — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:41:00Z

Miss Lou’s Room is a dynamic remembrance of the great Jamaican icon, whose influence is felt around the world, with a particular resonance in Toronto. Miss Lou’s is a strong presence in the space at Harbourfront that bears her name. The personal nature of the comments in the visitors’ book makes clear the depth of the impact that Louise Bennett-Coverley had on so many now-grown children. The room itself piques the senses of the youngsters who now come to the space for an afternoon storytelling.

call for nominations: first annual Femmys Award

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:17:00Z

The planning committee of I’m Not a Feminist But invites your submissions for nominations to the First Annual Femmys Award for outstanding feminist achievement in the National Capital Region (that’s Ottawa). Send your nomination no later than February 20, 2009, to coalitionforwomensequality@gmail.com.

Canada Post celebrates Black History Month

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:26:00Z

February is Black History Month. In celebration, Canada Post is issuing two stamps. One of them honours Rosemary Brown, the first Black woman to be elected to public office. She was also the first woman to run for the leadership of a Canadian federal political party. On Sunday, February 1, the National Congress of Black Women Foundation is hosting the stamp launch in Vancouver, as well as presenting a short play on slavery and two films on Abraham Doras Shadd and Rosemary Brown.

section15.ca gets the twitters!

Jude MacDonald — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:31:00Z

Would you like to follow what’s happening on section15.ca, and be a part of the site’s growth and change? Editor Jude MacDonald is making regular updates on Twitter: http://twitter.com/judemacdonald. She is also eager to add more people to the network she follows. Anyone wanting to make quick suggestions about our Website – from design, to new applications we might want to consider, to story ideas – please add the tag #section15.ca to become part of the conversation here: Realtime results for #section15.ca.

I don’t support racism, I just don’t do anything about it when it happens in front of me

Jude MacDonald — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:32:00Z

A York University professor led a study to find out how white people think they would react to racism, compared to what they actually do when someone is racist. Seems that some folks need to do more homework about the difference between nice thoughts and real actions.

happy news from The Miss G__ Project

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:32:00Z

Some of section15.ca’s favourite agents of change give us an update about what they’ve been doing, and the results of their efforts. Great news! Public schools in the province of Ontario are getting Women and Gender Studies and comprehensive early sex-ed programming. What next? Plenty.