Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Michael-Allan Marion – First Perspective – Monday, 04 March 2013 (originally published 27 Feb) A Laurier Brantford student is issuing a Canada-wide appeal to find indigenous women who were first in their fields. With International Women’s Day on March 8, Sally Simpson, 48, said it is important to showcase the milestones of indigenous women. “Shocked [...]
Judy Rebick – Rabble.ca – Monday, 14 January 2013 (originally published 08 Jan) I haven’t written about Idle No More yet because I am inspired by the plethora of Indigenous voices that we are finally hearing across the country, including of late in the mainstream media. If I learned anything from the women’s movement it [...]
Robert Lovelace – Rabble.ca – Wednesday, 26 December 2012 (originally published 21 Dec) For months now First Nations Leadership has been calling on the Federal government for a commission to study why there are so many murdered and missing Aboriginal women in this country. The government of Canada has refused. Stephen Harper and his government [...]
Justina Reichel – Epoch Times – Monday, 03 December 2012 The federal government is shining a spotlight on human trafficking and campus safety for female students in announcing its support for an international campaign to help end violence against women. The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence is a worldwide campaign spanning 4,100 organizations [...]
Mia Rabson – Winnipeg Free Press – 31 October 2012 (originally published 29 Oct) OTTAWA — Manitoba Conservative Leader Brian Pallister is returning to familiar territory today but in a very different role. He’s coming to advocate on various issues, including one he championed as an MP — marital property rights for aboriginal women. Currently, [...]
