Action Now!

Join women across the world to celebrate women's equality rights victories!  Work in your community for gains still left to win. The struggle for women's liberation throughout the world is not finished. Women and girls still face enormous oppression, poverty and violence both across the world and here in Canada. 

At the same time, there continue to be inspiring stories of women and girls everywhere confronting and winning the challenges that they face, not just because of their gender, but also as a result of racism, colonialism, economic inequality and all forms of discrimination. 

International Women's Day calls us to challenge the issues that deny women's human rights, while celebrating women who have won gains in the past and our sisters who continue to move us forward today.

Contact your local women's shelter,…

Support the annual Women's Memorial March activities in communities in Ontario as part of your V-Day 1Billion Rising actions!  Here are some Memorial March actions organized in Ontario:

Toronto: For Our Sisters: Toronto’s 8th Annual Ceremony for our missing and murdered women. Thursday, February 14, 2013 from 12:30pm until 1:30pm. Strawberry Ceremony with Wanda Whitebird begins at 12:30 Police Headquarters 40 College Street at Bay, Toronto Community Feast catered by NaMeRes at the 519 Church Street Community Centre; 519 Church Street following the rally. Raising our Voices to Demand a national public inquiry led by Indigenous grass roots women and supported by a United Nations Investigation into Missing & Murdered Indigenous women in Canada.

Ottawa: Families…

One in three women in the world will be raped or beaten in her lifetime, according to VDay, an international campaign to end violence against women. That's 1 Billion women. 

On February 14th, women across the world will be joining in community-based actions to demand an end to violence against women all over the planet.  You can join these actions, or organize one in your own community.

The One Billion Rising campaign website has information, an organizing ToolKit, and many ideas from all around the world that can fire your imagination and help you get your friends, family, co-workers and community involved.

Go to the website at: http://www.onebillionrising.org/ and get inspired to share in this global action today!

Aborignal communities continue to organize across the country to raise issues of Indigenous sovereignty rights, environmental threats and human rights issues that affect everyone. 

To support and work in solidarity with Indigenous groups and individuals taking action in and around your area, stay informed about Idle No More actions.  Link to the Idle No More website at: http://idlenomore.ca/

Join the Raise the Rates Campaign in an anti-poverty march to the Liberal leadership convention on Saturday, January 26th.  Gather at noon at Moss Park in Toronto (Sherbourne and Queen Streets).  There marchers will share some food and organize to join an Ontario Federation of Labour event at 1 p.m.

Here are some important updates for the day and please see the growing list of participating orgs below:

STAYING WARM ON THE DAY: We are getting a donation of warm clothes, hats and mitts from the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario. We will have this for
distribution at Moss Park at 11:45am on Saturday so everyone can make sure to stay warm. We will also have free hot coffee and a hot meal.

TRANSPORTATION and GETTING TO THE MARCH FROM YOUR AREA:

Out of Town: Buses are coming from Kitchener, Hamilton, Sudbury, Kingston, and London for the day and participating in the Anti-Poverty march. If you need info on
those buses please send…