Ideas
time to represent!: Ontario's referendum
by | Oct 1, 2007
A Citizens’ Assembly on Electoral Reform recommended a new way to vote. A referendum question now asks voters whether they'd choose to change the way they select politicians – and provincial governments. It’s an exciting opportunity to reshape Ontario’s electoral system. So why are the odds stacked against Mixed Member Proportional? (Huh?!) And why do so few people in the province know what this is all about? What MMP is, and why we might want it. read more
People
Commissioner Busson on the case
by | Aug 24, 2007
She took on the top job at the Mounties in December 2006. Bev Busson is the first woman to have held the position of commissioner. And she only had a few months to deal with two major crises for the RCMP. The story of how one of the first female members of the regular forces quickly cleaned house. read more
Reviews
riding the roller coaster of feminist publishing in Canada
by | Aug 16, 2007
In the 1970s, feminist publishing inspired and motivated many women across Canada. They wanted to read about their own experiences, their theory, their stories, and their poetry. Through the 1980s and 1990s, women’s presses only got better at delivering on that desire. Publishers have come and gone. Getting books out continues to be a challenge. The rewards? Seeing a movement evolve. Seeing a history recorded. Seeing such vision and voices for the first time in book form. read more
Reviews
Feminist bookstores in Canada
by | Jul 23, 2007
There are currently four women’s bookstores in Canada – down from over a dozen down in less than ten years. Staying viable and surviving has never been more challenging – or more important. read more
People
rebel daughter, feminist revolutionary: Doris Anderson, 1921–2007
by | Jun 11, 2007
Wendy Robbins’ impressions and notes on the public memorial for Doris Anderson held at Toronto’s Convocation Hall May 12, 2007. read more
People
a stand-up woman: Doris Anderson
by | Jun 11, 2007
While other magazines were telling women to stay home, be quiet, and do what their husbands wanted, Doris Anderson was, as June Callwood said, “quietly putting out the most seditious magazine in the country ... She was saying to women, stand up.” read more
People
Josephine Mandamin and the Ashinabik Women's Water Commission
by | Apr 24, 2007
The commission was only recently created to “play a leadership role in raising the awareness of Great Lakes water and impact to its quality and quantity. The Women’s Water Commission will also share their tremendous traditional knowledge and teachings about water as they undertake their work.” Commissioner Josephine Mandamin hopes to start the process by exploring the spirituality of water, how to revive dead lakes, and how we can work together to achieve common goals. read more
News
last lake for the Mother Earth Water Walk
by | Apr 22, 2007
Four years ago, some grandmothers decided to walk around Lake Superior to make people think about how important water is. This year, the one remaining Great Lake will be done. Participant Josephine Mandamin says, “The rich won’t feel the effects of bad water. They can buy water. They don’t have children drinking out of puddles, drinking water with green slime on it.” Many people think that happens in Africa and Asia – far away. “It happens here.” read more
Reviews
Vancouver Memory March
by | Mar 30, 2007
After a month of record rainfall, Vancouver was blessed by sunshine the day of the Memory March. The light and the wind picked up our spirits as we gathered by the Missing Women’s Memorial in Crab Park. read more
People
Canada’s Chief Astronaut: Julie Payette
by | Mar 9, 2007
She didn’t plan to go out in space, but out she went. Now she can’t wait to go again. How did Julie Payette get the chance in the first place? By answering a newspaper ad. Oh, and by taking school seriously. Julie makes a point of telling the girls she speaks with that education is the greatest gift we can give ourselves. read more
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Seasonal Feature
February 2: Imbolc – Groundhog Day
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Groundhog Day, is the modern version of St. Brigid’s Day and Imbolc (or Candlemas). A time of intuition and looking forward, it is held that the groundhog comes out of her hole and looks for her shadow. If she sees it, she knows there will be six weeks more of winter. The spirit of life is born at the winter solstice when the sun begins its gradual return. In February, at Imbolc, the earth, the physical, has its first experience of life stirring deep within, waiting to appear in the spring. read more