Elissa’s Story: Criminally charged after reporting violent assault by partner
“I had to deal with the impact of facing criminal charges incurred because I didn’t want to be murdered . . . At the end of the day, I know […]
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Life with SARS-CoV-2, or the infamous Covid-19
“This is the heart of capitalism – competition at all costs. Now that the vaccine is out, we have to see how effectively it will be delivered to the world’s […]
Why Do Many Indigenous Communities of Canada Still Linger Behind the General Population of Canada?
By Nasreen Pejvack I arrived in Canada as a new immigrant in the 1980s, and soon began my life by learning about the education system and planning my options. Whenever […]
Indigenous women and girls with disabilities as bigger targets of sexual violence
©Lynn Gehl The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and RuralEconomic Development;The Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, andDisability Inclusion;The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous ServicesNovember 12, 2020Re: Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities are Bigger Targets of Sexual Violence Dear Ministers Monsef, Qualtrough, […]
A Mother/Daughter Story of Pandemic Grief in Long-Term Care
Margaret* was someone. Someone who loved music. Someone who was a precious and valued mother and grandmother, adored by many. Someone who was once a foster child, and then became […]
Trent University researchers study impact of social isolation on seniors
Local seniors and their “circle of care” — families, friends, caregiver staff and agency volunteers — are being asked to share their experiences and stories of imposed social isolation during […]
Zingha: New Afrocentric Women’s Enterprise Aims to Educate While You Shop
Would you like to learn about Afrocentric history and culture, or how to be an ally to Black people, while also supporting a new Black women’s business initiative? Two Peterborough […]
Gehl Urges Concrete Action Regarding the MMIWG 231 Calls for Action
©Lynn Gehl Lack of concrete action by the federal government regarding calls to action in the one-year-old national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls will be the focus of a “public call” led by Lynn Gehl at the constituency office of Maryam Monsef, federal minister for Women […]
Meet Activist Jill Jones: Stickin’ to the Union
In the early 1970s, a worker sweeping the floors of the Canadian General Electric (GE) factory in Nogojawanong/Peterborough, Ontario, earned a higher wage than a skilled machinist — if, of […]
Less Spectacle, More Empathy Needed Says Peterborough IWD Speaker
“The negative is more powerful than the positive.” “Anger and anxiety are more effective than empathy and compassion.” But the use of negative emotions like anger and anxiety to achieve […]
Happy Women’s Day – “Our Task Is Not Yet Done”
By Nasreen Pejvack Women — organize in every community, district, and city … wherever you can. The time is now to surge forward and build on the gains of our […]
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