Opportunity for your First Step: Get Involved with Rise Up! Are you ready to take your first (or 100th) step in your work to end violence against women in Canada? Yes? Then I highly recommend applying to become a board member of the Rise Up Feminist Archive! “Rise Up is a non-profit, volunteer-run organization with […]
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December 6 Vigil with NYWC: An Event to Remember & GET ACTIVE! On December 6th, 1989, 14 women were murdered at Polytechnique Montréal in an act of gender based violence that shook our country. In response, Parliament designated December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Note the name:
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Thank You to The Shirley E. Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession Thank you to the Shirley E. Greenberg Chair for Women and the Legal Profession for supporting our documentary’s post-production! The Greenberg chair was founded in 2005 when Shirley E. Greenberg, a retired lawyer and University of Ottawa class of 1976 alumnus, made
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We need your photos! the smallest steps film is halfway done and now we need some help from YOU! We’re looking to showcase people from across Canada who have been involved in the anti-violence movement by including photos and videos of YOUR activism in our documentary! Specifically, we’re looking for personal photos, videos, & news
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Heads Down and Working Hard! We haven’t been very active on our social media and blog platforms over the past month, but we have a good excuse! Though the smallest steps has received welcome and much needed funding from grants and donors alike, much of what we do on this film is supported by the generosity
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Another Grant Win!!! Creating an independent documentary is similar in process to creating change through activism: You have to keep putting one foot in front of the other to move forward. Today, I’m excited to share that we won a City of Ottawa Creation and Production fund for Professional Artists grant! This win takes us
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This Canada day, we encourage you to change how you celebrate. Learn about Canada’s colonial history, and celebrate Indigenous resiliency.
Last month some graphics for sexual assault awareness month prompted a discussion that helped me remember we can learn across generations!
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Our webinar was a huge success. Check out this post to access the resources and webinar recording!
