Listen to Leila Bdeir’s presentation on Islamic feminism

On January 30, 2014, the Centre for Gender Advocacy hosted a presentation by founding member of the Collectif des féministes musulmanes du Québec, Leila Bdeir. Bdeir, who teaches Humanities and Women’s Studies at Vanier College, is an active member of the Fédération des femmes du Québec. Click here to listen …

The Centre for Gender Advocacy condemns the ruling upholding Mohammad Majoub’s security certificate

On October 25th, Justice Edmond Blanchard ruled that the security certificate under which Mohammad Majoub has been held without charge since 2000 is reasonable, this despite also noting that Majoub’s “right to a fair trial pursuant to…the Charter and right to be free of unreasonable search and seizure have been …

The Charter of Quebec Values will lead to greater gender inequalities

The Centre for Gender Advocacy, a Concordia University student-funded community group, has a mandate to fight gender oppression through campaigns that challenge gendered, sexual, and racial violence, and to promote Trans* rights, indigenous women’s rights, and access to public health services including abortion and gender transition. Our staff and board members …

Video of 2013 SIS March & Vigil for Missing & Murdered Native Women

by ICEEU Visuals Approximately 600 Native women have gone missing or have been murdered since roughly 1980 according to the Native Women’s Association of Canada. Other organizations and activists suspect that the actual number is as high as 3000. The reality is that Native women in Canada are at least …

Video: “Rehtaeh Parsons was my Daughter,” an evening with Glen Canning, Oct 3, 2013

Glen Canning has been seeking justice for his daughter, Rehtaeh Parsons in the wake of her sexual assault and suicide death. He spoke at McGill University on October 3rd, 2013, as the keynote event of our series “Another Word for Gender: an intro to feminst organizing and action.” There were …

Part-Time Employment Opportunity: Assistant Campaigns Coordinator

Duties: Assisting the Centre for Gender Advocacy’s Campaigns Coordinator in planning events, public outreach and popular education activities for various campaigns of the Centre. Skills Required:
 General computer skills, public outreach, knowledge of the Centre for Gender Advocacy’s mandate; familiarity with past events, campaigns and services offered by the Centre for …