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 …
McGill university has decided to hire a coordinator to work with the sexual assault centre, and will hold two public forums throughout the year to deal with issues of sexual consent but advocacy groups are saying this is too little, too late, and have planned a protest tonight. Billy Shields …
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 …
UPDATE: The women have been found! MISSING: Nicole Whiteduck and Laura Spence PLEASE SHARE, MIIGWECH-THANKS!!! These two young Algonquin First Nation mothers were last seen in Maniwaki, Quebec on Sunday October 20th. Your prayers are welcomed!
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 …
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 …
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 …
Y is for your sister, O is for oh so tight, U is for underage, N is for no consent, G is for grab that ass – a frosh chant at St. Mary’s University in Halifax In case there was any mistaking it, the attitudes expressed in St. Mary’s University’s …
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 …
1.In Quebec, Canada, trans*1 people must publish their name change AND address in a newspaper. 2.The government of Quebec publishes all sex and name changes in its official gazette. 3.In order to have a gender marker (M or F on official pieces of identification) change in Quebec, a person must …