Speak your mind even if your voice shakes
by Debra
We have seen this government cut 5 million dollars from the budget of Status of Women.
End funding for lobbying, research and advocacy on women’s issues.
Drop the word equality and drop the word political from
“the full participation of women in the economic, social, cultural and political life of the country”
Most of these changes to take place April 1st.
How appropriate a date when we have a fool in charge. [Read more…] about Day 12 (Dec. 6th Action)
by Debra
Are you a person?
It might be assumed that this battle has long since been fought. I would venture to say that assumption is false.
True the women of today may have the vote, but do they have the power? Certainly those of a “certain class” do as they always have, but do the vast majority of women? Do the women who have achieved some success within parties have any power? If they do, why do all the current leadership races (liberal, Albertan conservative) consist of middle age white men? [Read more…] about Day 10 (Dec. 6th Action)
by Debra
(with apologies to Country Joe and the Fish)
Well come on Bev Oda then,
Uncle Steve needs your help again,
He got himself in a terrible jam,
He’s calling on your help mam,
Pick up a knife and start to slash,
Harper says he’s saving our cash [Read more…] about Day 8 (Dec. 6th Action)
by Debra
On the November 27 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, in response to claims made by King Abdullah II of Jordan on the November 26 edition of ABC’s This Week that “we could possibly imagine going into 2007 and having three civil wars on our hands,” Rush Limbaugh said: “[W]ell, let’s just have them. Let’s just have the civil wars … because I’m just fed up with this.” Limbaugh then asserted: “Fine, just blow the place up. Just let these natural forces take place over there instead of trying to stop them.” Additionally, Limbaugh claimed: “[E]verbody comes to us. … So we go and try to fix it and our own people, Democrats and the left in our country do their best to sabotage our efforts, and then we get blamed for trying to clean up the messes that these people start.”
One thing we know about Rush AKA The Waterboy;
“Something’s wrong with his medulla oblongata.”
by Debra
I don’t know what to write today to introduce you to this video.
It covers many subjects and it is of course up to the viewer to make their own interpretation.
If you think the voices sound familiar, it is Judy Collins and Joan Baez.
*some images are graphic*
For some reason the embedded player was cutting out half way through, it is fine on the youtube site.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqewiVEemww
by Debra
However, it was M.P. Belinda Stronach, (Newmarket – Aurora) who got down right rude and insulting when she stated:
The Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, Ian Brodie, has said that the organization, REAL Women, raises, interesting points that warrant close inspection. This is a group that is anti-choice, anti-gay, does not support equality for women and wants to obliterate the Department on the Status of Women. This group’s website even has links to sites that suggest that day cares do not care and homosexuality is a psychological disorder.With budget cuts on the horizon, who is the minister listening to, Ian Brodie, the right-wing organization, REAL Women, or will she stand up and defend the rights of Canadian women?
I want to add that promoting equal rights for Canadian women is never a waste.
In response to Ms Stonach’s remarks the Conservative MPs pounded their desks and called out “hurrah for REAL women”
On September 25, 2006, the Conservative government announced long overdue cuts to a number of government departments including the Status of Women. The latter’s budget was cut by $5 million out of a budget of 23 million. It is an excellent beginning on what we hope will be the eventual elimination of the Status of Women.
This is from REAL women’s Sept/Oct. newsletter.
I’m just going to deal with this small section of it.
Belinda Stronach was rude and insulting with what she said?
She only repeated their platform. Are they embarrassed by it? (they should be)
Here is a group which supports violation of human rights, which would have us all governed by their religious beliefs, and whose members seek to force women to carry a pregnancy to term regardless of the circumstances of conception, danger to the woman’s life or psychology ability of the woman to continue on.
In response to Ms Stonach’s remarks the Conservative MPs pounded their desks and called out “hurrah for REAL women”
And we have a party fully supportive of this type of platform. Do we want our country to be known for intolerance, bigotry, sexism and denial of human rights? That’s not what my parents fought for.
The views expressed by this party and their support of a group of sexist bigots need to be repeated loudly, widely and constantly to remind people of the how the conservative government views women, gays and those who support reproductive choice.
Finally this last sentence is chilling and wraps up the conservative stance on women, and women’s rights in a nutshell;
It is an excellent beginning on what we hope will be the eventual elimination of the Status of Women.
Yes, they hope for the elimination of the Status of Women and the status for women.
These are people who would happily return to the days of Father knows best, women in the kitchen, and biology is destiny.
I am not willing to allow the Conservative Party, the fundamentalist religious wingnuts, or the fake progressive men who can talk a good game but get testicular shrinkage when asked to walk the talk, to determine what opportunities are available to my daughters and granddaughters.
We will not be silenced and we will not go back!
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