Canadian Feminist Voices: Issue No. 17 - 07 Oct 2014

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October 07 | 2014 | issue #17 Canadian Feminist Voices is a regular round-up of gender equality news, reports and events in Canada. It is hosted by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Making Women Count project. To change your subscription to this list, please contact us at canfemdigest@gmail.com. News Hundreds march in Saskatoon to honour missing and murdered women: About 200 people marched down 8th Street on Saturday afternoon http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/hundreds-march-in-saskatoon-to-honour-missing-and-murdered-women-1.2788041    Group aims to help women overcome mining barriers http://www.timminspress.com/2014/09/30/group-aims-to-help-women-overcome-mining-barriers   Protests over missing, murdered aboriginal women block 2 Ontario highways http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/protests-over-missing-murdered-aboriginal-women-block-2-ontario-highways-1.2039289#ixzz3FNSj2RAo Province suspends anti-homophobia ads: Gender equality campaign on pause too, for now http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/province-suspends-anti-homophobia-ads-1.2784807 Quebec Solidaire MNA calls for inquiry into missing and murdered native women http://www.cjad.com/cjad-news/2014/10/05/quebec-solidaire-mna-calls-for-inquiry-into-missing-and-murdered-native-women Security firm hired by Canada's border agency made mistakes in custody death of Mexican woman, inquest hears http://www.cp24.com/news/security-firm-hired-by-canada-s-border-agency-made-mistakes-in-custody-death-of-mexican-woman-inquest-hears-1.2035013   Student groups join calls for national inquiry: Government inaction on missing, murdered Aboriginal women prompts criticism http://thevarsity.ca/2014/10/06/student-groups-join-calls-for-national-inquiry/   Two candidates for mayor laughed off question about gender equality http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/two-candidates-for-mayor-laughed-off-question-about-gender-equality-1.2784873 United Nations Calls on Governments to Promote Safe Pregnancy and Child Birth http://reproductiverights.org/en/press-room/united-nations-calls-on-governments-to-promote-safe-pregnancy-and-child-birth   Women urged to run in municipal election https://ca.news.yahoo.com/women-urged-run-municipal-election-105356750.html Commentary  The Critical Steps a Woman Must Take Before Leaving an Abusive Partner http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/sandra-hawken-diaz/domestic-abuse_b_5913662.html How do we protect aboriginal women? http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/how-do-we-protect-aboriginal-women-277852491.html   Where are all the women (candidates)? http://behindthenumbers.ca/2014/09/12/where-are-all-the-women-candidates/ Resources & Upcoming  A Global View of Abortion Rights http://www.awid.org/Get-Involved/Events/Events-Around-the-World/Webinar10    An Evening with the Famous Five http://www.thespec.com/community-story/4896003-an-evening-with-the-famous-five/   Key findings from a systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration http://www.nsvrc.org/publications/nsvrc-publications-guides/key-findings-systematic-review-primary-prevention-strategies Women's rights country by country–Interactive http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2014/feb/04/womens-rights-country-by-country-interactive This and That  14 Times Women Were Sexed Up for Absolutely No Logical Reason http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/17/women-sexist-media_n_5792960.html?utm_hp_ref=women&ir=Women For more information about this list, contact canfemdigest@gmail.com.

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