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Am I next? Conversation with Holly Jarrett

Holly Jarrett is the grassroots activist behind the “Am I Next?” viral social media campaign. Originally from Labrador and now...

Why do we need a National Action Plan on violence against women?

The scale and severity of violence faced by Indigenous women and girls requires a corresponding commitment by government to ensuring...

A courageous mother in Mexico needs our help now

By Kathy Price, Mexico Campaigner at Amnesty International Canada Her name is Hilda. Like me she is a mother filled...

The urgent need for rights-compliant hydro in Manitoba

Manitoba Hydro states that its operations are “good for Manitobans, good for our environment.” But good for which Manitobans? Decades...

Distant but Together: Activism in the Time of COVID-19

News about COVID-19 in Canada and around the world is at the forefront of all our minds. While we are...

This World Water Day Demand Justice for Quesnel Lake

Quesnel Lake/Yuct Ne Senxiymetkwe: a Love Story Christine McLean is ready to retire. After running a successful electrical business in...

The defenders of this river are under attack and here’s why action from Canada is vital

It’s an all too familiar story. The damming of a river made possible with millions of dollars of public money...

“If governments don’t act we will continue to die and experience violence”: In conversation with MMIWG activist Hilda Anderson-Pyrz

Hilda Anderson-Pyrz is from O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, a community located on South Indian Lake, which was once...

“He doesn’t think another Indian girl should bear children”: Morningstar Mercredi on being sterilized without her consent

In 2015, several Indigenous women in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, reported to the media that they had received tubal ligations without their...

“The levels of protection that women have access to shouldn’t depend on their postal code”: In conversation with Lise Martin of Women’s Shelters Canada

Lise Martin is the Executive Director of Women’s Shelter’s Canada, a national network of shelters and transition houses whose motto...

Mythbusting: Refugees in Canada

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT REFUGEE PROTECTION IN CANADA? MYTH: Most refugees just want to go live in North America...

Filmmaker Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi released!

On 21 February 2020, Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi was released from Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, after...

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