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Tag Archives: December 6th Vigil
REMEMBERING ALL WOMEN ON DECEMBER 6TH: “RESISTANCE”, A POEM BY CREE POET CONNIE FIFE
Resistance, a poem by Cree word warrior Connie Fife was selected to be read by Whitney French as the closing of Remembering All Women Week on blackcoffeepoet.com. When meeting Whitney to photograph and videotape her I read the poem and … Continue reading
REMEMBERING ALL WOMEN ON DECEMEBER 6TH: AN OPEN LETTER TO VANCOUVER RAPE RELIEF AND WOMEN’S SHELTER FROM A TRANS WOMAN
See Day 1 of Remembering All Women on December 6th here. Wednesday December 4, 2013 Dear Vancouver Rape Relief and Women’s Shelter, It is with despair that I write this letter. I am despairing of your decision to invite Janice … Continue reading
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Tagged December 6th Vigil, Ecole Polytechnique, Janice Raymond, Katrina Caudle, Marc Lepine - The Montreal Massacre, Montreal Massacre 1989, sex work, Trans activism, Vancouver Rape Relief and Womens Shelter, Vancouver Rape Relief Transphobia, Violence Against Women
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REMEMBERING ALL WOMEN ON DECEMBER 6TH: “MOVE A MOUNTAIN”, A POEM BY JANET MARIE ROGERS
Every December 6th hundreds of vigils are held across the land now known as Canada for the 14 white women killed in “The Montreal Massacre”. Many people have pointed out that women from many different groups (Aboriginal, Of Colour, Trans, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aboriginal poetry, December 6th Vigil, Feminist poetry, Janet Marie Rogers, Marc Lepine - The Montreal Massacre, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, Montreal Massacre, Transphobia at December 6th Vigil, Vancouver Rape Relief Transphobia, Women Won't Forget
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SOMETIMES COMMUNITY IS ABOUT KNOWING WHEN TO SAY “NO”
Sometimes Community Is About Knowing When To Say “No” By Jorge Antonio Vallejos In 2005 author Rick Moody said something that stuck with me. He shared his disappointment with some of his fellow New York writers who were trying to … Continue reading
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Tagged 9/11, Community Building, December 6th Vigil, Feminists of Colour Organize, First Nations Activism, First Nations Communities, First Nations People, First Nations rights, Idle No More, mixed race, Mixed Race writer, Prison Industrial Complex, Rick Moody, September 11th, Two-Spirit Literature, White Supremacy, Women Won't Forget
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HONOURING THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF THE DECEMBER 6TH VIGIL: INDIGENOUS, OF COLOUR, DISABLED, QUEER, TRANSGENDER, SEX WORKER…
Every year in the land now known as Canada a vigil is held for the 14 white women killed in 1989 at Ecole Polytechnique in what is called The Montreal Massacre. These women should be, and are, remembered. So … Continue reading
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Tagged December 6th Vigil, Ecole Polytechnique, feminism, First Wave Feminism, Marc Lepine, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Montreal Massacre, National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Racism in Feminism, Toronto Rape Crisis Centre, Transphobia, Violence Against Women, Women Won't Forget
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A KICK[in the ass]START FROM A READER: PLANNING FOR YEAR 3
A KICK[in the ass from a reader]START: PLANNING FOR YEAR 3 By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I am in my office: my room. My ass is on the hardwood floor, boxes of books are all around me, stacks of The New Yorker … Continue reading
REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF DECEMBER 6TH: ABORIGINAL, OF COLOUR, QUEER, TRANS, DISABLED, SEX WORKER: VIDEO ROUNDTABLE + REVIEW OF “COLOR OF VIOLENCE”
Color of Violence: The Incite! Anthology Edited by Incite! Women of Color Against Violence Reviewed by May Lui I remember hearing about Color of Violence for a number of months/years before it was published, and anxiously waiting for it at … Continue reading
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Tagged "Color of Violence" by INCITE!, École Polytechnique Massacre 1989, Black Coffee Poet, December 6th Vigil, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aTh2o1nJYk, Marc Lepine - The Montreal Massacre, May Lui, Montreal Massacre 1989, Remembering Aboriginal Women on Decemeber 6th, Remembering Disabled Women on December 6th, Remembering Immigreant Women on December 6th, Remembering Queer Women on December 6th, Remembering Sex Workers on December 6th, Remembering The Forgotten Women of December 6th, Remembering The Forgotten Women of December 6th video roundtable, Remembering Trans Women on Decemeber 6th, Remembering Women of Colour on December 6th
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