Moving forward: The time for assessment has arrived!

Step by step, we're creating our movement and the history of Canadian feminism and it's with enthusiasm that we announce that the pancanadian evaluation and follow-up meeting of the Waves of Resistance young feminists gathering is finally here!!! Tomorrow, we will gather for tree days to dress our evaluation the gathering and its spin-offs, but most of all we will be talking about possibilities and dreams for the future. The provincial organizers from the 11 provinces and territories have completed consultations with RebELLEs who participated in the gathering and will share the fruit of their reflections and their propositions for the continuation with delegates from across Canada!!! (See the consultation questions submitted by the Organisation Committee lower on this page).

This weekend, 18 young feminists, as well as the Organizing Committee, will participate in these tree days of feminist rediscovery, in discussions and fun at a chalet near Montreal! Each of the province and territories will be represented by at least one delegate, except Prince Edward Island and the Northwest Territories. A 17-year-old aboriginal delegate will also be present. These young women make up a small sample of the feminist energies of the 500 participants who made Waves of Resistance an unmistakable feminist milestone for the history of the feminist movement in Canada.

The 1st Young Feminist Pan-Canadian Day of Decentralized Actions - A REVIEW OF SOME OF OUR ACTIONS FOR IWD 2009


DOWN WITH COLONIALISM
RebELLEs AGAINST CAPITALISM
RISE UP AGAINST PATRIARCHY

Dear RebELLEs,

The First Young Feminist Pan-Canadian Day of Decentralized Action, a victory for young feminists, showcases the strength of our convictions and our movement and presents great hope for the future! Over 20 events across the country were held around March 8th. More than 500 of us attended the gathering. Even more were mobilized in our areas on International Women’s Day to take action, to make or voices heard, to make our manifesto known and to destabilize the established patriarchal order. Young feminists: our hour has come!!!

For example, an artistic guerrilla instillation took place in Kamloops, British-Colombia in order to widely broadcast the manifesto, culminating in the protest on March 8th. Halifax RebELLEs held a rally for women’s rights, highlighting women’s struggle and distributing copies of the young feminists’ manifesto. Young feminists in London, Ontario organised a burlesque parade to denounce injustices toward women caused by Neo-liberalism. In Winnipeg, there was a protest on the theme “If only I had a hammer!”. In Halifax, young feminists, in partnership with various provincial feminist groups, gathered to publicize the manifesto in a day of speeches and protests. In Chicoutimi, Quebec, the young feminists "Toujours Rebelles" organized a march with the slogan “La clé de la maternité : ma liberté de choisir” (The key to maternity : my right to choose). The goal of the march was to promote the creation of a birthing house in the region and to support the practice of midwifery.

For a complete list of actions as well as lots of photos, visit the Toujours RebELLEs ! / Waves of resistance site on Facebook (feminists rebelles): http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=675966780&v=wall&viewas=675966780... .

* March 8 2009 * RebELLEs making WAVES across Canada!

We are less than a week from the Internation Women's Day and more than 17 feminist actions will take place across Canada!!!

Click here to view the list of actions of the Young feminists’ pan-Canadian day of decentralized actions!!!

The Organizing Committee of Waves of Resistance will also be part of the fun, since it organize an action in Montreal on March 6!

** Protest Friday March 6th in front of the Canadian military Recruitment Centre **
(1420 Sainte-Catherine West, Montreal)

Meet up at 4:30PM in fron of the GUY-CONCORDIA METRO, Guy exit, to be at 5:00PM at the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre.

IWD, March 8th 2009: Young Feminists' Pan-Canadian Day of Decentralized Actions

March 8th is approaching fast and we're ringing the bell for feminist action! The young feminists' pan-Canadian day of decentralized actions is around the corner!
We produced a bunch of tools to support you in the organization of your actions.

Here, you can download:

  • A guide: "How to Organize a Feminist Action for IWD 2009"
  • Suggestions for Facilitating a Workshop on organizing feminist actions
  • A reminder sheet on how to get media coverage for an action in just a few steps, including a sample media advisory and a sample news release that you can adapt to your community and your action

Women, it's time for action; we need to raise our voices, make our Manifesto known and shake up the established patriarchal order.

www.rebelles2008.org - A New Pan-Canadian Mobilisation Platform for Young Feminists

Welcome to the new pan-Canadian mobilisation platform for young feminists: Waves of Resistance 2.0!

This website was first made for the organisation and mobilisation of the Gathering in Montreal that brought together 500 young feminists from across Canada in October 2008. We have transformed the website into an interactive space for reflection and discussion that will quickly spring to life thanks to its various interactive applications. We have a new blog for sharing information and getting feedback on our ideas, a complete forum (please sign up!) for heated discussion, calls to action, invitations or sharing multimedia (articles, photos, videos, and so forth), a wealth of downloadable feminist resources (popular education, articles, facilitation resources, editorials, etc.) and of course, all the necessary information about the *Pan-Canadian Decentralised Day of Action of Young Feminists on March 8!*

This web site will be an important tool in the construction of our new
pan-Canadian movement of young feminists!!! Waves of Resistance 2.0 is
ours! Let's make some waves. Gangway!

What's new?

Spin-offs: Spin-offs of Waves of Resistance
Evaluation: Pan-Canadian Evaluation Meeting
March 8: March 8 actions!
Blog: Pan-Canadian Rebellions, written by young feminists across Canada!
Forum: Fresh and new! Come mobilize, share and discuss!
Tools: Tools to download
Multimedia: Share videos, texts, audio files, and much more!
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