“Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches; yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living heart of the living earth.”
Kahlil Gibran
Police should be ashamed for not telling women about attacks
Just this month a Vancouver university student was attacked near our home. The police told no one for 3 weeks – in order to investigate! And it was in the very park where Wendy Ladner was murdered 4 years ago. Women should be outraged! Shame on the police. [Source: Vancouver Sun, 25 April 2013]
Pakistani women do not vote because men will touch them
This is how women stay powerless. The headlines on May 6, 2013 {Vancouver Sun] said that Pakistani women do not vote. And why not? According to the news the women say ”It is the will of my husband” and ” This is the decision of all the families.” Besides, women who vote will teased or touched, so the women are “happy” to stay safe in the security (prison) of their homes, away from those dangerous polling booths. And the laws never change and the men that touch and tease women are never questioned. And so the cycle goes, sadly.
Propaganda of patriarchy – of course
Pornography….photo blogCredit: Steve Rhodes on Flickr, under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).
Here is the perfect response to the Dove sketch ad
Women are not their worst critics! Here is great quote from one of the many outbursts to the DOVE sketches advertisements:
“First of all, the whole entire world is critical of the way women look. Whether you are a supermodel, a teenager or even Secretary of State, if you’re a female, there are people all around you ready to tell you how bad your body looks. Secondly, the idea that women are valuable only for their beauty permeates nearly every facet of modern society, from the billboards we walk past to the social media we use daily. And this idea that women should be reduced to their appearance originated almost entirely in the minds and actions of men. And it is still largely perpetuated today by men – who run over 90% of our media. So to say women are their own “worst critics” when it comes to beauty puts the blame on women for a beauty-obsessed, body-shaming and misogynistic world created and maintained largely by dudes.” [Source: http://www.missrepresentation.org/media/women-are-not-their-own-worst-beauty-critics/]
Weekly words of wisdom
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.”
Seneca
Lisa Belkin is a brilliant thinker and writer
Here is another great Lisa Belkin article on “the mommy business trip” stereotype. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/25/the-mommy-business-trip-a_n_3157664.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share
You must come to Every Woman event in Whistler!
Step 1: Go to www.everywoman.ca
Step 2: Sign up for the Every WOMAN – Whistler, May 24 to 26 event to be held at Nita Lake Lodge (only $175 for all 3 days, or less if you email me)
Step 3: Join me for the MOST amazing, fun (and cost-effective) event in the lower mainland. Grab a friend or a sister and come try out as many new activities as you can squeeze into in 3 days.
*If you email me I can get a $25 discount before May 10 because I am presenting. maurfitz1@gmail.com
Dress for Success walk is this Saturday
Here is the press release: There is still time to sign up for The Power Walk for Dress for Success! So far we’ve raised just over $16,000. Help us reach our goal of $25,000- this will help support 166 women through our programs.
We are expecting lots of sunshine- so come out and join us for a fun 5 km walk around the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park. There’ll be plenty of refreshments, food and gift bags for everyone. We’ll be awarding a grand prize for the top individual fundraiser, the top fundraising team and the most stylish team. Come out and join us!
When: Saturday, May 11th, 2013; Where: Oakridge Mall, West Galleria; Registration Starts: 8:00 am; Walk Starts: 9:30 am; Celebration Party Starts: 10:30 am
Contact: Vancouver@dressforsucess.org
Weekly words of wisdom
“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth.”
Pema Chodron
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