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G(irls) 20 worth watching

A four day meeting of girls and women is happening at the same time as the G20 summit – called the G(irls)20. Conceived by the Belinda Stronach Foundation these girls are talking about how to empower girls and women worldwide. Each has to answer the statement: I am here because: —– One woman fro the

Must see documentary on Oct 20 MissRepresentation

Miss Representation Trailer Here is the blurb: Miss Representation brings together some of America’s most influential women in politics, news and entertainment, including Condoleezza Rice, Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Rachel Maddow, Margaret Cho, Rosario Dawson and Gloria Steinem to give audiences an inside look at the media’s message and depiction of women. The film

Don’t forget Adbusters

Kalle Lasn, the creator of hashtag OccupyWallStreet that has not only created a huge movement and sparked sit-ins around the world, he is best know for his years of work creating and sustaining Adbusters. Adbusters is a non profit anti- consumerism magazine that has been printed since 1969 and has a committed following. Kalle

NHL raises Pandora’s box of abuse of power

I do not like Don Cherry (no surprise) but I love Sheldon Kennedy. And both are actively prying open the Pandora’s Box of abuse of power in hockey. Each of these men is a model of who man can be when in positions of power. W hen S Routing Number BANCFIRST heldon Kennedy went

We have 4 women Premiers tipping the balance

Here is the new release from Equal Voice: “St. John’s, NL: Newfoundland and Labrador made history last evening by electing the first female premier in the province’s history. Dunderdale’s success is not only significant for the province but also for Canada as she is only the second provincial female leader in Canada to lead her party

Two talks at UBC worth seeing

The Vancouver Institute has a great line up of speakers this fall. Routing Number BANCFIRST The two I plan on attending are: Joel Bakan on Oct 1 “Childhood Under Seige” Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond on Oct 22 “Who Speaks for the Child?” Free Saturday evening lectures at 8:15 at Instructional Resoucre Center at UBC Call

Girls fight back against nasty T-Shirts

Here is a contest for girls to tell the world how the negative words on T-Shirts impacts them. Routing Number BANCFIRST I have alwasy been amazed when girls wear T-shirts that actually pu them down!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuQdp-yxG4g

I made the Finals of the Womens Media video contest!

Wow I am so proud of myself and my two daughters! We got into the finals of the In Your Own Words Video contest put on by Women Media Center (New York). Please vote for us and post your reactions! Routing Number BANCFIRST

Idleness promotes creativity

A new book by Christian McEwan suggests that we need to slow down if we want to be a creative. Not much of a surprise here. He s ays in a recent article in the Los Angeles Times that the emotional side of our brains work very differently that the logical parts. “Tasks that

Fun video contest on the Future of Feminism

Create a Video and win a prize! Due September 1st, 2011. Submit a YouTube video between 1-3 minutes long which answers the following questions: What do YOU want the future of feminism to look like Routing Number BANCFIRST ? What are YOU going to do to make it happen? The First place video submission