Events Archives - Page 5 of 14 - Maureen F. Fitzgerald

Woman harasssed 108 times on a walk in NY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1XGPvbWn0A Good for Hollaback an anti-harassment advocacy group – for a video that got 15 millon views! Filmmaker Rob Bliss placed a video in his backpack and accompanied one woman for 10 hours walking the streets of New York City. They counted how many times she got spoken at by complete male strangers. It was 108 times! OMG. It seems that harassment has become so common that we

Four RCMP officers had sex with potential witnesses

Okay am I crazy or is this the most offensive thing ever. Is it possible that four men (not one!) who are paid to defend our laws and our lives did not know that they might be doing something a bit wrong when they had sex with women they were interviewing for a 6 person

Women and men celebrate Person’s Day

In Canada October 18 is “Persons Day” or the day we celebrate women being declared persons. Here is the blurb from the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Every October, Canada celebrates Women’s History Month, with the highlight being Persons Day on October 18. The month of October was selected because of the historical significance of the “Persons Case“ decision of 1929,

The International Womens Media Foundation website attacked

This just announced: The website of the International Women’s Media Foundation suffered a complex brute-force attack Sept 5, the organization said in a press statement Sept. 12. The website, which features the work of the IWMF and promotes the empowerment of female journalists worldwide, was defaced and most of its original content destroyed. The

Get mad and support teachers for these 5 reasons

IF YOU ARE NOT MAD AT CHRISTY CLARK and the GOVERNMENT, THEN YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION! Here are the facts (according to me) you need to know about the BC teachers strike (although given the media blackout it’s hard to tell exactly what is going on). Fact 1. In 2002 when Christy Clark was

Parents join me for a 15 minute revolution on Tuesday

The BC teachers are still on strike.Please show up at your school at 9am to 915 on Tuesday with your kids and tell the government to bargain fairly! I have followed the debates and now am convinced that the Liberal government did not really want to solve the strike at all. Although the issue seems

I am taking an art course by Suzanne Northcott

Yes, its true. I am dedicating three days to locate my artist inside. The best part is that it is in Whistler BC. Thanks to Whistler Arts Council who plans all these events. Go to www.ArtsWhistler.com or call 604-935-8410 to find out more. Wish me luck!

The Vancouver PAC Elephant under the Table

Here is what Vancouver parents are afraid to talk about. As you know from my blog the Lord Byng Secondary School parents (including me) had a big fight last week about the PAC executive election “irregularities.” A new slate got elected and some have suggested that the Executive consists primarily of those parents who “opposed the new

My sad story of PAC abuse of process

I just want to let you know that abuse of process does happen! Although I practiced law for over twenty years, I have never witnessed such manipulation of the law as has occurred over the last few weeks at the hands of Lord Byng School PAC Chair and the current Executive Council (EC). They misinformed and

Its sad when our value differences make us hate each other

As you know, our PAC had a big fight this week over a potential abuse of the PAC election process. Thanks Peter Ormesher for sending me this article about people who are opposed to LGBT programs. It partly explains the rason why our PAC Chair (who is in this group) would want to gain power….I