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Come to Women’s Campaign School in Victoria

Want to learn essential campaign skills in a welcoming non-partisan environment? Register for Women’s Campaign School! When: June 12-14, 2015 Where: Legislative Chambers, Victoria, BC Registration Costs: $200 Regular, $100 Student/Volunteer/Women facing financial barriers Register: http://www.womenvoters.ca/womens_campaign_school_2015 Instructors include: Speaker Linda Reid, MLA Carole James, Councilor Adriane Carr and many more! Space is limited so

Every Woman in the World is this weekend in Whistler

I am so excited about speaking (twice!) at the Every Woman in the World Conference in Whistler. Its my favorite event of the year. Good food, good company and tons of laughs. Come if you can! The sun is out. Go to Every Woman

Great new book on lawyers being truly human

I can’t wait to read this book: The Affective Assistance of Counsel: Practicing Law as a Healing Profession. Marjorie Silver is brilliant and so are all the lawyers who are striving to bring back the human side of law. Here is the blurb on the book: “This book is subversive. It aims to undermine the

How many all male panels can you count!?

This is a great CBC article on the research on all male panels. I wish I had thought of it. It’s a great example of how to show the absurdity of a world where women are held back. All Male Panels

A female leader makes all the difference in Ontario

Here is a great article: “460,000 and counting” by Ann Decter, Director of Advocacy and Public Policy, YWCA Canada. The Ontario government has recently gone activist on violence against women, and as far as this parent is concerned – that’s a good thing. In March, Premier Wynne announced It’s Never Okay, a new provincial

Happy Mothers Day!

To celebrate moms this Sunday, Minerva Foundation is sharing some of touching tributes and photos of mothers who encouraged girls to believe in themselves and make their wildest dreams come true. Happy Mothers Day from Minerva Happy Mother’s Day to you all.

How women win in politics like Notley despite barriers

This is an article well worth reading by the women at Equal Voice. Please share it with all those women who are afraid to run for politics. Notley is an amazing woman

A very motvating TED talk on motivation

I have to say that I love TED Talks…like this one. the reason why we don’t do amazing things is because we are on auto-pilot and then ourselves we are “fine.” The solution is to ignore your negative thoughts, ignore your negative feelings and just do it! It may never feel good, so don’t

Here is a taste of what working with the RCMP as a woman feels like

Here is my good friend Maureen McGrath (CKNW) interviewing two women about their experience with the RCMP supervisors. Its a sad day when you have to go to work and face this kind of treatment just because you are a woman. Who say sexism is dead? Thanks Maureen! RCMP officers talk about RCMP sexual harrassment

Come to the Equality Breakfast this Tuesday

COME CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY WITH WEST COAST LEAF’S 28TH ANNUAL EQUALITY BREAKFAST. Honour LEAFS collective achievements, be inspired, catch up with old friends, meet new ones. Raise money for West Coast LEAF’s upcoming projects in the areas of legal education, law reform, and litigation. KEYNOTE SPEAKER: MINNIJEAN BROWN TRICKEY. Click here for more information: Equality