Category Archives: Women’s rights

Isn’t it time men to give women a chance?

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“I dance and snowboard…And I am SICK of getting hurt by guys” Tabitha Stepple

Tabitha Stepple identified as the ex-girl friend and murder victim of the suspected triple murderer

The country is shocked to hear the story about three young people gunned down on the highway in Alberta, apparently by the ex-boyfriend of Tabitha Stipple one of the victims says the Calgary Herald.

Mitch Maclean and Tanner Craswell were two young ball players from PEI on their way home for Christmas, being driven to the airport by their female friends.  Continue reading →

IWD Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves

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Annie Lennox and Dave Lennox penned this anthem to women and Aretha Franklin rocks it with Annie

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Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart wrote Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves in 1985. The Eurthymics team recorded the hit with R&B star Aretha Franklin.

The song and video became a Top 20 hit in the US and Top 10 in the UK, helped by the popularity of MTV and the video.

Along with Lennox, Franklin and Stewart, Nathan East played bass and Stan Lynch (drums) and Mike Campbell (guitar) of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played on the original.

The Eurythmics released the song on Be Yourself Tonight  and Aretha Franklin released her version on Who’s Zooming Who.

International Women’s Day

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This week, March 8, 2011 is International Women’s Day.

Disabled Peoples International - At this time, we can celebrate the fact that women with disabilities are growing in visibility and dignity.

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is empowering each day more of us to demand realization of our rights. We must share our knowledge and our spirit and support our sisters with and without disabilities to achieve our human rights!

The Convention states in Article 6 that: “States Parties recognize that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple discrimination, and in this regard shall take measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment by them of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.” Women are mainstreamed throughout the Convention.  Continue reading →

NDP have policy on disability Liberals and Tories have squat

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Jack Layton throws Hail Mary on human rights and disability rights for 4.4 million Canadians

Jack Layton, NDP leader with Jeanne-Le Ber

NDP Leader Jack Layton has released a substantive election platform for the much-anticipated 2011 Canadian Election.

Layton lays out a comprehensive program for women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal , multicultural and LGBT Canadians.

Where are the Liberals on human rights?

Stephen Harper has the RDSP, a savings plan for the upper middle class who have children with disabilities which isn’t much help.

Here’s the NDP platform for the disabled.  Continue reading →

Violence in Toronto predictable resulted from police buildup

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If you spend $1 billion to line the streets of Toronto with people who look like Darth Vadar’s storm troopers you are going to get reaction.

Toronto police line blocking protests on Queen image: CBC

The violence and property damage in Toronto is lamentable but predictable.  Use of military power to limit public protest always results in violence, in Beijing, Tehran and Toronto.

In Beijing of course Canada denounces it as communist suppression of free speech and lack of democracy. The Iranian government is oppressive when it shoots at people protesting the election. In Canada somehow the government finds the use of police violence as appropriate when people want to end poverty or discrimination.

The same conference was held in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with only $18 million in security costs and minor violence. “In Pittsburgh during the G20 meeting late in September 2009, about $50,000 in damage was caused by a minority of protesters.” CTV That wasn’t ten years ago, it was ten months ago.   Continue reading →

Canada Pension creating poverty Flaherty told

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Canadian pension system creating poverty for seniors and those living with disabilities

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty at Charlottetown public meeting on pensions photo: CBC

Canada’s Finance Minister Jim Flaherty heard repeatedly that Canada’s pension system is failing those who need it. Speaker after speaker at last night’s town hall meetings in Charlottetown said the system did not provide a reasonable income for Canadians. The system keeps Canadians far below the poverty line or LICO.

Speakers told the Finance Minister and his panel that it is impossible to live on the $11,000 a year average benefit under the Canada Pension. Even the GIC and OAS don’t help to bring the pensioner’s income up to the cost of living.

Leo Broderick, of the Council of Canadians, noted the disparity between what pensioners live on and the cost of living. He called on the government to double the Canada Pension benefit.

Everett Baker of Cornwall repeated the request to double the Canada Pension benefit. Baker said the Canada Pension has more than enough money at $123 billion in the trust fund to pay for the increase.

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Ashley Smith how to drive someone to commit suicide

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The Fifth Estate exposes inhumane treatment of Ashley Smith in documentary Out Of Control

Ashley Smith driven to suicide by the system

Ashley Smith driven to suicide by the system

Ashely Smith had everything going against her. She was a native female with a mental disability. The Canadian penal system drove her to suicide.

The CBC Fifth Estate program is hard to watch. It’s an emotional body blow to see a teenager driven to suicide by the Canadian government’s mistreatment.

Starting with teenage rebellion, Ashley was imprisoned for throwing a crab apple at a postal worker.

For that she was put in jail for 3 years of hell. She was put in isolation, tasered repeatedly, put in a cage that makes Hannibal Lecter’s treatment in Silence of the Lambs look tame.

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CBC News Now sexist, racist and yellow journalism

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3 girl victims

Kyrstin Gemar, Ashley Neufeld, Afton Williamson - softball players and university students at Dickinson State University drowned in jeep accident

Death of three college students given the yellow journalism treatment by CBC

Enjoying a late lunch today,  I was startled by the horrible yellow journalism that was broadcast on CBC News Now at 12:45 noon.

The story was the drowning death of three college friends in North Dakota which is reasonably reported on the CBC on their website.

The CBC host, Suhana Merachand, was on the phone interviewing a family friend of Ashley Neufeld, 21, of Brandon, Manitoba.

The questions and comments from the CBC host were meant to wring that last tear from your eye.

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Did Letterman’s celebrity just make workplace sexual harassment a joke?

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Dave Letterman jokes about sex with his employees

Dave Letterman jokes about sex with his employees

Since when did the boss having sex with his staff pass the smell test on sexual harassment

Everyone knows that Dave Letterman had sex with several female members of his staff. Letterman revealed it on prime time TV when a co-worker tried to extort money from him. The extortion story is an attempt to build sympathy for Letterman.

The Globe and Mail published a story entitled Top 10 Reasons why David Letterman will Survive his Sex Scandal . The top reason given by the Globe is the shocking statement

“1 Come to think of it, what exactly did he do wrong?

“Mr. Letterman’s admitted to having an affair with co-workers, and apparently before his marriage to long-time girlfriend Regina Lasko last March. “If it was a consensual relationship, he’s not in trouble for sexual harassment,” said lawyer Deborah Katz on CNN yesterday. “Poor judgment, undoubtedly, but not legal trouble.” Globe and Mail

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PBS to Air Film on Disability Advocates

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Diana Braun and Kathy Conour in Body & Soul

Diana Braun and Kathy Conour in Body & Soul

New film on PBS highlights the lives of two women with disabilities who defied the odds and lived independent lives

The film BODY & SOUL: DIANA & KATHY chronicles the life of two of the country’s most remarkable advocates for people with disabilities. Diana Braun, who has Down syndrome, and Kathy Conour, who has cerebral palsy, met three decades ago and vowed to fight to live independent lives. Fearful of being shut away in a nursing home or forced into a state-run institution, Diana and Kathy broke the rules, escaped the system, and modeled a grand experiment in independent living.

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