Graduate Group for Feminist Scholarship: March 2006

EDUCATION IS A RIGHT
Day of Action
Thursday, March 30, 2:00 p.m.
Berri Square (a.k.a. Parc Emilie Gamelin)
corner of Berri & Ste-Catherine
March to Charest's office demanding accessible public education!

and the night before...

A RED SQUARE ON MY HEART
Wednesday, March 29, 8:00 p.m.
El Salon, 4388 St-Laurent
a night of music, culture, and politics celebrating student struggles
sliding scale $5-$7

Organised by the Coalition for Accessible Public Education (CAPE). For more information, visit CAPE's website.

This is the second annual lecture series organized by the Graduate Group for Feminist Scholarship. It is an opportunity to learn about the feminist research that members of GGFS are doing, in various disciplines at McGill.

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Some images from today's International Women's Day March in Montréal, organized by the March 8 Committee of Women of Diverse Origins. A small but hearty contingent from GGFS took to the streets, for the second consecutive year.

Global Feminism / Social Transformation ... The GGFS banner is in background

"Nous appuyons la lutte des femmes iraniennes pour la démocratie, l'égalité, la justice, et la paix" / We support the struggle of Iranian women for democracy, equality, justice and peace

Speaker from L'Association des Femmes Iraniennes

"Qui décide? Nous décidons!" / Who decides? We decide!

Shot of the crowd

According to a study published by the Canadian Association of University Teachers,

In 2003-04, women made up just less than 32% of the full-time academic work force in Canada... When compared with other Anglo-American countries, Canada fares the poorest in terms of the overall share of women in the academic work force.

The full report, with data about gender breakdowns of casual, tenured and tenure-track, part- and full-time educational workers, is available here in a downloadable .pdf.

Join us for a workshop on identifying and countering anti-feminist backlash, in its many manifestations!

Countering Backlash Against Feminism
Thursday March 16
2:00-3:30 p.m.
Thomson House room 405

Panelists will include:

Carrie Rentschler, Communication Studies

Suzanne Staggenborg, Sociology

members of the Union for Gender Empowerment

for more information, email us: ggfs.mcgill {at} gmail.com
This workshop is organized by GGFS. Everyone is welcome!

Part of More Social More Justice More Days, organized by Campus Coalition of Progressive McGill Students.