The poster reads "Hands off" and "Without consent it's sexual assault." Picture of a woman in focus with several other women in the background. Creative design by the youngwWomen of Youth Link - Inner City and Heather Gentleman. Photography by Eric Gerard. Sponsored by the Ontario Women's Directorate and Youth Link - Inner City, in Toronto.
This poster advertises the Women's Festival, held from August 23 to 25 [year unknown] in Saskatoon Public Library. Speakers included Eleanor Wright Pelrine, Anne Wheeler, and Lorna Rasmussen. The event was sponsored by the Women + Film, Women's Resource Centre, and Saskatoon Public Education Clinic, and was co-sponsored by the Saskatoon Public Library. Black poster with white text. Shows half of a woman's face in white.
This poster advertises The Women's Place. The poster reads "A centre for organizing". White background with a large orange house containing multiple rooms in which women are doing various activities such as reading, dancing, martial arts, building, discussing, and protesting. [The Women's Place was established in Toronto in 1972 by a group of women who felt that there was a need for a coordinating centre to gather individuals for collective action, with the aim of increasing the power base of women's liberation.]
This poster advertises the Feminist Party of Canada's first public meeting. The event was held on Sunday, 10 June 1979 at 2 pm in an auditorium in Toronto. Speakers included Laura Sabia, Maryon Kantaroff, Mary O'Brien, Angela Miles, and Fiona Nelson. The poster includes an explanation of the need for the Feminist Party of Canada. Poster reads "Towards a Feminist Perspective in Politics" and "Feminist Issues are Everyone's Issues".
This is a poster for a women-only benefit performance/dance by Mama Quilla II, presented by The Women's Counselling Referral and Education Centre. It was held 21 April 1979 at 8 pm in St Paul's Church, Toronto. White background with a black-and-white figure of a woman with glasses, one lens containing the lesbian symbol and the other one containing a music note.
This poster advertises a women's rally organized by Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW). The protest was held on Saturday 5 November [year unknown] in Toronto, near Church St and Yonge Street. The poster includes a list of violent acts against women. This is a beige poster with brown and red text and a figure of a woman in the top right corner.
This poster advertises a feminist celebration for International Women's Day, held 8 March 1978 in Toronto. The celebration included a street parade in costume to a concert, and a feast-rally with songs, poems, and speeches. Beverly Glen-Copeland and Rita McNeil performed at the Sappho Sound Concert, and childcare was provided. White background with dancing figures in black in the middle of the poster.
This poster reads "Being Lesbian or Gay is Not a Crime, Bashing Is". The poster was prepared for the Committee on Lesbian and Gay Issues in Toronto and the Toronto Mayor's Committee on Community and Race Relations by the Information and Communication Services Division, City Clerks Department, City of Toronto. White background with black text. Includes a small logo of the City of Toronto and of the Metropolitan Toronto Police.
This poster advertises activities related to International Women's Day in Vancouver in multiple languages. A benefit dance was organized on Saturday March 4 at Britannia Community Centre. On Sunday March 5, an Information Day on Women and Work was offered at Britannia School Cafeteria. Then, on Wednesday March 8, there was a parade through downtown Vancouver. White background with brown text. At the top of the poster, "International Women's Day, March 8" is translated into six languages. In the middle of the poster there are nine brown, orange, and pink squares that contain images of women doing various activities. Artwork and design by Wendy L. Davis and Norma Dvorsky.
