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Women's Action Coalition (WAC) Toronto

Women's Action Coalition (WAC) is an open alliance of women committed to direct action on issues affecting the rights of women. The organization wanted to be a witness of the economic, cultural and political systems that limited and endangered women's lives. WAC insisted on economic parity and representation for all women. The organization fought against homophobia, racism, religious prejudice and violence against women. It insisted on every woman's right to quality health care, child care, and reproductive freedom.

Elizabeth Shepherd fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-043
  • Fonds
  • [198-]-2002
This fonds consists of records related to Elizabeth Shepherd's involvement in organizations and groups who advocated for the prevention of violence against women. It contains records related to her activities as part of Women's Action Coalition, in particular, her actions with other groups to obtain justice for Gabriela Montans and her children. She was involved with METRAC and the records illustrate the interest she had in legal actions for women. The fonds contains records related to her political engagement against APEC (Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation), her commitment to the UNIFEM's International Campaign in 1993, the "Women Building Peace: From Village Council to the Negotiating Table" campaign in 1999, and her participation in the Voice of Women's Conference "Moving Forward: Women, Peace and Human Rights" held in 1992. It also contains her collection of articles, pamphlets and newspaper clippings on women's issues, mostly about legal actions and events in Canada, and violence against women.
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Ce fonds comprend des documents relatifs à l'implication d'Elizabeth Shepherd dans des organisations et des groupes qui ont lutté contre la violence faite aux femmes. Il contient des documents relatifs à ses activités au sein de la Women's Action Coalition, en particulier ses actions avec d'autres groupes pour obtenir justice pour Gabriela Montans et ses enfants. Elle était impliquée dans le METRAC et les documents illustrent l'intérêt qu'elle portait aux actions juridiques en faveur des femmes. Le fonds contient des documents relatifs à son engagement politique contre l'APEC (Coopération économique Asie-Pacifique), à son engagement dans la campagne internationale d'UNIFEM en 1993, à la campagne "Women Building Peace : Du conseil de village à la table de négociation" en 1999, et sa participation à la conférence de la Voix des femmes "Moving Forward : Les femmes, la paix et les droits de l'homme" qui s'est tenue en 1992. Il contient également sa collection d'articles, de brochures et de coupures de presse sur les questions relatives aux femmes, principalement sur les actions en justice qui se sont tenues au Canada concernant la lutte contre la violence faite aux femmes.

Shepherd, Elizabeth

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) fonds

  • CA ON0034 10-037
  • Fonds
  • 1972-1996

The OISE fonds contains publications that were collected within the OISE Women's Resource Centre. This material includes pamphlets and brochures for events and workshops. The fonds also includes feminist buttons as well as extensive educational kits that were developed for high school and college students, consisting of multimedia learning tools.

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Le fonds OISE contient des publications qui ont été recueillies au sein du Centre de ressources pour les femmes de l'OISE. Ce matériel comprend des dépliants et des brochures pour les événements et les ateliers. Le fonds comprend également des macarons féministes ainsi que de vastes trousses pédagogiques élaborées pour les étudiants du secondaire et du collégial, composées d'outils d'apprentissage multimédia.

Ontario Institute of Studies in Education

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