Remembering the Montreal Massacre of 1989

The Montreal Massacre:  20 Years Later.   Remember The Ladies!

This post commemorates the ladies of the Ecole Polytechnic of Montreal, whose lives were taken by a misogynist killer Marc Lepine.  Let this be the day of rememberance for the ladies, for they didn't died in vain but let it be for changing the way society views women in general.  I hope this day of remembrance be a wake-up call for people everywhere.  That violence against women occur everyday, in wartime and in peace, rich and poor, white and people of Color, around the world. 

Let's also take time to remember the victims of the woman-killer George Sodini, the 500+ victims of serial killing in Juarez as well as the victims of serial killer Anthony Sowell.  May the women be part of our memory.

CUPE: December 6:  A Time to Mourn, Then Work for Change


TRURO, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 4, 2009) - On the anniversary of the December 6 massacre in Montreal, the president of CUPE Nova Scotia says the provincial government needs to take a stand and stop the abuse of women and their children.








Danny Cavanagh says, "Canadians from coast to coast should spend some time this weekend remembering CUPE member Maryse Laganiere and the thirteen other women who were killed in the 1989 massacre at the Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal.






"This tragic act has served to galvanize our resolve to put an end to violence against women in all its forms," says Cavanagh.






"A great place to start here in Nova Scotia would be to adequately fund our women's shelters. It is appalling, for instance, that there were 1,269 admissions of women and their children to shelters across Nova Scotia between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008.






"We need to work with government, with our members and within our communities to educate people and to teach people how to stop abuse. Sadly, 85% of women residing in shelters on April 16, 2008, were victims of abuse," says Cavanagh.






Cavanagh says we all have a responsibility to work towards solving this problem through increased awareness and changing our mindset about how we deal with it as a society.

Julian Real has written an excellent post on the tragedy and how it affect women in Canadian society and the world at large, then and now, at:

http://radicalprofeminist.blogspot.com/2009/12/gynocide-recognising-20th-anniversary.html

Please read it, then meditate and weep!

Anthony Sowell: Predicting the Future

Rosella Hightower

Le chorégraphe François Verret a voulu faire un film sur Rosella Hightower. Sa passion de l'image, sa fascination pour l'artiste l'ont amené à côtoyer Rosella Hightower dans toutes ses activités, dans tous les lieux où son besoin de se ressourcer l'emmènent.

YouTube - Rosella Hightower

YouTube - Rosella Hightower: "Le chorégraphe François Verret a voulu faire un film sur Rosella Hightower. Sa passion de l'image, sa fascination pour l'artiste l'ont amené à côtoyer Rosella Hightower dans toutes ses activités, dans tous les lieux où son besoin de se ressourcer l'emmènent. En voir plus sur : http://www.vodeo.tv/18-106-1831-rosel..."

Lynching Postcard of Inhumanity Exhibit in January 2011

From Ann's Blog.  Thank you Ann.

I wish people get out of denial of what happened to people of Color, then and now.

White Women in the Woods

White Women in the Woods

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Once again, David Yeagley is using the Tiger Woods tragedy to exploit his racist/sexist views about Blacks, women, and interracial relationships.  He did that with the Jessie Davis case, his relentless bashing of Barack Obama and Rudy Youngblood, his neverending obsession with Black men and White women relationships.  Now, he's desperate to appeal to an already racially charged public with his blog article. 

Mr. Yeagley has a history of racist misogyny disguised as conservatism.  Fortunately, many people, conservatives included, are turned off by his irrational raving of Blacks, women, and other People of Color.

I'm so sick of him and his racist rantings. 

Ohio Killing Again Black Women Not Worth The Media Coverage

Stacey Lewis, Natasha Johnson and Yolando Brown discuss why more women groups and minority organizations aren't demanding Black women get the same media coverage when they go missing. [url=http://www.everywaywoman.com/]http: //www.everywaywoman.com/[/url]

Tiger Woods: The domestic violence double standard

George Cook of www.letstalkhonestly.com ask the question what if the Tiger Woods situation were reversed. Would it be funny if Tiger had beaten his wife with a golf club and then she crashed her car getting away from him. He also why he believes this double standard is very dangerous not only to men but to women. Watch the 2 minute commentary by using the link below:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/LTHWEEKLY.html

Missing Black Woman Alert: Jerryell Myesha Foster is missing

Missing Black Woman Alert. Jerryell Myesha Foster of Baltimore is missing. Use the link below to see her picture and to get a description:

http://www.letstalkhonestly.com/missingblackwomen.html

Obama Painted as a Rapist: White Conservatives

Obama Painted as a Rapist: White Conservatives

How low can those people go! I wish those people get a life!

Shaniya Davis: Aunt Carey 11/23/09

Allegations against Shaniya Davis Father

Close friends and family offered help to her father in taking care of her, but he insists she goes to live with her 'mother'.