Inspired by those fighting for women’s rights
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This article was published 17/03/2017 (3302 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
On March 8, women around the world celebrated International Women’s Day to recognize the progress that we’ve made, tirelessly fighting for our basic rights and freedoms.
Like generations of grandmothers and mothers before me, I’ve sought to advance the rights of women and girls for close to 20 years. Our struggle has been expressed loudly, boldly, and calmly. Sometimes in anger and rage; or even within the depths of despair, we’ve made gains and lived triumphs.
Lately, however, one can’t help but feel that we’ve lost ground. We’ve witnessed the outright denial and mockery of sexual assault against women among some of the most privileged of political and social spaces. We see images of mothers making unimaginable decisions to leave their homelands with their children, travelling on makeshift boats, or trekking across frozen farm fields in the dead of winter, seeking safety and freedom. We read, or personally experience, the proliferation of misogynist social media messaging. Or worse still, we experience the real and unimaginable violence against women and girls.
Nahanni Fontaine
St. Johns constituency report
Nahanni Fontaine is the NDP MLA for St. Johns.
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Nahanni Fontaine
St. Johns constituency report
Nahanni Fontaine is the NDP MLA for St. Johns.
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