Event: Advance Women’s Human Rights In Canada
Published by Patrick December 6th, 2006 in Lower Mainland, Womens Issues Tags: december-8, women.
Press Conference in Honour of International Human Rights Day Friday, December 8, 2006
- 9:00 am
- SFU Harbour Centre
- 515 Hastings Street, Vancouver
- Room 1415
In honour of International Human Rights Day Women’s Groups will host a press conference for equality rights & access to governments and the courts. Join us to hear a panel of women renounce:
- cancellation of child care agreements,
- closures to SWC regional offices,
- elimination of the Court Challenges Program
- refusal to implement pro-active pay equity
- federal government’s disregard for its promised commitment to improve women’s human rights in Canada
Speakers include:
- Shelagh Day, Feminist Alliance For International Action,
- Sharon Gregson, Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC
- Elsie Dean, Women Elders in Action
- Alison Brewin, West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund
- Shauna Paull, Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, Canada
- Asia Czapska, Justice for Girls and others
For more information, contact: Shauna Paull at 604.209.5776 or Alison Brewin at 604.684.8772