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Rise Up! Feminist Archive
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Rise Up! is a digital archive of feminist activism in Canada from the 1970s to the 1990s. Visit us at riseupfeministarchive.ca
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The Rise Up archive includes many items related to CUPW/STTP’s work, including pamphlets calling for equal pay and an end to discrimination, as well as links to two films spotlighting the 1981 strike and the fight for equal pay for rural postal workers.
From winning paid maternity leave for its members in 1981 to calling for equal pay for part-time workers, many of whom were women, the @cupwsttp.bsky.social has been a strong force in advancing the fight for gender equality in Canada.📢
To celebrate Women’s History Month in Canada, we are highlighting the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)/le Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes (STTP) and its role in bargaining for women’s equality.
The poster featured here was designed by Joss Maclennan in 1979 for the Canadian Coalition Against Media Pornography (CCAMP).

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Women Declared Persons – Rise Up! Feminist Digital Archive
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In its original version, the decision was not intended to include or recognize all women, notably excluding Indigenous women and women of Asian heritage and descent from the legislation. Despite this, the amendment enabled imperative and ongoing progress in advancing gender equity in Canada.
This past Saturday, October 18, was National Persons Day in Canada. This day marked the 96th anniversary of the 1929 legal amendment that included select groups of women in the legislative definition of "persons".
The publication was produced by a collective of journalists, graphic artists, designers, and researchers.

Read all ten issues of Marie-Géographie here! ⬇️
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Marie-Géographie – Rise Up! Feminist Digital Archive
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Named after a song written by the French feminist singer, Anne Sylvestre, Marie-Géographie provided a critical forum for thinking about women's solidarity in conjunction with other political movements, including socialism.
Jump into the "rebellious feminist and socialist writing" of Marie-Géographie, a feminist publication based in Québec City that ran from 1984-87.📘
The collection offers a glimpse into the campaigns, meetings, and protests that spurred and shaped feminist initiatives throughout the 1970s to 1990s.

To explore the collection, follow this link! ➡️ bit.ly/RiseUpPhotos
Photos – Rise Up! Feminist Digital Archive
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Did you know that the Rise Up archive contains over 440 photographs?📸

Our extensive selection of images portrays significant moments in Canadian feminist activism, such as the Abortion Rights Rally outside the Morgentaler Clinic in Toronto in 1983 or the Rally Against Free Trade in Ottawa in 1993.
In the Rise Up archive, you will find traces of Darcy's extensive organizing, such as campaign buttons, election flyers, letters, and informational sheets. These items detail Darcy's prominent involvement and leadership in feminist, labour, and political activism at the local and national levels.
Congratulations to Judy Darcy, a former National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), who recently published her memoir, Leading from the Heart: The Battles of a Feminist, Union Leader and Politician.📚
Their newsletter features information about the group's organizing efforts, including campaigns, events, and more.

Check them out by visiting this link! ➡️ bit.ly/ActionDayCare
Action Day Care Newsletter – Rise Up! Feminist Digital Archive
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Created in 1979 and active until the late 1980s, Action Day Care advocated for affordable, high-quality, and accessible childcare in the province. The organization comprised parents, teachers, daycare workers, and other interested citizens.
New additions to the archive!🗃✨

We recently uploaded issues of the Action Day Care Newsletter, a publication produced by the Ontario-based organization, Action Day Care.
The poster can be found on page 9 of Womonspace News –Vol. 2 No. 2 – February 1984.

Read the full issue here! ➡️ bit.ly/hazeldean-dance
Womonspace News – Vol. 2, No. 2 – February 1984 – Rise Up! Feminist Digital Archive
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The periodical was published by Womonspace, a social group that organized dances and other events for the lesbian community of Edmonton, Alberta. These events provided lesbians with a safe space where they could socialize and form community.
To celebrate the start of 2SLGBTQIA+ History Month, we are spotlighting this poster advertising a lesbian dance at Hazeldean Hall, featured in the February 1984 issue of Womonspace News.✨
The background photographs were taken at the Oka Peace Camp. The camp was established in July 1990 in solidarity with the Kanien'kehá:ka and their resistance to the proposed extension of a golf course on unceded ancestral lands, as well as the construction of condos on a sacred graveyard.
This past Friday, September 26th, marked the final day of the Kanehsatà:ke Resistance in 1990.

This button was created for the 1991 International Women’s Day March in reference to the 1990-91 Gulf War and the Kanehsatà:ke Resistance in Oka—connecting international issues with local struggles.