Ignorance in Guns and Aid

NICOLE SAWIN “‘All of this is for you.  We die for nothing.’” Samantha Nutt, a professor at the University of Toronto, one of Canada’s 25 leading activists named by the Globe and Mail, and both founder and Executive Director of the international humanitarian organization, War Child, said this quote to the gathered students in Rutherford … Continue reading →

End Violence Against Women — Panel by Amnesty International and JHR

MARINA NEMAT – Author of The Prisoner of Tehran and After Tehran. http://www.marinanemat.com/ JUNIPER GLASS – Senior Director, Strategy and Partnerships of Girls Action Foundation http://girlsactionfoundation.ca/ SAMSAM AHMED – Former President of Women’s Place Ottawa, prominent human rights activist, and social worker. Professor NARENDRA SUBRAMANIAN: Associate Professor of Political Science at McGill University. Expert in … Continue reading →

Faith and Freedom: A Panel on Human Rights and Religion

Journalists for Human Rights in collaboration with Amnesty International presents Faith and Freedom. The areas of focus will include the intersection of religion and human rights in media (specifically: freedom of press), politics (fundamentalism, social movements and uprisings, religious tribunals), and daily practice (religious education, dress, etc.) We also hope to achieve a greater understanding … Continue reading →

Pearl Eliadis: A World At War With Women — MWAA

Pearl Eliadis, in the context of the Muriel V. Roscoe Lecture presented by McGill Women’s Alumnae Association, discusses the forms that violence against women takes throughout the world, and reminds us that violence against women is a global phenomenon that takes place even in North America and Western Europe. The Muriel V. Roscoe Lecture honours … Continue reading →

Bill C-31 and the disillusionment with Canada

Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act – this is the title of Bill C-31 introduced by Canadian Minister of Immigration Jason Kenney, which received royal assent on June 28th 2012. The bill introduced several major changes to Canada’s refugee system. I will address the three clauses that, I find, cause the most doubt on Canada’s respect of the conventions … Continue reading →

Male contraception: a discussion among college students (III)

MADELEINE SHEA Part Three: Things to Think About Marketing and education have a pervasive influence on how both men and women view contraception. The women that were interviewed were aware of the wide range of contraceptive products available to them. They know the procedures they have to go through to get them (doctor’s appointment, prescriptions … Continue reading →

Male Contraception: A Discussion Among College Students (II)

MADELEINE SHEA Part Two: The Men Unlike the women, the men all stated that they currently used a form of contraception: condoms.  They had differing opinions when I asked if they would be willing to consider a new form of contraception if it theoretically became available. Some of them said yes without hesitation; one stated … Continue reading →

Male contraception: a discussion among college students (I)

MADELEINE SHEA Part One: The Women A few weeks ago, I was scanning the news when an article caught my eye. The article detailed a process called RISUG (reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance) that had been developed in India and which was in the beginning stages of development in North America. The process was … Continue reading →