Let's Remove it Movement
Emmeline Pankurst founded this Women’s Franchise League in England in 1889
What is Women’s Right to Vote?
He preached to all races about equality
Who is Malcolm X?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave this at Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963
What is I have a Dream speech?
Dorothea Palmer was arrested in 1936 for doing this
What is Advertising birth control to women in a working-class neighbourhood in Ottawa?
# Moi Aussi amplifies the voices of victims and changed the conversation pertaining to rape, sexual abuse, sexual assault, and other forms of sexual violence, harassment, and misconduct
What is the Me Too Movement.
Martin Luther King Junior led a nonviolent movement for change in the 1950’s and early 60’s
What is the . Civil Rights Movement?
He was the first openly gay person elected to public office.
Who is Harvey Milk?
I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal I hope to live for and to achieve, but if need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die
Who is Nelson Mandela?
What is the I am the First Accused Speech?
What is 1964?
She was placed under house arrest in 1988 and remained imprisoned on and off for 15 years for fighting for democracy and is an international symbol for nonviolent resistance to oppression.
Who is Aung Sun Suu Kyi?
Began in the latter half of the 20th century to advocate civil rights for almost 4 million Canadians with physical, sensory, and cognitive impairments
What is the disability rights movement in Canada?
Razlan Brenda Howard also known as the Mother of Pride organized the first Pride parade in 1970 to spark this.
What is the LGBT Rights Movement?
He left the country without a permit, was convicted of 4 counts of sabotage and conspiracy to overthrow the government, and was given a life sentence which he served 27 years in prison
Who is Nelson Mandela
When I’m sometimes asked when will there be enough women on the Supreme Court and I say when there are nine, people are shocked. But there had been nine men for years and nobody ever raised a question about that.
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsberg?
African American boxer Wrongfully imprisoned for 19 years in the US due to “an appeal to racism rather than reason.
Who is Rubin "Hurricane" Carter?
This is regarded as the largest student riot in Canadian history. It began peacefully in 1969 protesting a decision regarding a complaint of racism and resulted in over $2 million worth of damage and 97 people arrested in Montreal.
What is the Sir George Williams riot or affair
Nelson Mandela is revered in South Africa for this resistance movement.
What is Internal Resistance against apartheid?
She was instrumental in raising awareness of the poor conditions in British prisons and is known as the "Prison reform campaigner".
Who is Elizabeth Fry?
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Who is Martin Luther King?
An Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist, employed nonviolent resistance to lead the campaign for India’s independence from British rule and in turn inspired movements for civil rights and freedom and was imprisoned numerous times by the British both in South Africa and India.
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
This 13 page document called for changes to discriminatory federal laws and policies concerning gays, bisexuals and lesbians in Canada. The brief contained 10 points which set a national strategy in 1971 that was pursued for decades until all demands were met and is known as this.
What is the "We Demand" document?
Predates the 20th century and focuses on resistance to: colonialism, imperialism, slavery, racism, segregation, patriarchy, and oppression of indigenous people.
What is the Human Rights Movement?
She overcame her disability to campaign tirelessly on behalf of deaf and blind people.
Who is Helen Keller?
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
She is a Saudi women’s rights activist and former political prisoner who has been arrested and released several times for defying the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia. Arrested in 2018 on the charge of “attempting to destabilize the kingdom.
Who is Loujain al-Hathloul?
The Women’s Memorial March (WMM) is held every year across Canada and the united stated and started in Vancouver in 1992 for this.
What is to honour all missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls?