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By Shelagh Day and Joyce Green,
Special to The Leader-Post
April 27, 2010

April 14, 2010

Sharon McIvor, accompanied by Gwen Brodsky, testified before the House Committee on Aboriginal Affairs today. For nearly three decades, McIvor has led the battle to see equal treatment for Aboriginal women with respect to Indian status registration. During her testimony McIvor recognized those who engaged in the struggle for equal rights to Indian status under the Indian Act before her court case commenced in 1989, including Mary Two-Axe Early, Jeannette Lavell, and Sandra Lovelace.

The Antigone Foundation has launched "Antigone Connect." Antigone Connect is an online site working to engage women’s organizations and feminists across the country to work collaboratively for women’s rights and equality in Canada and around the world. We are hoping to create a powerful online network that will be able to help lead the Canadian women’s movement forward in the coming years.

Connect here: http://antigoneconnect.ning.com/

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Government of Canada to Amend Indian Act

Kahnawake (June 4, 2009) - Quebec Native Women warmly congratulates Sharon McIvor for successfully fighting for the equality of Aboriginal women’s rights. Her commitment and convictions will allow thousands of Aboriginal men and women to regain their Indian status. For this achievement, Sharon McIvor deserves our deep admiration and gratitude.

Bill Curry

Ottawa — Globe and Mail Update, Thursday, Jun. 04, 2009 11:16PM EDT

The Supreme Court of Canada will be asked to decide whether thousands of Canadians should be added to the federal list of status Indians, a process that will likely pre-empt the government's plans to re-write the definition this fall.

In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Sharon McIvor says she will seek leave to appeal a B.C. Court of Appeal decision in a case with major implications for native communities and the federal government.

Column by ELSIE HAMBROOK, Chairperson of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women in the Times & Transcript May 14 2009. acswcccf@gnb.ca.

A few weeks ago, the world was aghast that Afghanistan adopted a new law that reduced women's rights. Will we follow through or will we soon forget the Afghan women and all the other women and girls living in countries with openly sexist laws?

By Erin Simpson | March 6, 2009

The federal government's Status of Women department is very excited about International Women's Day this year. A whole week of events allows Canadians to "celebrate progress toward equality for women and their full participation, reflect on the challenges and barriers that remain, and consider future steps to achieving equality for all women, in all aspects of their lives." This year's theme: "Strong Leadership + Strong Women + Strong World = Equality".

I like it. It's very mathematical.

For Immediate Release

February 26, 2009 (Ottawa) 12 recipients of the Governor General’s Award in Commemoration of the Person's Case and more than ninety experts on human rights law and women's rights have signed a letter calling on Prime Minister Harper to withdraw the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act. The PSEC Act was introduced as part of Budget 2009.

“This new report is a wake-up call for our governments, but in particular the federal
government which is primarily responsible for ensuring Canada abides by this Convention,” says
Elaine Garland, President of the National Anti-Poverty Organization (NAPO). “The UN is urging
Canada to ensure that, as a matter of human rights, anyone on social assistance receives sufficient
income to attain an adequate standard of living. To do otherwise is to ensure grinding, debilitating