We are so happy to let you know that our young, handsome talent Zach G. has booked a role with Indigo!
This is Zachs third booking with Indigo and we couldnt be prouder of his accomplishments!
Indigo is Canadas largest book, gift and specialty toy retailer, operating stores in all ten provinces and one territory, and through a website offering a selection of books, toys, home decor, stationery and gifts. The companys first big box bookstore, initially called “Indigo Books, Music & More”, was opened in Burlington, Ontario on September 4, 1997. In 2001 Indigo bought Chapters and continues to operate stores under the same name. For more information about the company check out their website here.
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International Women’s Day is upon us once! A day that belongs to all groups everywhere, it belongs to communities, governments, companies, charities, educational institutions, networks, associations, the media and so many more that if we included them, this post would never end!! International Womens Day is not country, group or organisation specifically. So together, lets all be tenacious in accelerating gender parity. Collectively, lets all Press for Progress.
Women protest
History of IWD
1909 – The very first IWD was observed in the US on February 28th. This day was designated by The Socialist Party of America to commemorate of the 1908 garment workers strike, where thousand of women protested about working conditions the factories of New York.
1908 Garment Workers Strike
1910 – A meeting in Copenhagen between The Socialist International declared a Womens Day to honour the movement for women’s rights and to build support for achieving universal suffrage (the right to vote) for all women. Over 100 women form 17 countries have unanimous . In attendance would be the very first three women elected to the Finnish Parliament in later years. A Fixed date had not been chosen.
1911 – On March 19th millions of men and women in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland attended rallies to mark the first International Womens Day. This came as a direct result of the 1910 meeting in Copenhagen and expanded beyond suffrage, they also demanded women’s rights to work, to receive vocational training and to end discrimination on the job.
1913 – IWD also became part of the peace movement during World War 1, Russia observed their first Womens Day on the last Sunday in February. Elsewhere in Europe it was observed on or about March 8 the following year. Each rally protested the war as well as expressed solidarity with other activists.
1917 – Russian women, again on the Last Sunday in February (on the Julian Calendar used by the orthodox which is March 8 on the Gregorian calendar- the most commonly used calendar worldwide) protested and went on strike for “Bread and Peace”. “we did not imagine that this Womens Day would inaugurate a revolution.” Said Leon Trotsky about the widespread protests. Four days later the provincial Government granted women the right to vote!
1975 – Beginning on March 8th the United Nations started celebrating International Women’s Year. This spurred creation of the Ontario Women and the Law Association and the Service, Office and Retail Workers Union of Canada (SORWUC) and offered funding for many to participate in educational and artistic endeavors aimed at presenting women’s perspectives.
Canadian Womens Law Association of Ontario Logo
1995: The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a historic road-map signed by 189 governments, focused on 12 critical areas of concern, and envisioned a world where each woman and girl can exercise her choices, such as participating in politics, getting an education, having an income, and living in societies free from violence and discrimination.
2014 – The 58th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW58) – the annual gathering of States to address critical issues related to gender equality and women’s rights — focused on “Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls”. UN entities and accredited NGOs from around the world took stock of progress and remaining challenges towards meeting the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs have played an important role in galvanizing attention on and resources for gender equality and women’s empowerment
CSW Logo
What you can do to support and participate in IDW:
Take part in an International Womens Day event in your community.
Participate in the #MyFeminism campaign by providing your answer to the question: What does feminism mean to you?
Recognize the achievements of an exceptional woman in your community by profiling her in a local paper or online platform, making a donation to a charity in her name, or nominating her for an award (such as the Governor Generals Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case).
Pink Shirt Day is upon us! Today we come together globally to take a stand against bullying, both in life and online, and spread awareness and raise funds for childrens programs focused on treating depression, low self-esteem, anxiety and, physical and emotional trauma.
Pink Shirt Days humble beginnings started in Nova Scotia, Canada in 2007 when two high school students, David Shepherd and Travis Price came together to support a new student who was being bullied for wearing a pink shirt. they organized immediately and purchased 50 pink tank tops to hand out to other boys in the school the next day.
Travis Price, co-founder of the #PinkShirtDay anti-bullying movement
The message was clear, they were not going to tolerate bullying. Since them a world wide movement began. After David and Travis’ act of kindness in 2007, CKNW Orphans Fund (https://www.cknworphansfund.com) was inspired to help other youth affected by bullying, with many staff members wearing pink shirts and collecting funds to support Boys and Girls Clubs. Since then, the idea has only grown each year, with worldwide support and participation. Countries across the globe are now organizing anti-bullying fundraisers of their own, including Japan, New Zealand, China, Panama, and numerous others. In fact, last year alone, people in almost 180 countries shared their support of Pink Shirt Day through social media posts and donations.
Children from @BGCyvr showing support for Pink Shirt Day
Coast Capital (https://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/) is donating $1 in support of bullying prevention programs for youth in BC. All you have to do is say something nice about someone on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter and add #PinkItForward!
#PinkShirtDay
So, what is bullying? TYPES OF BULLYING
Physical bullying: using physical force or aggression against another person (e.g., hitting)
Verbal bullying: using words to verbally attack someone (e.g., name-calling)
Social/relational bullying: trying to hurt someone through excluding them, spreading rumours or ignoring them (e.g., gossiping)
Cyberbullying: using electronic media to threaten, embarrass, intimidate, or exclude someone, or to damage their reputation (e.g., sending threatening text messages).
BULLYING VS HARASSMENT, Bullying and harassment are similar, yet different:
Harassment is similar to bullying because someone hurts another person through cruel, offensive and insulting behaviours.
Harassment is different from bullying in that it is a form of discrimination.
WHAT IS DISCRIMINATION? Discrimination is treating someone differently or poorly based on certain characteristics or differences. Bullying turns into harassment when the behaviour goes against Canada’s Human Rights Laws and focuses on treating people differently because of:
Age
Race (skin colour, facial features)
Ethnicity (culture, where they live, how they live, how they dress)
Religion (religious beliefs)
Sex Sexual orientation (if they are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or heterosexual)
Family status (if they are from a single parent family, adopted family, step family, foster family, non-biological gay or lesbian parent family)
Marital status (if they are single, legally married, common-law spouse, widowed, or divorced)
Physical and mental disability (if they have a mental illness, learning disability, use a wheelchair)
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