Nothing to do today? Come join us at Queens Park. Women's march torontk
Posted Jan 21, 2017, 4:38 PM UTC
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I was gonna attend but its in some other city i never heard of
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haha =( why didn't autocorrect kick in then?! Damn Murphy's law.
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What is the point/agenda of the march?
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Promoting human rights and gender equity.
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Thanks
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Are men allowed to go?
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I see several in that picture...
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I haven't seen any picture, was just asking. How is it a women's march if several men are at it though?
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Yes they're allowed. It's called a Women's March because it's being led by women but anyone who isn't protesting against the mandate was allowed
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Gotcha. Who were they protesting to, out of interest
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I wouldn't.
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I found the "all lives matter" person.
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Because currently only one gender is receiving the majority of the inequality.
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Prove it. You won't.
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So all genders should be marching, right? I must've missed the part where women have it worse in Canada.
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You must have. All genders were marching.
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I honestly didn't know about them until two days ago either:
https://www.womensmarch.com/mission/
"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences." - Audre Lorde
Election of President Trump has initiated today's march though - as they believe his message is one in conflict with their acceptance of differences.
But read through their mission statement and please decide for yourself =)
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Acceptance of differences. That's a bit ironic.
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Veiled anti-Trump protest
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How is it veiled? I thought that was the whole point.
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You're right, it isn't veiled. Poor choice of words.
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planned before the election
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- Accountability and justice for police brutality” and “[dismantling] the gender and racial inequities within the criminal justice system
- Freedom from sexual violence
- Ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution that would guarantee equal protection based on gender
- Affirming that all domestic and caretaking work is work, even if unpaid, and that women — especially women of color — bear the brunt of that burden
- The right to organize and fight for a living minimum wage” for all workers, labor protections for undocumented and migrant workers, and “solidarity with sex workers’ rights movements”
- Comprehensive reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, and immigrant and refugee rights
You can read the full vision statement and declaration of principles here; https://static1.squarespace.com/static/584086c7be6594762f5ec56e/t/58796773414fb52b57e20794/1484351351914/WMW+Guiding+Vision+%26+Definition+of+Principles.pdf
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Yes I know it's a shirty picture but I cant venture into the crowd with my dog. =(
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Women aren't suffering in Canada. I'm good.
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Hi! This march is about women's and civil rights in America. This one in Toronto is to show solidarity for those marching in the US today. :)
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What women and civil rights are being fought for still?
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- threatening to defund planned parenthood
- overturning roe v. wade
- cuts to domestic abuse programs for women
- also his stance on the environment, lgbtq, etc.
none of these points have been actualized in policy or law yet, but this is what he wants to happen. and we can't let it happen
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Said about every conservative since before time.
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We can show our support!!! There is nothing like knowing you are not alone.
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Man, these comments are complete vomit...but then again, that's what I've come to expect from r/toronto, where people get triggered by the very fact that activists mustered the gall to organize a peaceful march that is non-disruptive, on a weekend, on government property, about a cause that normal human beings would never take issue with. Gotta be contrarian these days to feel good about yourself I guess.
Pretty costly stuff to get wrong.
Activists of any stripe are generally not well regarded.
In this subreddit, comments like (in the other thread about this)
get downvoted below threshold and subsequently removed by mods, but comments like
get upvoted to the top.
Totally unbiased.
The womens march thread yesterday had to be locked because some people can't handle women doing anything. It wasn't the "SJW politically correct children" who brigaded it.
This sub is a toilet, and an embarrassment.
Aside from being wrong - and from the voting totals demonstrating that no such brigade occurred - you missed the point completely.
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