March 8: International Women's Day
Participate in the many activities organized by feminist community groups on March 8, 2022!
Visual by Le Collectif 8 mars. Molotov communications. Illustration : Stacy Bellanger Bien-Aimé
International Women's Day
March 8, 2022
Under the theme: The future is feminist!
Our future is feminist. It is the sum of our battles and our struggles. Because we are strong, determined and unwavering, we demand a feminist society that embodies our progressive values. There is no going back, no going back to "normal" and no status quo. What we want is a society that unites our diverse voices and backgrounds and recognizes the intersectionality of oppressions; a society that finally meets our needs and respects the rights and dignity of all women. It is with confidence and hope that we move towards this other world of freedom, solidarity, justice, peace and equity.
Other crises will arise. To address the urgency to act, the future must be feminist, inclusive, and ecological, or it will not be.
📣 A feminist society: not a utopia, the solution!
Participate in March 8, 2022 activities
Here is a list of feminist events from TGFM members and allies that you can participate in. They are free and take place virtually or in person at Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal. Some require registration. Take not that some activities might only be available in English.
Planning a feminist event and would like to be added to this list? Send the details and registration link of your event to catherine.l@tgfm.org .
Regular Member Activities
Centre des femmes de Montréal-Est/Pointes-aux-Trembles
Event: Breakfast exchange with the Centre's team. Come and chat with the Centre's workers!
When: Tuesday March 8th at 9:30am
Where: In person, Room 169 of the Roussin Center located at 12 125 Notre Dame Street East
Registration is mandatory (limited places, vaccination passport required): Reserve your place by phone at 514-645-6068 or by email at etni@cdfmepat.org
The Center will be celebrating International Women's Rights Day throughout the month of March in honor of its founder Gisèle Pomerleau. Visit their Facebook page to discover the works of the founder:
https://www.facebook.com/centredesfemmesMEPAT
First activity
Event: Breastfeeding break in collaboration with Mon Resto Saint-Michel
When: Tuesday March 8 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm
Where: Online
Link to event: https://www.facebook.com/events/463239048417440/?event_time_id=463239061750772
Second activity
Event: Breastfeeding break in collaboration with Famijeunes
When: Tuesday March 8 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm
Where: In person, 3904 Notre Dame Ouest
Link to event: https://www.facebook.com/events/274520938126895/?event_time_id=274520948126894
Réseau des femmes en environnement
Event: Moderation of the Panel-Webinar "Women and Climate Governance" as part of the SUCO Panels (with Amandine Gournay, Marie-Andrée Mauger, Mounia Chadi and Linda Gagnon)
When: Thursday, March 10th from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Where: Online, Zoom
Link to event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1368717286909186/
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YS09HCd9RjSiqDogppq1zA
Le carrefour des femmes d'Anjou
Event: Les femmes exceptionnelles de ma vie (The exceptional women in my life)
When: Tuesday, March 8 from 1 to 3 p.m.
Where: Online
Registration: Full
Femmes du monde à Côte-des-Neiges
Event (bilingual): Day of celebration - panel discussion (with Alexandra Pierre, Fiorella Boucher, Vee Langlois and Dina Husseini).
When: Saturday, March 12 from 1 to 4 pm
Where: In person, 5290 Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges (metro CDN)
Registration (drop-in daycare available upon reservation, bilingual event, vaccination passport required): https://www.femmesdumondecdn.org/activite/journee-internationale-des-droits-des-femmes-a-cote-des-neiges/
Centre des femmes de Saint-Laurent
Fisrt event
Event: A workshop to brainstorm on the creation of awareness tools for the event on Tuesday, March 8 at 2pm, as well as our meeting with our St. Laurent elected officials on Thursday, March 10.
When: Thursday March 3rd and Monday March 7th at 1:30pm
Where: In person, 685 Bd Décarie #101
Registration: Email info@cfstl.org to register.
Second event
Event: Umbrella march - Feminist all together to demand action on prevention and support for victims of gender-based violence.
When: Tuesday, March 8th at 2pm
Where: In person, Place Émilie-Gamelin
Link to event: https://bit.ly/35JRUr2
Third event
Event: Local activity with our elected officials to discuss specific women's issues in the borough of Saint-Laurent.
When: Thursday, March 10th at 10am
Where: In person
Registration: Email info@cfstl.org to register.
Event: Dinner to reflect on the future of the center, this will be an opportunity to re-launch the project for a feminist building in the neighbourhood (dinner offered by the Centre).
When: Tuesday, March 8 from 11am to 3pm
Where: In person, 4001 Ste-Catherine Street East
Registration: By phone at 514-597-2311 or in person at 4001 Ste-Catherine Street East
Event: Recording of a podcast in front of an audience: Is the future feminist?
When: Tuesday, March 8 from 5 to 7 pm (5 to 7)
Where: In person at L'idéal bar et contenus, 151 Ontario Street East
Link to event: https://www.facebook.com/events/258515076442698/
Event: Visit of the exhibition JJ Levine: Photographies queers at the McCord Museum (transportation and entrance offered by the Centre).
When: Tuesday, March 8 at 1pm
Where: In person, departing from the Centre des femmes de Verdun, 284 de l'Église Street
Link to event: https://www.facebook.com/events/373776077588216/
CCMM-CSN Status of Women Committee
Event: Demonstration for a minimum wage of $18 per hour!
When: Tuesday, March 8 from 8:00 am to 9:30 am
Where: In person, at Parc des Faubourgs (corner of Dorion and Malo)
Link to event: https://bit.ly/3hvJq9i
Centre d'éducation et d'action des femmes de Montréal (CÉAF)
Event: Collective action against street harassment
When: Tuesday, March 8 at 8 a.m.
Where: In person, Frontenac metro
Link to event: https://fb.me/e/2avMJ1E7Q
Maison des femmes sourdes de Montréal
Event (bilingual): International Women's Evening with Audrey Lessard, first Deaf podiatrist in North America (Event accessible in LSQ-ASL-French)
When: Thursday, March 10th at 6:30-8:30 pm
Where: Online
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qR0MnRJ-SxOTOTGwLHmQMw
Link to event: https://fb.me/e/2bEkpWRnA
Event: Awareness campaign on social medias to remind people that the issues sex workers face are feminist issues! Like and share the posts in large numbers.
Where: Online, on Facebook and on Twitter @AmiesdeStella
Event: Awareness campaign "CLES to get out" in the form of short videos highlighting what CLES does to help women of all ages overcome the consequences of sexual exploitation.
When: March 1-7
Where: Online, on Facebook @CLESConcertation
Watch the first clip: https://www.facebook.com/ConcertationCLES/videos/3155748697996825
Allied Activities
Femmes de diverses origines/ Women of Divers Origins
First event
Event: Webinar Women struggles beyond the pandemic
When: Saturday, March 5 at 11:00 a.m.
Where: Online
Link to event: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10158875416240888&%3Bset=a.10152021621425888
Main event - Rally
Event: Rally
When: Saturday, March 12 at 2:00 p.m.
Where: In person, starting from metro Parc
Link to event: https://www.facebook.com/events/3092684254285491/?ref=newsfeed
Collectif défense des droits/ personnes en situation de handicap - CODDPSH
Activity: During 7 days, there will be 21, online, testimonies of women with disabilities about their commitments and demands.
When: From March 8 to 14, 2022
Where: Online, on Facebook
Link to event: https://www.facebook.com/events/483177510064342/
Event: Virtual conference "Rights and obligations related to the family: better knowing them for more equality", more specifically about marriage, divorce, sponsorship, parental authority and conjugal and family violence.
When: Tuesday, March 8 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Where: Online
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApfu6rpj4rHNb5u4U4f9qmdK7OXh3PTtXD
Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (AQOCI)
Event: Rethinking feminism and international solidarity in the light of the South
When: Tuesday, March 8 at 10:30 am
Where: Online on Facebook
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/.../billets-lincontournable...
Event: LIVE - Virtual roundtable to shed light on important issues faced by women living in Quebec (with Manon Massé, Isabelle Melançon and Mégane Perry-Mélançon)
When: Tuesday, March 8 at 8:00 pm
Where: Online
Link to event: https://bit.ly/3htKHxW
Hurlantes Éditrices, FEMLU magazine et Louvgang
Event: Feminist Readings
When: Tuesday, March 8 from 7:30 to 9pm
Where: Hybrid, in person at Louvgang's office (76 Mozart Ave W) or on Zoom
Registration: https://maisonlouvgang.com/agenda-feministe/lecture-feministe-8mars2022
Event (English): A time to celebrate Women inpiring Women
When: Monday, March 7 from 1:45 to 3:15 p.m.
Where: Online
Registration: https://events.myconferencesuite.com/Mar_7_IWD_Stakeholder_Meeting/reg/landing
Event: Stand Up Against Harrassment! International Women's Day Rally / Tou.te.s mobilisé.e.s contre le harcèlement!
When: Tuesday, March 8 at 12 pm
Where: In person, Concordia University (Norman Bethune Statue)
Link to event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1602907436723680/
Discover the Visual of March 8, 2022
created by artist Stacy Bellanger Bien-Aimé
Download the March 8 posters, banners, stickers and signatures: http://www.reseautablesfemmes.qc.ca/les-visuels-8-mars-sont-disponibles/
When using the visual, please indicate the author's rights as follows: Le Collectif 8 mars. Molotov communications. Illustration: Stacy Bellanger Bien-Aimé