Women On the Front Line For Justice and Rights

The spring issue of Les Brèves, published by the feminist and Christian collective L’autre Parole, is merited by covering many pertinent subjects worth exploring (in French only).

This edition is a reminder of the Global Sisters Report initiative, which throughout 2023 published a series of articles recounting the testimonies of Sisters on the front line, trying to do their utmost to help populations, living in high-risk areas, controlled by street gangs or armed militias. The people in charge of this project have drawn up a report which can be accessed on the website, where you can read the stories and testimonies published, revealing the reality of populations in Sudan, Nigeria, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Haiti and Congo.

Seniors for the protection of the climate is a group of 2,000 women whose average age is73.

At the same time, women are joining forces to fight climate change. In Europe, for example, there are groups such as Femmes aînées aufront  (senior women at the front, while in Quebec, Mères au front (Mothers at the front) already brings together more than 12,000 women who defend the right to a healthy environment.

The publication also recalls the tabling of the Rapha Québec report, which reveals surprising things about the response of Quebec churches to the problem of domestic violence. The report was supported by Christian Direction, an ecumenical organization. In the same vein, we also learn of the creation of a pan-Canadian organization, Outrage Canada, committed to “justice for victims, safety for children and prevention of abuse by the Catholic Church.”

Remarkable women too often overlooked

Have you heard of Claudia Goldin, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics? We learn that her research has provided a different reading of “the historical and contemporary role of women in the labor market”. 

There is a short test on financial independence, and reviews of stimulating books, including “Des femmes et des Dieux”.  (Women and their Gods) This book recounts the experience of a female rabbi, an imam and a female pastor who gathered together for seven days of discussion and sharing.

The series “Cherchez la femme” available on TOUT.TV.

And that is without counting the reference to the series accessible, free of charge, without subscription on TOUT.TV, entitled “Cherchez la femme” (Looking for Women). In a series of 23 presentations of 3-4 minutes each, we discover the remarkable and little-known women behind the discovery of Down’s Syndrome and the role of the Y chromosome in determining sex, for example, and not to mention the creation of a game to denounce the oppression of tenants 30 years before the arrival of Monopoly… 

During this summer season, here is a series that opens up many avenues of exploration (in French only). Happy discoveries!