Stronger Together - Celebrating International Women's Day

WINNIPEG FREE PRESS - FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019 3 Celebrating International Women's Day STRONGER TOGETHER Celebrating INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Celebrating INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Wab Kinew and your Manitoba NDP Caucus Working for Equality for all Women Working for Equality for all Women Wab Kinew MLA for Fort Rouge 204-615-1922 YourFortRouge.ca James Allum MLA for Fort Garry-Riverview 204-475-2270 JamesAllum.ca Rob Altemeyer MLA for Wolseley 204-775-8575 RobAltemeyer.ca Nahanni Fontaine MLA for St. Johns 204-582-1550 NahanniFontaine.ca Amanda Lathlin MLA for The Pas 204-623-2034 AmandaLathlin.ca Tom Lindsey MLA for Flin Flon 204-687-3246 TomLindsey.ca Matt Wiebe MLA for Concordia 204-654-1857 MattWiebe.ca Bernadette Smith MLA for Point Douglas 204-414-1477 BernadetteSmith.ca Ted Marcelino MLA for Tyndall Park 204-421-9493 TedMarcelino.ca Flor Marcelino MLA for Logan 204-788-0800 FlorMarcelino.ca Jim Maloway MLA for Elmwood 204-415-1122 JimMaloway.ca Andrew Swan MLA for Minto 204-783-9860 AndrewSwan.ca FRIDAY, MARCH 8 MANITOBA FEDERATION OF LABOUR International Women's Day come and go breakfast and silent auction 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Union Centre Auditorium, 275 Broadway Admission $10, $5 for women. Proceeds go to CCPA Manitoba research on child care and minimum wages. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Women Build Speaker Series, with Dayna Spiring, president and CEO of Economic Development Winnipeg 8 a.m. RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, 375 York Ave. 8 a.m. (doors open at 7:15 a.m.) Tickets cost $60. See habitat.mb.ca for details. Proceeds support the construction of the Women Build sponsored home. WOMEN'S HEALTH CLINIC Women, Wine & Food 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Manitoba Museum, Alloway Hall, 190 Rupert Ave. Tickets $125. See womenshealthclinic.org for details. Proceeds support clinic services. AGAPE HOUSE, STEINBACH Women, Wine & Theatre 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Steinbach Cultural Arts Centre, 304 2nd St., Steinbach Tickets cost $10. See agapehouse.ca for details. THE NELLIE MCCLUNG FOUNDATION In Conversation with Trailblazers, with Judge Kimberly Prost, Judge of the International Criminal Court 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. St. Mary's Academy, 550 Wellington Cres. Tickets cost $50 at ournellie.com/events Proceeds support the Nellie McClung Trailblazer Scholarships. MANITOBA MUSEUM Nice Women Don't Want the Vote Developed by the Manitoba Museum to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Manitoba women winning the right to vote on Jan. 28, 1916, the exhibition takes its title from a famous exchange between suffragette Nellie McClung and Premier Rodmond Roblin, who declared, "Nice women don't want the vote." The exhibition opened at the Manitoba Museum in 2015 and travelled to Saskatchewan, Ontario and Quebec. Its final stop in Winnipeg ends on March 31. On view daily until March 31 Manitoba Legislative Building, 450 Broadway Admission is free CANADIAN MUSEUM FOR HUMAN RIGHTS International Women's Day tours 10:30 a.m. (English) and 1 p.m. (French) daily through March 10 Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way See humanrights.ca for admission prices and information about events and activities. PRAIRIE THEATRE EXCHANGE Mom's the Word: Nest 1/2 Empty The latest comedic instalment from the Mom's the Word Collective finds the women in marriages that have "evolved," with kids leaving home and bodies in rebellion. Until March 17 See pte.mb.ca for showtimes and tickets. RISING STRONG International Women's Day event, with guest speakers and performances 7 p.m. Saddlery on Market, 114 Market Ave. Tickets cost $20 at risingstrong.ca/workshops. Proceeds go to Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre. WOMEN IN 3D PRINTING Casual meet-up series for 3D Printing enthusiasts 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Amsterdam Tea Room, 211 Bannatyne Ave. Admission is free, but RSVP is required through Eventbrite.ca. SATURDAY, MARCH 9 MANITOBA FEDERATION OF LABOUR Screening of The Notorious Mrs. Armstrong Directed by Paula Kelly, and produced by Buffalo Gal Pictures, the documentary profiles Helen Armstrong, labour and women's rights activist and an organizer of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike. 1 p.m. Cinematheque, 100 Arthur St. Admission is free. SARASVÀTI PRODUCTIONS International Women's Week Cabaret of Monologues: Here I Am 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Asper Centre for Theatre and Film, University of Winnipeg, 400 Colony St. Tickets cost $15 and can be purchased at sarasvati.ca or by calling 204-586-2236. Take a stand, or take a seat, at one of these events The United Nations celebrated International Women's Day for the first time in 1975, but its history dates back to the early 1900s, when women's rights movements were gaining momentum in Europe and North America. In 1916, women in Manitoba won the right to vote and to hold seats in the provincial government, becoming the first in Canada to do so. In 1919, women were on the battle lines in the Winnipeg General Strike. Over the ensuing years, they've continued to fight for gender equity in the workplace and in society at large, scoring human rights victories for the benefit of the greater community. Gains have been made, but recent history has taught us that complacency is perilous. Today, women and men around the world are contributing to a renewed momentum, and you're invited to join in. Check out some local events in celebration of International Women's Day 2019. From top: Photos from the Manitoba Museum exhibit Nice Women Don't Want the Vote, on its final tour stop at the Manitoba Legislative Building until March 31. Centre: Poster for documentary The Notorious Mrs. Armstrong; Sarasvàti Productions actor Anjali Sandhu. Bottom: The Mom's the Word crew on stage at Prairie Theatre Exchange (photo by Emily Cooper). International Women's Day 2019

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