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Hello all,
In our final class on Wednesday, reference was made to the Montreal Massacre, which occurred on December 6, 1989. This tragedy was a pivotal event in Canada. From a personal perspective, I can tell you that it marked a significant shift in the way that many Canadian women thought about issues of gender and [...]

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Arat, Yeşim. “Contestation and Collaboration: Women’s Struggles for
Empowerment in Turkey.” In The Cambridge History of Turkey Volume 4: Turkey in the Modern World. Edited by Reşat Kasaba. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 388-418.
 
—————. “Feminist Insitutions and Democratic Aspirations: The Case of the
Purple Roof Women’s Shelter Foundation.” In Deconstructing Images of “The Turkish Woman.” Edited by [...]

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Gersh, Rebecca. “Transnational Activism in Juarez: A Gender Perspective.” www.casa-
         amiga.org
 
Tellez, Michelle.  “Community of Struggle: Gender, Violence, and Resistance on the
        U.S./Mexico Border.” Gender and Society. 24 Jul. 2008.
 
Macdonald, Laura. “Globalization and Social movements: Comparing the Women’s
        Movements’ Responses to NAFTA in Mexico, The USA and Canada.”
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Susan Miller
Mexico- Women’s Activism
Works Cited
Cleaver, Harry. 2000. “The Zapatista Effect: The Internet and the Rise of an Alternative Political Fabric.” . (Accessed October 30, 2008).
Dominguez, Eme R. 2002. “Continental Transnational Activism and Women Workers’ Networks Within NAFTA.” International Feminist Journal of Politics. 4.2 (August): 216-239.
Miller, Sara. 2008. “Former Nun Helps Mexico ‘Femicide’ Victims Recover.” [...]

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Busia, Nana K. “The Status of Human Rights Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa.” University of Minnesota Human Rights Library. University of Minnesota. 2 Dec. 2008 <http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/africa/mali.htm>. 
Miller-Grandvaux, Yolande, Michel Welmond, and Joy Wolf. “Evolving Partnerships: The Role of NGOs in Basic Education in Africa.” SARA Project, Academy for Educational Development (2002). 
Naples, Nancy A., and Manisha Desai, eds. [...]

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