Black History Month – Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox is an actress, producer and transgender advocate who made television history when she became the first African-American transgender woman to appear on an American reality show, with her…
Black History Month – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Sister Rosetta Tharpe. She was an early influence on figures such as Little Richard, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. A woman whose music runs like a thread…
16 Days: National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women
From our archives: First posted December 6th, 2012 It’s cold. I can feel the chill seeping into my feet. There’s also a pervasive, collective warmth that shares a familiar combination…
Persons Day
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and here at Nellie’s we ask you to join hands to end violence against women by participating in the annual Scotiabank run, donate…
Int’l Prisoners Justice Day
August 10 is a day set aside to remember all the men and women who have died unnatural deaths in Canadian prisons. One such woman was Ashley Smith[1] who died…
Pride – Thank You For Being Here!
While volunteering at Nellie’s booth at Pride this past weekend, more than once we received the comment “Thank you for being here.” While the comment could be have been chalked…
National Aboriginal History Month
National Aboriginal History Month is celebrated all across Canada every June. It was passed by a unanimous motion in the House of Commons in 2009 and provides an opportunity to…
In Loving Memory – Zahra, Faris & Zain
Welcome to our memorial page. On November 29, 2014 we lost a family. We hope by visiting this site, and by making a donation to Nellie's, you can honour Zahra,…
May is Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month
In Ontario, May is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month: a month dedicated to raising awareness of issues related to sexual violence and promoting ways to stop sexual violence. 1…
Woman’s History Month – Who was Nellie?
Nellie Letitia McClung, née Mooney, suffragist, reformer, legislator, author was born at Chatsworth, Ontario, 20 Oct 1873. From 1880 she was raised on a homestead in the Souris Valley, Manitoba,…
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