Here we go again!

Well it has been months since we’ve had a posting here at Synergy, but now that September is in full swing and classes are back on campuses across Canada, it is time to get posting about reproductive rights and university life. There has been some news with ARCC over the summer that you can read … Continue reading →

Joyce Arthur and Jill Doctoroff Speak at UBC, October 29, 2012

Monday, October 29, 2012, 3-4pm, Woodward, Theatre 4. Joyce Arthur (executive director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada) and Jill Doctoroff (director of the Elizabeth Bagshaw Women’s Clinic) will be at UBC on Oct 29th for a speaker session hosted by Students fro Reproductive Rights. What will be covered: topics surrounding reproductive rights and … Continue reading →

Protests, Casseroles, and Postings

It’s been a week of protests! First up, the efforts continue Canada-wide to send a strong message to the Conservative government about M312. Click here to link to ARCC’s main page and see a listing of ways you can join the discussion and fight against the motion. Also, check out what the Radical Handmaid’s have … Continue reading →

Pro-choice thinkers unite! A call-out for pro-active reproductive justice

cross-posted on rabble.ca For many students at universities and those involved in the reproductive justice movement, it is no surprise that Canadian campuses have become hotbeds for anti-choice activities in recent years. Unfortunately, the organizing efforts of pro-choice students and youth are too often rooted in reacting to the antics of abortion shaming on the … Continue reading →

Event Report: ‘Positively Pro-Choice’ at SFU

How do you foster meaningful dialogue with a group that specifically attempts to engage student body members in didactic conversations aimed at guilting and shocking people into anti-choice thought, where they preach and you nod? Quite simply, you don’t. You create your own safe space where you can have actual conversations that raise new points, … Continue reading →