Gh0stfac3 x R!hanna x The Women

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Gh0stfac3 lays it down on recording for R!hanna and all the battered women out there. Regardless if it's an internationally acclaim singer, your neighbour down the street, best friend, or even your own mom, domestic abuse is serious. The police report really puts Brown on blast and rightfully so. If you haven't read the report go to Perez Hilton here. Heads up - it is quite detailed in Brown's step by step assault on R!hanna. He's got some real issues.

And don't forget two things:

1) March 8th - EVERY YEAR SINCE 1909 (1911 officially) - is International Women's Day. Each year there is a theme put forth by the United Nations but many countries decide to set their own. This year's theme is "Women and men united to end violence against women and girls". Our theme is "Status of Women (Federal Gov): Strong Leadership. Strong Women. Strong World: Equality". Some countries go even further to recognize it as an official holiday.

"International Working Woman's Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.

The first IWD was observed on 28 February 1909 in the United States following a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. Among other relevant historic events, it came to commemorate the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. The idea of having an international women's day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions. By urban legend,^[1][2] women from clothing and textile factories staged one such protest on 8 March 1857 in New York City.^[3] The garment workers were protesting against very poor working conditions and low wages. The protesters were attacked and dispersed by police. These women established their first labor union in the same month two years later.

More protests followed on 8 March in subsequent years..." [source: wikipedia]

You can also go to the official IWD website for more info here.

2) Dec 6th - National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

"On December 6th, 1989, armed with a semi-automatic rifle, ammunition and knives, Marc Lepine walked through l’École Polytechnique in Montreal, separated the men from the women, and then proceeded to shoot and kill 14 women while making anti-woman statements.

Thirteen others were wounded. Lepine, who eventually shot and killed himself, had applied for admission to the school and was rejected. In the suicide note he left behind, Lepine indicated that he saw feminists as being responsible for everything that had gone wrong in his life.

December 6, 2008, marks the 19th anniversary of what came to be known as the Montreal Massacre. Events are held throughout the country to remember..." [source: Gov of Canada]

It's been 19 years since this shooting and this year will mark the 20th anniversary. This is a national day of recognition, remembrance, and fight against violence against women.

Special days of programming occur every year throughout Canadian campus/community radio stations and these are two that are relevant to this situation. Including IWD and Dec 6th there's World Aids Day, Mayday (celebrating labour rights), Prisoner Justice Day and tons more. You can tune in online to www.cjsf.ca for discussions, music, themes and more related to each special day of programming. I used to be the Program Director at CJSF and know the time, effort, resources, energy, and dedication it takes to put together these special days of programming so give a hand of support and tune in.