Canadian Association for Equality May 20 - 23, 2014 Canadian Association for Equality | CAFE Media Monitoring & UpdateCAFE has been receiving tremendous mainstream media attention over the last several days. Here are the highlights from this week. May 20, 2014: CityTV - News Video | 6PM The Inside Story: Man speaks out about decades of spousal abuse This CityTV news video features the individual that CAFE connected with their producers to describe a struggle that two-million Canadians experience, many in silence. To see coverage of his story, see link: citynews.ca/ 2014/05/20/the-inside-story- man-speaks-out-about-decades- of-spousal-abuse/ May 21, 2014: National Post - Barbara Kay Column Barbara Kay: A new Salon des Refusés The National Posts Barbara Kay reports on the recent TVO panel discussion devoted to the status of free speech at universities in Canada, as CAFE advisor, Janice Fiamengo, and CFI Policy Director, Justin Trottier, square off on TVOs The Agenda against York University feminist academic Alice MacLachlan and Huffington Post blogger/protester Rachel Décoste. Kay writes, Décostes position was that since Fiamengos talk was drivel and full of untruths, she had no right to speak. But Décoste had not heard or read the talk; and Fiamengos so-called drivel is to many people, including me, fair and reasonable comment. News Article Link: fullcomment. nationalpost/2014/05/21/ barbara-kay-a-new-salon-des- refuses/ Also, a blurb appeared on the same day in the National Posts A Section by Tristan Hopper. May 23, 2014: CBC Radio One - The 180 with Jim Brown | Fridays at 1 p.m. (1:30 p.m. NL) and Sundays at 7 p.m. ET, CT, MT, PT Catch this national show tomorrow afternoon (Friday) available across Canada. CBC Radio features CAFE spokesperson, Adam McPhee, speaking on CAFE generally and on its new charity status. Radio Link: cbc.ca/ the180/ If you are able to assist with Equality-Day event marketing and communications please contact us. Your help is appreciated to build on the this weeks media coverage on CAFEs new charity status and make E-DAY a success. Thank you. Denise Fong Canadian Association for Equality
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 23:00:40 +0000
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