Rise Up! Feminist Digital Archive
1975—International Women’s Year, as designated by the United Nations—had just come to an end when a notice appeared at the Ottawa Women’s Centre, calling for a meeting of women interested in starting a locally-based women’s newspaper. The notice was posted by Patty Gibson, a young woman who had just moved to Ottawa and couldn’t believe there wasn’t a feminist newspaper in the nation’s capital.
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Rise Up! believes that learning about social movements from original historical materials is an important public good. We believe that these materials should be accessible to the public for research or education and, of course, for discussion and review.
The website Rise Up! A digital archive of feminist activism and the materials in its archive are protected by copyright. The use of materials on this site is permitted only for private study, research, or educational purposes under ‘fair dealing’ provisions of Canadian copyright law.
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Rise Up began, and continues much of its work, on the traditional and contemporary territory of the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Anishinaabeg, including the Chippewas and the Mississaugas of the Credit. This territory is part of the Dish with One Spoon Treaty.
We recognize the enduring presence of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples on these lands and on all the lands on which our work, as a virtual organization and archive, takes place.
As a predominantly settler organization, Rise Up also acknowledges the importance of relationship-building and continual learning. We organize and work in solidarity with movements against colonialism and racism. We commit to highlighting histories of resistance against colonialism, racism, and other forms of structural oppression, working collaboratively with others undertaking similar social justice projects, and engaging in ongoing efforts to build a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive organization and archive. We recognize that this work is necessary, challenging, and never complete.
In the spirit of solidarity through learning and critical reflection, we invite our visitors to take some time to reflect on the land they work, learn, and organize on. Some useful resources to begin with can be found here: https://native-land.ca.
