More about International Women’s Day - March 8th Coalition

International Women’s Day (8 March) brings together women to celebrate our economic, political, and social achievements. It is also a time to highlight key issues in the ongoing struggle for women’s equality. In Toronto, the International Women’s Day / March 8th Coalition organizes the annual march and rally, which unites social justice, labour, health, and women’s rights activists behind a common theme in one of the largest IWD events held in North America.

In 1985, the IWDC pulled back from its role as initiator of the March 8 Coalition and instead called together a group of women from various areas, who had participated in the March 8 Coalition in the past to form an ad hoc Steering Committee for IWD in Toronto.

If you can provide additional documents or more information about the Toronto March 8th Coalition, please contact us.

Archival Materials

Buttons

This is a button produced for the Toronto International Women's Day march and celebrations in 1978.
International Women’s Day 1978 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1978
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
"Jobs and Rights for Women" is the theme of this button for the Toronto International Women's Day March and Rally in 1979.
International Women’s Day 1979 (Toronto) – Jobs and Rights for Women
  • Year created:

    1979
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The theme of this button for the 1981 International Women's Day March and Rally in Toronto is Women Unite!
International Women’s Day 1981 (Toronto) – Women Unite
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
This button was created for the 1983 International Women's Day Rally and March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The Rise Up button was created by the March 8th Coalition in Toronto for International Women's Day 1984.
International Women’s Day 1984 (Toronto) – Rise Up!
  • Year created:

    1984
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The theme of this button for the 1985 International Women's Day March and Rally in Toronto is Still Ain't Satisfied!
International Women’s Day 1985 (Toronto) – Still Ain’t Satisfied
  • Year created:

    1985
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
"Oka to the Gulf. Make the links" is the theme of this button for the 1991 International Women's Day March and Rally in Toronto. It refers to the Gulf War of 1990-91 and to the struggle for Indigenous rights in Oka, Quebec in 1990. It highlights the role of the military and connects militarism, colonialism and imperialism here at home and internationally.
International Women’s Day 1991 (Toronto) – From Oka to the Gulf!
  • Year created:

    1991
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
Button was used for the 1982 International Women's Day March in Toronto. The image of the woman waving a large flag links International Women's Day to early socialist celebrations.
International Women’s Day 1982 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1982
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women's Day 1989 in Toronto was organized around the theme "Women Against Poverty."
International Women’s Day 1989 (Toronto) – Women Against Poverty
  • Year created:

    1989
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The Toronto International Women’s Day March in 1992 was organized around the theme “Healing, Reclaiming” and focused on the struggles of Indigenous women, their families and communities.
International Women’s Day 1992 (Toronto) – Healing, Reclaiming
  • Year created:

    1992
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English

Documents

Angela Davis: International Women’s Day 1985
  • Year created:

    1985
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
Chants for the 1981 International Women’s Day March
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
Committee for Racial Equality – International Women’s Day Pamphlet (1986)
  • Year created:

    1986
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
For Women Who Woke Up This Morning Thinking “Here We Go Again”
  • Year created:

    --
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Celebration March 10, 1984: Fair Events
  • Year created:

    1984
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Toronto (1979) – Pamphlet
  • Year created:

    1979
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Toronto (1980) – Agenda for Women’s Fair
  • Year created:

    1980
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Toronto (1980) – Call to join organizing group
  • Year created:

    1980
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Toronto (1980) – Organizing Flyer
  • Year created:

    1980
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Toronto (1980) – Pamphlet
  • Year created:

    1980
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Toronto (1981) – Pamphlet
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Toronto (1981) – Pamphlet
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Toronto (1984) – Pamphlet
  • Year created:

    1984
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Toronto (1987) Pamphlet
  • Year created:

    1987
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
Lesbians are Everywhere! – 1982 IWD Outreach Flyer (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1982
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
thumbnail of Open Letter to March 8th Coalition (Toronto) – 1989
Open Letter to March 8th Coalition (Toronto) – 1989
  • Year created:

    1989
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
thumbnail of Public Meeting on Abortion and Women’s Liberation (1983)
Public Meeting on Abortion and Women’s Liberation (1983)
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
Schedule of Events: Toronto International Women’s Day 1981
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
Some White Women’s Response to March 8
  • Year created:

    1986
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
White Feminist Racism Within the March 8 Coalition: Our Responsibility
  • Year created:

    1986
  • Author(s):

    Joanna Doucette, Dawn Heiden, Sharon Stone
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English

Photos

This undated photo was taken at an IWD March in Toronto. The images highlight the themes of Choice and Fighting Poverty. Photograph by Amy Gottlieb.
International Women’s Day (Toronto) – Choice & Fighting Poverty
  • Year created:

    --
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
Feminist activists Deirdre Gallagher and Debbie Field are photographed at IWD March in Toronto. Photograph by Amy Gottlieb.
International Women’s Day (Toronto) – Deirdre Gallagher and Debbie Field
  • Year created:

    --
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
Undated photo of sign at Toronto International Women's Day March calling for Free Abortion on Demand.
International Women’s Day (Toronto) – Free Abortion on Demand
  • Year created:

    --
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
Lois Fine and Anne-Marie Smith hold Lesbian Power placard at Toronto International Women's Day March.
International Women’s Day (Toronto) – Lesbian Power
  • Year created:

    --
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
Banner proclaiming that"Lesbians are Everywhere" at Toronto International Women's Day March.
International Women’s Day (Toronto) – Lesbians are Everywhere
  • Year created:

    --
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
This undated photo of the banner "Lesbians are Everywhere" was taken at an International Women's Day March in Toronto. Photograph by Diana Meredith.
International Women’s Day (Toronto) – Lesbians are Everywhere!
  • Year created:

    --
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
This is an undated photo of union women at the Toronto International Women's Day March. Placards feature OPSEU and the Canadian Labour Congress calls for an End to Sexual Harassment and Equal Pay.
International Women’s Day (Toronto) – Union Women
  • Year created:

    --
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
Shelley Acheson, Ontario Federation of Labour Human Rights Director, speaks at an International Women's Day press conference in March 1978. Carolyn Egan is seated to Shelley's left.
International Women’s Day 1978 (Toronto) – Press Conference
  • Year created:

    1978
  • Photographer:

    Frank Rooney
  • Region:

    Ontario
This photo shows Amy Gottlieb setting up a display about the activism of the International Women's Day Committee at the 1982 Toronto IWD Fair.
International Women’s Day 1982 (Toronto) – Display at IWD Fair
  • Year created:

    1982
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
This undated photo was taken at Toronto International Women's Day March.
International Women’s Day 1982 (Toronto) – Free Abortion on Demand
  • Year created:

    1982
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
Shelley Glazer and Sheila Miller walk with Free Abortion on Demand placard at 1982 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1982 (Toronto) – Shelley Glazer and Sheila Miller
  • Year created:

    1982
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
International Women's Day in Toronto, March 1982. Photograph by Helena Wehrstein.
International Women’s Day 1982 (Toronto) – Women’s Right to Choose
  • Year created:

    1982
  • Photographer:

    Helena Wehrstein
  • Region:

    Ontario
Placards at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto call for universal day care and express solidarity with Central American and Caribbean countries, including El Salvador.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
This is a photo taken at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
Action Daycare and other childcare activists join the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto. Signs call for universal quality daycare and paid maternity leave.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Action Day Care
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
A woman at 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto carries Bread and Roses sign.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Bread and Roses
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
Canadian Action for Nicaragua joins 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Canadian Action for Nicaragua
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
Banners of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 79 are seen at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 79
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
This is a photo of the Communist Party of Canada marching at the 1983 Toronto International Women's Day March.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Communist Party of Canada
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
Feminists of Faith join the Federation of Women Teachers' Association of Ontario, the Congress of Canadian Women, and the National Action Committee on the Status of Women at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Feminists of Faith
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
This photo captures the Gay Men in Support of Feminists at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Gay Men in Support of Feminists
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
Participants in 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto call for action and solidarity with Polish workers and the people of El Salvador and Nicaragua.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – International Solidarity
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
Toronto International Women's Day March in 1983 protests Mini-Skools.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Mini-Skools Pays Mini-Wages
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) contingent march at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto carry placards carry calling for equal pay, paid maternity leave, ending sexual harassment, and social service cuts.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Ontario Public Service Employees Union
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
Members of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) join the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto. Their placards highlight paid maternity leave, equal pay, and stopping sexual harassment, as well as the right to strike and social service cutbacks.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU)
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
The banner of the Congress of Canadian Women calls for Peace not War at the1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Peace Not War
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Polish Workers Solidarity Committee are seen at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Polish Workers Solidarity Committee
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
Placard calling for support for sisters in El Salvador at 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Solidarity with Women in El Salvador
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
Banners at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto call for Political Status for Irish Prisoners and Status for Irish Women in Armagh Gaol .
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Status for Irish Women in Armagh Gaol
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
Members of the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre participate in the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Toronto Rape Crisis
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
This is a photo of he Trotskyist League at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – Trotskyist League
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
United Steelworkers Toronto Area Council march at the International Women's Day 1983 March in Toronto. Banners of other unions can also be seen in the background.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto) – United Steelworkers Toronto Area Council
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Congress of Canadian Women at the 1983 International Women's Day March in Toronto call for A Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone and an End to the Arms Race.
International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto)- Congress of Canadian Women
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Judy Blankenship
  • Region:

    Ontario
The theme of the 1984 International Women's Day in Toronto was Rise Up.
International Women’s Day 1984 (Toronto) – Rise Up
  • Year created:

    1984
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
On an International Women's Day March in front of Queen's Park, marchers carry the banner "Still Ain't Satisfied".
International Women’s Day 1985 (Toronto) – Still Ain’t Satisfied
  • Year created:

    1985
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
The theme of the Toronto International Women's Day March was Say No to Racism. The photo shows the Native Women's Resource Centre banner and contingent, as well as placards highlighting the impact of racism and colonialism on children. Photograph by Diana Meredith.
International Women’s Day 1986 (Toronto) – Women Say No to Racism
  • Year created:

    1986
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
This photo was taken at the 1989 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1989 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1989
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Shadowland "Shitheads" drummers join the March 1990 celebration of the International Women's Day in Toronto. Vanessa Alexander and Joanna Kidd are in the front row, with Leida Englar behind. Photograph by Amy Gottlieb.
International Women’s Day 1990 (Toronto) – Drummers
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
A photo of the INTERCEDE contingent and banner at 1990 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1990 (Toronto) – INTERCEDE
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Toronto Organization for Domestic Workers' Rights (INTERCEDE) banner at the 1990 Toronto International Women's Day March.
International Women’s Day 1990 (Toronto) – INTERCEDE Banner
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
Jewish Women to End the Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza join the 1990 International Women's Day March in Toronto.
International Women’s Day 1990 (Toronto) – Jewish Women Against the Occupation
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
Photo from the 1990 International Women's Day March in Toronto shows demonstrator with Take Back the Night placard.
International Women’s Day 1990 (Toronto) – Take Back the Night
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
Placards at the 1990 International Women's Day March in Toronto focus on ending violence against women and children. Photograph by Amy Gottlieb.
International Women’s Day 1990 (Toronto) – Violence Against Women
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
The photo taken at the 1990 International Women's Day March in Toronto shows the banner of Voice for Guatemalan Women.
International Women’s Day 1990 (Toronto) – Voice for Guatemalan Women
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
Marchers at the 1990 International Women's Day March in Toronto carry signs outside Queen's Park calling for settlement of Native Land claims and an end to the Gulf War.
International Women’s Day 1990 (Toronto)- Settle Native Land Claims/Stop Racist War
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
Lesbians Making History joined the Toronto International Women's Day March in 1987. Lorie Rotenberg (holding banner on right) was a member this collective which aimed to record the stories and struggles of older lesbians. Photograph by Amy Gottlieb.
Lesbians Making History at Toronto International Women’s Day (1987)
  • Year created:

    1987
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
The gathering on International Women's Day 1990 honours each of the fourteen women killed on December 6th, 1989 in Montreal.
Memorial Commemorating December 6, 1989
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario
Photo of Carolyn Egan at a Toronto International Women's Day March. Carolyn has been an organizer for the Toronto March 8th events since this date was reclaimed by feminists in the late 1970s.
Organizer Carolyn Egan and International Women’s Day March(Toronto)
  • Year created:

    --
  • Photographer:

    Diana Meredith
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets perform at Harbord Collegiate, Toronto on International Women's Day (IWD), March 7, 1981. Photograph by Wally Seccombe.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1981 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Photographer:

    Wally Seccombe
  • Region:

    Ontario
Members of The Red Berets at Toronto International Women's Day, March 7, 1981.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1981 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Photographer:

    Helena Wehrstein
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets at Toronto City Hall on International Women's Day, March 7, 1981. Photograph by Wally Seccombe.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1981 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Photographer:

    Wally Seccombe
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets at Toronto International Women's Day, March 7, 1981.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1981 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Photographer:

    Helena Wehrstein
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets at Toronto City Hall on International Women's Day 1981.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1981 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Photographer:

    Wally Seccombe
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets at Toronto International Women's Day, March 7, 1981.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1981 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Photographer:

    Helena Wehrstein
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets sing at Convocation Hall for International Women's Day in Toronto on March 7, 1981. Photograph by Wally Seccombe.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1981 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Photographer:

    Wally Seccombe
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets perform at Toronto City Hall on International Women's Day, March 6, 1982.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1982 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1982
  • Photographer:

    Liz Martin
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto on International Women's Day, March 5, 1983. Photograph by Wally Seccombe.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Wally Seccombe
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets perform for International Women's Day event in Toronto on March 5, 1983. Photograph by Wally Seccombe.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Wally Seccombe
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets at Convocation Hall (Toronto) on International Women's Day, March 5, 1983.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1983 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Photographer:

    Wally Seccombe
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets at Convocation Hall in Toronto for International Women's Day on March 9, 1986. Photograph by Wally Seccombe.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1986 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1986
  • Photographer:

    Wally Seccombe
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets perform at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto on International Women's Day, March 8, 1986.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1986 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1986
  • Photographer:

    Helena Wehrstein
  • Region:

    Ontario
The Red Berets sing as part of the Toronto International Women's Day actions in 1990. Photograph by Amy Gottlieb.
The Red Berets – International Women’s Day 1990 (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Photographer:

    Amy Gottlieb
  • Region:

    Ontario

Posters

A New Eaton’s Tradition: Dignity and Rights for Working Women
  • Year created:

    1985
  • Region:

    National (all of Canada)
  • Language:

    English
This is a poster for a public meeting on abortion rights and women's liberation held in connection with International Women's Day in Toronto. The poster also calls on women to march on IWD for legalizing Free-standing abortion clinics.
Abortion and Women’s Liberation Public Meeting (Toronto)
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
Poster for an International Women's Day celebration in Toronto in 1978. Events included a street parade, rally and march. The evening Sappho Sound Concert featured Rita McNeil and Beverly Glen-Copeland.
International Women’s Day 1978 Feminist Celebration – Toronto
  • Year created:

    1978
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The poster for the 1981 Toronto International Women's Day March and Rally was centred on the power of women's unity.
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1981
  • Year created:

    1981
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The 1982 poster for the annual International Women's Day March and Rally in Toronto highlighted the themes Women's Right to A Job, Women's Right to Choose, and Women's Right to Independence.
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1982
  • Year created:

    1982
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The poster for the 1983 Toronto International Women's Day March and rally reflected the key organizing issue for the event: A Women's Right to a Job, to Choose, and to Peace.
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1983
  • Year created:

    1983
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The poster for the annual 1984 IWD march and rally in Toronto presents the core issues for that year: peace, jobs and reproductive choice.
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1984
  • Year created:

    1984
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
Still Ain't Satisfied was the theme of the 1985 International Women's Day March and Rally in Toronto.
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1985
  • Year created:

    1985
  • Visual Artist:

    Rosanne Kelly
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The poster for annual IWD march and rally focussed on the intersecting struggles against racism and sexism.
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1986
  • Year created:

    1986
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The poster for the annual IWD march and rally in Toronto focussed on the intersecting struggles against racism and sexism, including native self-determination, choice, affirmative action, employment equity, and housing.
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1987
  • Year created:

    1987
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1987
  • Year created:

    1987
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
Women Unite to Fight Racism, Sexism and Economic Inequality was the theme on the poster for the 1988 International Women's Day March and Rally in Toronto.
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1988
  • Year created:

    1988
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The 1989 IWD March and Rally in Toronto focussed on Women Against Poverty.
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1989
  • Year created:

    1989
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1990
  • Year created:

    1990
  • Visual Artist:

    Lou-ann Glendale
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The theme for the 1979 International Women's Day March and Rally in Toronto was Jobs and Rights for Women. The poster also shows the demands for jobs, full social services, control of our bodies, and lesbian rights.
International Women’s Day! Jobs and Rights for Women!
  • Year created:

    1979
  • Visual Artist:

    Barbara Klunder
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The central theme of the 1980 International Women's Day March in Toronto was Bread and Roses in the 80s - Jobs and Rights for Women. Demands included full employment rights, full support for social services, ending violence against women, a safe and healthy environment, and control of our bodies.
International Women’s Day: Bread and Roses in the Eighties
  • Year created:

    1980
  • Visual Artist:

    Brenda McCrank
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
May 27 Equal Pay Rally
  • Year created:

    1979
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
Women & Revolution in Central America: An Evening of Solidarity
  • Year created:

    --
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
This poster advertised an event to discuss fighting back against the attack on women’s abortion rights. The evening was sponsored by the International Women’s Day Committee and featured a speaker from Quebec talking about their recent successes.
Women Fight Back! Women’s Right to Abortion Under Attack
  • Year created:

    --
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English
The solidarity benefit for striking INCO workers was sponsored by United Steelworkers Local 6500, Organizing Working Women, International Women's Day Committee, Ontario Federation of Labour, and the NDP Women's Committee. Speakers were Cathy Duhaime, an Inco striker; Joan Kuyek, Women Helping Women; and Linda Obansawin, Wives' Strike Support Committee.
Women Fighting INCO Solidarity Benefit
  • Year created:

    --
  • Region:

    Ontario
  • Language:

    English