Archive 1997-2016
Women have been fighting for equal rights since the beginning of time. Revolutionary liberation movements have happened worldwide, not just in North America.
In 1910, at the second International Conference of Socialist Women in Copenhagen, German socialist Clara Zetkin proposed that women use a particular day each year to press for their demands. International Women’s Day, March 8, was the result.
By Tom McLean
Ottawa’s struggling pop/rock music scene may be getting a boost with the Nailgunner Music Collective, a group of local bands and performers who have banded together to lower costs and increase their media exposure.
The group was founded last November by Glen Smith, a 30-year-old Food and Leisure photographer who’s been a dedicated fan of the local music scene for 18 years and Larry Russell, 25, a bass player for the rock band Pleather. The collective includes local bands Atticus, Nero, Forget Finnigan and Pleather as well as individual performers Ashley Newall, Jay Willis and Jane Radmore.
By Bethany Harpur
Local bands are breathing a sigh of relief following an announcement that Barrymore’s Music Hall will remain open.
“I’m happy with the outcome,” said Chris Volk, singer and guitarist for the band Nectar. “Hopefully it will be a little better (for Barrymore’s). It has the potential of becoming a premium spot.”
By Daniel Kitts
“It’s the most harrowing thing in the world trying to concentrate for 55 minutes,” Michael Healey says.
Healey is talking about total, constant concentration — uninterrupted even for a second. It’s the type of concentration needed to perform a one-person play.