October 14 Canada Lesbians and gays […]
When
1976-10-14
Description
October 14 Canada Lesbians and gays joined in a national Day of Protest against the federal government's program of wage and price controls. Members of local lesbian and gay groups joined protests in Vancouver, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Windsor, Toronto, Ottawa, and Halifax. In Toronto, the Toronto Wages for Housework Committee organized the only women's protest against wage and price controls. A crowd of about 400 attended a noon-hour concert held at Nathan Phillips Square. The performers were feminist singers Rita MacNeil and Boo Watson.
All Places
Nathan Philips SquareHalifaxOttawaTorontoWindsorWinnipegSaskatoonVancouverCanadaAll People
Boo WatsonRita MacNeilAll Organizations
Toronto Wages for Housework CommitteeAll Citations
"Where Will You Be on Oct. 14?" (editorial), Other Woman, 4, no. 5 (September–October 1976): 1.Wages Due Lesbians, "Women Speak Out," Body Politic, no. 29 (1976–77), p. 1"October 14: A Turning Point" (editorial), Gay Tide, no. 14 (November 1976): 2"October 14," NGRC Forum, 2, no. 1 (Winter 1977): (3)"Gays Support October 14 Protest," Gay Rising, October 1976, p. 8"Gays March with Labour: Day of Protest," Gay Tide, no. 14 (November 1976), p. 1"Gay Contingent on Day of Protest," Gay Rising, November 1976, p. 3John Duggan, "Gays Join Day of Protest," Body Politic, no. 29 (1976–77), p. 1John Duggan, "Gays & Labour Issues," GO Info, 3, no. 5 (October–November 1976): 4
