On this day, and every day, let's remember that the fight for women's rights is the fight for human rights.
From Charlie Angus:
During the 1941 strike, the provincial premier sent in hundreds of heavily armed police to break the strike. The police issued an ominous threat — any miner who dared protest or appear on the street would be beaten and arrested.
They thought they could intimidate the people.
But mining families are a tough and tight-knit breed.
The day after the threat was made, in the bitter cold, hundreds of women and children of Kirkland Lake formed a long row and marched through the centre of town.
They were defiant. This was their community, and they were standing up for their husbands, brothers and sons. The power structure was so shocked that they didn’t dare oppose them.
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