Left Caucus Newsletter 1985-1993—Choice on Abortion and Women’s Rights articles

Published by the Steering Committee of the ONDP Left Caucus

Retrospective files:

1965: Flyer, found in 1965: “NDP Socialist Caucus fact sheet: “Women’s Rights:” on: Wage and labor discrimination; Divorce, Abortion (the SC being the precursor to the Left Caucus)
1974: (Sample cover page of document, 7 pp.) “Day Care/a contribution/ (Patricia) Schulz (a leading member of the Socialist League)
1975: “Suppose you were accused of a serious crime…” ("tried by a jury and found innocent TWICE"): Advertisement in Toronto Star paid for by a list of prominent supporters of the Amnesty for Dr. Morgentaler Committee
1986: Flyer, found in 1986: Notice of Ontario NDP Left Caucus public forum meeting “Pay equity: a socialist-feminist perspective” with two NDP activists and an NDP-MP featured

Left Caucus Newsletter

1987 LC News, February, Vol. 2 No. 1: “NDP must defend right to choose” (on abortion)
1988 LC News, Feb-March, Vol. 2 No. 3 “Victory for woman’s right to choose movement” by Ross Dowson
LC News Nov., Vol. 2 No. 4: “NDP is the only choice for women” by Lois Bedard
1989 LC News, March, Vol. 3 No. 1: “Feminist challenge to NDP women” (the right to choose on abortion a basic civil right), by Lois Bedard
LC News, Summer, Vol. 3 No. 2: “Women’s panel at L.C. conference” (report by Lois Bedard); “On sexual harassment” by Lois Stuart
LC News, Oct-Nov., Vol. 3 No. 5: “NDP must be voice for abortion choice’ Fight against abortion (re-)criminalization”
1992 LC News, Summer, Vol. 5 No. 1: “Health care reform threatens women,” by Lois Bedard; “Make RU-486 available in Canada”