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1. Introduction to Informed Opinions
Shari Graydon, Author, Lecturer, Women’s Equality Advocacy and Executive Director of Informed Opinions. In Julie Shugarman, Martha Jackman Eds., Online Feminist Law Reform Course, (Ottawa: NAWL Charitable Trust, 2014).
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2. Why Op Eds?
Shari Graydon, Author, Lecturer, Women’s Equality Advocacy and Executive Director of Informed Opinions. In Julie Shugarman, Martha Jackman Eds., Online Feminist Law Reform Course, (Ottawa: NAWL Charitable Trust, 2014).
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3. The five-step process
Shari Graydon, Author, Lecturer, Women’s Equality Advocacy and Executive Director of Informed Opinions. In Julie Shugarman, Martha Jackman Eds., Online Feminist Law Reform Course, (Ottawa: NAWL Charitable Trust, 2014).
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4. Editing and Submitting Op Eds
Shari Graydon, Author, Lecturer, Women’s Equality Advocacy and Executive Director of Informed Opinions. In Julie Shugarman, Martha Jackman Eds., Online Feminist Law Reform Course, (Ottawa: NAWL Charitable Trust, 2014).
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5. Annotating an Op Ed
Shari Graydon, Author, Lecturer, Women’s Equality Advocacy and Executive Director of Informed Opinions. In Julie Shugarman, Martha Jackman Eds., Online Feminist Law Reform Course, (Ottawa: NAWL Charitable Trust, 2014).
Getting the word out: opinion editorials
Videos
Readings
- Op Ed Elements, Informed Opinions
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"Equal Voice Goes to Washington D.C." Op-Ed in The Hill Times by Raylene Lang-Dion
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"The privilege of colour-blindness," Op-Ed in the The Ottawa Citizen by Rakhi Ruparelia
- "The other notwithstanding clause," Op-Ed in The Ottawa Citizen by Kerri Froc
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"Are battered women justified in killing in self-defence? You decide." Op-Ed in The National Post, The Windsor Star and The Ottawa Citizen by Elizabeth Sheehy
Questions and Assignments
Come up with a thesis statement for a feminist law reform issue you would like to write an Op-Ed about. Test the clarity of the statement in small groups and then anticipate the best argument that may be advanced against your position. In small groups, assist each other in crafting “to-be-sure” statements to respond to these arguments.
Draft an Op-Ed, of a maximum 700 words in length, on a feminist law reform issue of your choosing.