Round-Up: Mar. 10, 2015

• Saturday, March 14 is an important Canada-wide Day of Action against Harper’s secret police bill C-51. For more info on the bill and to keep updated on how you can keep involved, check out the OpenMedia campaign page.
• We’re celebrating a victory for patients’ rights in Ontario, as their College of Physicians and Surgeons ruled doctors who refuse to provide birth control or other medical services due to religious beliefs could be subject to discipline (Dammit Janet).
• At Rabble, Harsha Walia challenges us to reimagine feminism for International Women’s Day.
• The Nib collected some great informative and inspiring webcomics for International Women’s Day.
• Fredericton Youth Feminists are doing an awesome job challenging problematic school dress codes requiring “modest” clothing (Ms. Magazine).
• Feministing has put together a great list of trans services and advocacy organizations whose work you can support. This is a US list, so if you’re Canadian, consider supporting organizations advocating for trans rights closer to home.
• A recent SNL sketch encouraged women working in the office to “say what you want to say.” As Jennifer Swann writes at Take Part, the sketch works because in real life, it’s often not that easy.
• Bitch Flicks just ran a series of posts on movies featuring “unlikable women.” Check the articles out here.
• Marissa Dubecky at Bustle has a list of 12 feminist books for young people, although you can read them at any age!
• Sarah Landrum writes about the 10 forms of sexism that motivate her to be a feminist (the f bomb).
• Read about four women farmers making a difference and using more sustainable farming practices (Civil Eats).
• Turns out modern-day Doctor Who actually does fairly well on the Bechdel Test (The Mary Sue).