Allison Brewer is a Canadian social activist and politician, and is the outgoing leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. She has been particularly active in areas of gay rights and access to abortion. Social activists are people who act as the conscience and voice of many individuals within a society. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in New Brunswick, Canada that is linked with the federal New Democratic Party of Canada. ... The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also...

Allison Brewer

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Biography

Alison is the proud mother of her 3 children: Oliver Glencross, 22; Will Brewer, 21; Anna Brewer, 18.

She was the founder and long time director of Dr. Henry Morgentaler's abortion clinic in Fredericton, New Brunswick before moving to Nunavut in 2000. In Nunavut, she continued her activism organizing gay pride events and lobbying for the passage of the Nunavut Human Rights Act. Henry Morgentaler, M.D., LL.D. honourary (born March 19, 1923, in Lodz, Poland) is a Canadian medical doctor and long time abortion activist from Montreal. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Fredericpolis silvae filia noblis (Fredericton noble daughter of the forest) Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 131. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Flower Purple Violet Tree Balsam Fir Bird Black-capped Chickadee Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Shawn Graham (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total... This article is about the year 2000. ... Six color rainbow gay pride flag flying over Castro Street, San Francisco, June 2005 The gay pride or simply pride campaign of the gay rights movement has three main premises: that people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity, that sexual diversity is a gift, and that... It has been suggested that Interest representation: Academic overview be merged into this article or section. ...

A prominent member of Egale Canada, she was one of its two representatives to the United Nations Conference on Women in 1995. At the event, which was held in Beijing, she was briefly detained by Chinese officials for displaying a banner which read Lesbian rights are human rights. Egale Canada was founded in 1986 to advance equality for Canadian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people and their families, across Canada. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: 北京 [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: Běijīng; IPA: ), a city in northern China, is the capital of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ...

In 2004, she was one of seven recipients of the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneure générale du Canada or Gouverneur général du Canada) is the representative of the Canadian Monarch. ... The Valiant Five or The Famous Five were five Canadian women who, in 1927 asked the Supreme Court of Canada to answer the question, Are women persons? The case came to be known as the Persons Case. ...

Brewer returned to her native New Brunswick in late 2004 and on May 14 of the following year announced her candidacy for the leadership of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party. On June 23, the final day for candidates to register, she briefly became the leader-presumptive as the only candidate, however the party extended the deadline to July 12 with her consent and two other candidates entered the race. Brewer went on to win the leadership on September 25, 2005 at a convention in Fredericton. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... Following the resignation of Elizabeth Weir on October 8, 2004, the New Brunswick New Democratic Party will hold a leadership election for the first time since 1988 on September 25, 2005. ... The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social democratic political party in New Brunswick, Canada that is linked with the federal New Democratic Party of Canada. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Fredericpolis silvae filia noblis (Fredericton noble daughter of the forest) Established: {{{Established}}} Area: 131. ...

Brewer was thrust quickly into a potential election campaign. Her predecessor as leader, Elizabeth Weir resigned from the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick on October 13, 2005 and a by-election was set for November 14. Brewer briefly toyed with running but held a news conference on October 18 indicating she would not run saying that it was too soon after her election as leader to enter another election campaign and that she had pledged to learn French before the next election and entering the legislature so soon would make that difficult. Elizabeth Jane Weir is a lawyer and politician in the Canadian Province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining until the end of the year. ... A joint press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the White House. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ...

She later announced that she intended to run against Minister of Health Brad Green in the riding of Fredericton South in the next election but, following an electoral redistribution, she announced she would run in the new riding of Fredericton-Lincoln. Brad Green is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Fredericton South (French: Fredericton-sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ... The New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 2006 was undertaken as a result of legislation introduced by Bernard Lord, the Premier of New Brunswick, Canada, on June 9, 2005. ... Fredericton-Lincoln is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. ...

An early election was called for September 2006, and the NDP did not fare well. Not expecting the early call, the party failed to present a full slate of candidates, running 48 out of a possible 55 candidates. During the campaign Brewer made several gaffes, most notably making an announcement about respect for the Legislature on legislative grounds. This was against the rules of the legislature and Brewer was forced to move her announcement off of the property. [1] Map of New Brunswicks ridings coloured in based on the winning parties and their popular vote The 2006 general election (more formally the 56th general election) was held on September 18, 2006, in the province of New Brunswick, Canada to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. ...

Brewer then was unable to participate in the French-language leaders' debate on Radio-Canada as she said she would require simulataneous translation which the network refused to supply even when the NDP offered to pay for the service. [2] CBC redirects here, as this is the most common use of the abbreviation. ...

On election day, the NDP suffered its worst result since the 1974 election, winning no seats and only 5.1% of the popular vote. In her own riding of Fredericton-Lincoln, Brewer finished third with 15% of the vote. Within days of the election, though a number of NDP candidates offered their renewed support for Brewer, prominent members including a former party president and the candidate with the best showing called for Brewer to resign. [3] On November 6, 2006, Brewer formally announced her resignation and that activist Pat Hanratty would serve as interim leader. [4] The 1974 election in the Canadian province of New Brunswick saw Richard Hatfields Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick win its second majority government with a gain of one seat despite losing the popular vote to Robert Higgins New Brunswick Liberal Association. ... Pat Hanratty is a Canadian social activist within the New Brunswick New Democratic Party (NDP), and currently serves as the partys president and interim leader. ...