“All that is necessary for inertia to prevail is that good women do nothing.”
Michelle paraphrasing Edmund Burke.
Making a difference in our community
Michelle works tirelessly to give those less fortunate in her community a voice. She is active in the following organizations:
Peel Povery Action Group
Sexual Assault & Violence Intervention Services (SAVIS) of Halton - Vice-Chair and Fund Raising Committee chair
Brampton - Mississauga and District Labour Council
United Nations Association of Canada Toronto Chapter (UNACTO) - Director and member of Environment Committee
Council of Canadians - Member, Donor
Canadian Womens' Studies Magazine - Donor, Contributor, Guest Editor
"Equal Voice" - Member, Donor
Michelle is an activist to make the planet a better place, both environmentally and politically. She is active in the following organizations:
World Wildlife Federation - Donor
Habitat for Humanity Canada - Donor
Make Poverty History - Donor
Fair Vote Canada - Donor
Oakville Green - Member, Donor
Stop War Canada - Donor
Michelle is politically active in her community in the following ways:
Federal and Provincial NDP Riding Associations: Financial Officer
NDP Campaign Manager, Provincial Election 2007
Federal NDP Candidate for Oakville 2008
Nominated as Federal NDP Candidate for Oakville, 2010
Candidate for Separate School Board Trustee Mississauga Wards 9 & 10, 2010
Federal NDP Candidate for Mississauga - Erindale, May 2011
Provincial NDP Candidate for Mississauga - Erindale, October 2011
Elected to Provincial NDP Executive, April 13, 2012
Michelle has an Honours Degree in Psychology and Sociology from McMaster University, an Honours Degree in Women’s Studies & Gender Studies from York University and is completing a Masters Degree in Women’s Studies at York University. Michelle has worked in Psycho-Social work at Princess Margaret Hospital, as a High School Teacher in Toronto and in Long Term Care for Peel Region.
Michelle will not accept the status quo as the best society and the world can be. The questions Michelle challenges people to consider include:
What sort of government ignores those less fortunate?
What sort of government resorts to the most abhorrent form of violence - war?
What sort of government ignores the distress we are causing the planet?
Do you want this sort of government?
Michelle strives for a better world based on the following tenets:
For society: fairness and equity for all
For the geo-political world: peace and understanding
For the environment: management and sustainability
Michelle has decided that her life will make a difference - she refuses to be a bystander! Michelle has personally faced and overcome great adversity in her life and channels her inner strength and commitment every day to advocate for a better life and a better planet for all, now and in the future.
