The fonds consist of records documenting the involvement of Mary Woo Sims with the Campaign for Equal Families and the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario. Included are fact sheets, notes, leaflets, agendas and meeting minutes, correspondence, briefs and reports, press releases, financi…
Mary Woo Sims was born in Hong Kong and became a Canadian citizen in 1978. Sims is a social justice activist, politician, and the former chief commissioner of the British Columbia Human Rights Commission from 1997 to 2001. As the chief human rights commissioner, she helped found the Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) Rape Crisis Centre in Vancouver and recommended to expand the Human Rights Code to include gender identity. Sims was also a candidate for the New Democratic Party in the Port Moody – Westwood – Port Coquitlam district in the 2006 federal election. As an advocate of LGBTQ rights, same-sex spousal rights, employment equity, and co-chair of the Campaign for Equal Families, Sims’ community work has been recognized through awards such as the Chinese National Council’s ‘Chinese Canadian Pioneer’ Award, Metropolitan Community Church of Toronto’s ‘Honoring Heroes’ award, and awards from the Gay Asians of Toronto.
Scope and Content
The fonds consist of records documenting the involvement of Mary Woo Sims with the Campaign for Equal Families and the Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario. Included are fact sheets, notes, leaflets, agendas and meeting minutes, correspondence, briefs and reports, press releases, financial records, lists, speeches, legislation, press clippings, and other textual material.
Storage Location
C.01.02.05
Access Restrictions
Open
Arrangement
The fonds was arranged into one series; Campaign projects and organizations.
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2012-082, 2013-063, 2017-125 (unable to locate), 2018-065 (unable to locate)
