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Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 02:34
January 28 & 29, 2010
Last August Camosun College School of Nursing lost a valued member of our team when Patty Foster lost her battle with breast cancer. To honour Patty’s memory, it was decided to establish a bursary in her honour. This bursary will assist future nurses in completing their education. To kick start the bursary, Camosun College School of Nursing is producing the play Sarah’s Daughters, a moving story of a woman’s journey in dealing with genetic breast cancer.
Sarah’s Daughters will run January 28th @ 7:30pm; January 29th at 2:00pm & 7:30pm. Tickets are $24.00 per person and $18.75 for students and seniors. Tickets are available through the McPherson box office or vouchers can be purchased through Camosun College Nursing Faculty. Prior to the matinee there will be a brief educational discussion regarding the development and writing of “Sarah’s Daughters”. Vouchers purchased must be redeemed at the McPherson Box office to get an actual ticket and for seat selection. It is recommended that this is done as soon as possible after purchasing a voucher.
For more information contact Erika Paxman, Camosun College Nursing Faculty, at 250-370-3266. paxmane@camosun.bc.ca
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Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 02:29
Professor of politics and Dean of Arts at UNBSJ, Dr. Everitt specializes in Canadian politics, gender and politics, political behaviour, media, public opinion and voting.
Her research examines voting behaviour in Canadian elections, gender differences in public opinion, and the impact of media coverage of male and female party leaders.
Friday, February 12, 2010 - Fredericton Public Library (12 Carleton Street), Fredericton
Friday, February 19, 2010* – Saint John Free Public Library (Market Square), Saint John
*in partnership with the Saint John Free Public Library
Light lunch provided.
FREE but you must pre-register: Email acswcccf@gnb.ca or call 1-800-332-3087.
Wear NO SCENTS
Sponsored by New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women
www.acswcccf.nb.ca
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 02:27
CIHR’s Institute of Gender and Health is putting together a toolkit for gender, sex and health research and we want your input! The toolkit will consist of information and resources, including research instruments, publications, how-to guides, examples of best practices, and other relevant materials. We’re going to pilot this toolkit at our 2010 Summer Institute; a five-day intensive training program for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows.
Do you know of a resource that we should add to the toolkit? Please send your suggestions (with relevant background materials, if applicable) to Zena Sharman at zsharman@exchange.ubc.ca by March 1, 2010.
We’re looking for research instruments, key publications about research methods, examples of best practices in gender, sex and health research, and other relevant research tools. We’re interested in both established and emerging tools, as well as critical appraisals of existing tools. What works? What doesn’t? What’s new?
You don’t have to be the lead author on a tool to recommend it. The Institute of Gender and Health will obtain all necessary permissions before including these resources in the toolkit for gender, sex and health research.
For more information, please contact: Zena Sharman, Assistant Director, CIHR’s Institute of Gender and Health
E-mail: zsharman@exchange.ubc.ca
Phone: 604-827-3284
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 02:23
February 8th, Vancouver BC
The Interdisciplinary Women's Reproductive Health (IWRH) Research Training Program presents the workshop: "Reproductive Medicine: A Focus on Infertility and Gender Differences"
Chan Centre for Family Health Education, Child & Family Research Institute, Vancouver (950 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver)
Contact information: Hajime Oishi (CFRI Room 317, 604 (875) 2361 hooishi0416@gmail.com) or
Michelle Woo (CFRI Room 3085, 604 (875) 2000 ext. 4974 iwrh@interchange.ubc.ca)
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 02:21
"Can Feminism Pay the Bills?"
Hosted by Kim Katrin Crosby
Wednesday February 17, 8pm
The Tranzac
(292 Brunswick Ave., Toronto)
Ladyfest is looking for performers, speakers, and other creative responses to this topic to participate in this event. If you are interested, or know anyone who is, please contact me at ladyfesttoronto@gmail.com or katechristinemiller@gmail.com with your idea or any questions!
A night of creative, comedic, academic, grassroots, and musical responses to the topic of feminism and money. From personal finances to organizational funding, we've all felt the squeeze and it's time for this movement to pay up! How can we balance demanding recognition of our labour and support of non-profits we believe in? How do we talk about inequity and lack of resources when many of us have dinner on the table and a roof over our heads? How can we sell this thing to make a cool million? Come out and learn and laugh about where our collective stocks are sitting, how to increase their value, and when we should just sell.
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First Place: “Plastic Surgery Below the Belt,” Laura Fitzpatrick, Time Magazine
Judges said: “Balanced, fair, well reported and well-written - I actually wanted to read the whole thing even though I find the topic - vaginal plastic surgery - depressing. Love the conclusion! This story reflected a strong feminist perspective, which is sometimes lacking even from the most admirably sex-positive journalism.”
Three-Way Tie for Second Place:
“A Little Too Anatomically Correct,” Tom Wharton, Salt Lake Tribune
Judges said: “When politicians decide that art objects that have stood in plain view for years (in this case 20) are obscene-well, aren't we on a slippery slope to the Taliban, and isn't that very much worth writing about?”
“What's Normal Sex?” Brian Alexander, MSNBC.com
Judges said: “The author does a fine job distinguishing, in terms accessible to a mainstream audience, between the illegal and the kinky. At the same time, he writes at a high intellectual level, truly bringing us inside the professionals' debates.”
“Trials of an Oregon Lawyer,” Susan Goldsmith, Oregonian
Judges said: “This is true investigative, impact journalism. The man did not get a fair trial, and Goldsmith's reporting not only draws attention to that important fact, but advances his defense. Goldsmith avoids sensationalism, covers a controversial story boldly, and isn't afraid to take a side. It's brave to take on the problem of false accusations by children, because the public is hysterical on the subject of child sex abuse, a panic that's led to intense and usually unnecessary repression of kids and everyone around them.”
For more winners, see: http://www.sexies.org/news/winners09.html
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:53
Submission deadline is Monday, July 5th 2010
Call for submissions for book: Feminist education now: youth, activism, and intersectionality (working title – tentatively to be changed) edited by Jessica Yee
To be published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Winter 2011
Where is feminist education today? This is a question many people are asking, and I’d like to answer them in a book I’m putting together. Where do young people get to learn about feminism? And what the heck does feminism even mean to young people today? (and I’m talking about young, young people, not you 3rd year women’s studies person who might roll your eyes at my next set of questions. Maybe think of yourself before you got into women’s studies. Or if you ARE/WERE in women's studies and think it's kinda messed up, I'd like to hear about that too.) How come as a “theory” we don’t really hear about it unless we get to go to post-secondary type schooling, but in practice lots of us have been feminists of sorts throughout our entire lives. Why does it still look like a white-woman’s thing? Or not entirely sex-positive? What do young men have to say about it? Has there really been any intergenerational information sharing between those who might have “paved the way” and those who are thinking about identifying as feminists now?
With the working title of “Feminist education now: youth, activism, and intersectionality” I’d like to talk about all these issues and everything in between. Don’t like the word feminism? Please be my guest and talk about that – or if it helps to use words like “womanist” or “humanist” instead, or working for women’s rights, women’s empowerment, girls stuff, etc. then go that direction. I’m really interested in talking about the intersectionality of feminist education and breaking down the barriers of what constitutes “education”, where that might be, and according to whom.
For more information, see:
Call for submissions for book: Feminist education now
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:47
March 8 - 9, 2010, Fort Garry Hotel, Winnipeg MB
Registration for the MCHP 20th Anniversary Conference closes on February 28.
The heart of the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy 20th Anniversary Conference lies in creating new knowledge that informs health and social policy, therefore this conference will explore the connection between research, policy and practice, clinical care and public health. To do so we built the conference around four plenary sessions which revolve around topics in Research, Knowledge Translation, and Data Linkage. Concurrent breakout sessions following three of the plenary sessions will allow participants to explore these topics in a more intimate setting. The full program is outlined on the conference webpage:
http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/mchp/20th_Anniversary_Conference.html
Register online at:
http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/mchp/2010-registration.html
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:39
The MA Program in Critical Disability Studies at York University, Toronto, Canada is accepting admission applications for September 2010 entry until March 15, 2010. Detailed information about this pioneer MA program is available at www.yorku.ca/gradcdis/ma/index.html
If you need further clarification about the program, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Domenica Lam
Graduate Program Assistant
Graduate Program in Critical Disability Studies & Graduate Program in Health
Faculty of Graduate Studies
York University
Room 409, HNES Building
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
(Tel) 416-736-2100 ext. 44494
(Fax) 416-736-5227
www.yorku.ca/gradcdis & www.yorku.ca/gradhlth
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:33
February 23, 2010 Winnipeg MB
Cultural Awareness Workshop
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Viscount Gort Hotel
1670 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 pm
Only $60.00 (students and seniors* $45)
Lunch and refreshments/breaks included
Please register on or before January 30th, 2010
For the registration form and for more information, visit our website: http://www.cbwc-manitoba.com/events.html
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:32
Women should be allowed to eat and drink what they want during labour, say Cochrane Researchers. The researchers carried out a systematic review of studies examining the traditional practice of restricting food and fluid intake during labour and found no evidence for any risk or benefit for women at low risk of complications.
To read more see: http://mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD003930/frame.html
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:22
Deadline for completed applications extended to February 28, 2010.
The Centre for Women's and Gender Studies (CWAGS) at the University of British Columbia has established a Community Visitors Program (CVP) as part of its outreach initiatives. The CVP is intended to assist community-based and grass roots organizations in research initiatives that could be undertaken using the resources of the Centre and the university.
The CVP offers wage replacement for up to two-months for one staff member in a community-based organization which will thus be able to hire a replacement. The staff person will be affiliated with the Centre and be able to focus on the development of new programs, the design of new projects, the analysis of current policies or trends, or the preparation of discussion papers for public consumption or policy-makers.
If you would like to discuss potential proposal ideas with the Director of CWAGS prior to submission please contact Gillian Creese (creese@interchange.ubc.ca) no later than February 12, 2010.
Applications should be addressed to Community Visitors Program, UBC Centre for Women's and Gender Studies, 1896 East Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6T 1Z1. E-mail applications (sent to jdc@interchange.ubc.ca) are encouraged.
For more information on applying, see: http://www.wmst.ubc.ca/fac_visiting.html
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:18
Dear colleagues,
It has been more than a year now that we have started the research entitled: Internet-based health promotion programs for sexual minorities in Canada: A study of the components, objectives and future developments. The study will end soon and this is the last opportunity for your organization to participate to the online survey.
The objective of this research is to provide a profile of Internet-based health promotion programs for sexual minorities in Canada. We have focused more specifically on identifying 1) the different components of the websites and other Internet activities developed by a range of organizations, 2) the targeted LGBT populations, 3) the health topics that are addressed, and 4) the goals of these activities.
Your participation to this study is very important in order to better evaluate your needs when developing a web site or other Internet activities to address sexual minorities’ health issues.
The document discussing some of the preliminary results can be found here: http://www.svr.uqam.ca/EN/actualites.asp
Online survey link (closing on February 1st, 2010): http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/k10104/UQAM/idr.html
We invite you to join all LGBT organizations who are contributing to reach the objectives of this study and provide useful data for all of those promoting health in these communities with the help of the Internet.
Cordially,
Jean Dumas, research assistant for Joseph J. Lévy, principal investigator
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:15
May 19-20, Ottawa ON
Registration for Evidence in Uncertain Times: Meeting the Challenge opens 1 February, 2010. Sign up by 19 March 2010 to receive our special Early Bird rate of $385.
You still have time to submit an abstract to present at our symposium. Visit the Abstract page for more information and to download an application form. Abstracts are due 12 February 2010.
Visit the conference website for more information: http://ccncsymposium.com/index.html
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:13
The Government of Nova Scotia has posted a discussion paper proposing provincial legislation on cosmetic pesticides similar to that enacted in Quebec. We are of course delighted, but would like your assistance with the following . . .
Our government has launched a public consultation on this topic, and they really need responses from lots of Nova Scotians (and will happily accept input from outside Nova Scotia too.) We ask that for the protection of the health of our province’s residents you please consider responding to this discussion paper and encourage others to do the same.
For your information, the IWK Health Centre has taken a position on this issue. In a recent letter to the Minister of the Environment we summarized as follows:
The bottom line: The risks far outweigh any (questionable) benefit. Children should not be exposed to cosmetic pesticides. Studies suggest that pesticides may be associated with serious health problems for all, but in children in particular, such as problems in pregnancy and birth defects, neuro-developmental disorders, certain cancers, and other effects that might occur over a long period of time.
The answer: The use of any pesticides for cosmetic purposes should be prohibited in Nova Scotia by provincial legislation, while retaining a supplementary role for municipal governments wishing to add their own by-laws that go beyond this legislation.
To help you in responding, please follow this link to the Government's discussion paper: http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/pests/discussing.pesticides.asp
We hope you’ll join us in protecting the health of all Nova Scotians through support of a provincial ban on cosmetic pesticide use.
Thank you.
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:11
Your Opinion Matters! Tell us what you think about the Women's Health Matters website.
Purpose of the Survey:
We are currently conducting a brief 5-minute online survey to help shape future directions for the Women's Health Matters website. Your input is valuable and will help guide our site redesign.
Participant Confidentiality:
All survey responses are anonymous. The information you provide will be kept in strictest confidence.
To participate, go to http://bit.ly/Survey-WHM
Thank you for your time!
Sheryl Mitchell
Director, Women's Health Partnerships
Women's College Hospital
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:02
Dear Friends,
We would like to ask you to support the following statement, calling on the Government of Canada to comply with the recommendations of the United Nations to act immediately to address the situation of women and girls living in poverty and Aboriginal women and girls affected by violence.
Please let me know directly if we can add your name or that of your organization to this statement.
Kate McInturff, Executive Director
Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA)
151, rue Slater, Suite 704m Ottawa (ON) K1P 5H3
Téléphone: (613) 232-9505, poste 111
Fax: (613) 822-5089
Courriel: kate@fafia-afai.org
Web: www.fafia-afai.org
Posted on: Wed, 01/27/2010 - 00:59
EXTENDED DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 15, 2010
Alarmingly high rates of cancer are affecting women in Canada today, across all social, economic, and geographic boundaries. This cancer epidemic has generated a wealth of feminist and non-feminist discourses that have an impact on the lives of all women, not only survivors. Given the scale of the problem, we believe that a critical engagement with these discourses, as well as an examination of the material realities of cancer, are both timely and necessary. CWS/cf's Winter/Spring 2010 issue (Vol. 28, Nos. 2,3) will provide a space for a more complex and nuanced feminist analysis and critique of the lived experiences and discursive constructions of cancer, drawing on its social, political, cultural, ecological, and personal dimensions. We encourage both academic and creative submissions, especially from people whose lives have been changed by cancer
For more information on possible topics and submission guidelines, see: http://www.cbcn.ca/en/?page=12347§ion=4
Write or call as soon as possible indicating your intention to submit your work.
Canadian Woman Studies/les cahiers de la femme
210 Founders, York University, 4700 Keele St. Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Telephone: (416) 736-5356 Fax: (416) 736-5765 E-mail: cwscf@yorku.ca
Posted on: Tue, 01/19/2010 - 00:07
Women's Worlds 2011, a global feminist conference being held in Ottawa-Gatineau in July of 2011, has launched a call for participation.
Acknowledging that important insights come from academia, community, and everywhere in between, organizers have deliberately dubbed this a 'Call for Participation'. Proposals from individuals, groups, coalitions, networks, and teams will be accepted until September 15, 2010. Potential presenters are being invited to submit proposals under the main congress theme, "Inclusions, exclusions, and seclusions: Living in a globalized world." The 30th anniversary of Women's Worlds in 2011 will potentially be the largest gathering of its kind in Canadian history.
Proposals are invited in French, Spanish, or English via the online form at the Women's Worlds 2011 website. For more information, contact Pam Kapoor at 613-853-8089 or media@womensworlds.ca.
Posted on: Tue, 01/19/2010 - 00:06
This petition, developed by the Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador & Amnesty International, demands that the government of Canada sign the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in order to ensure fundamental respect and human rights, individually and collectively, for Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples.
http://ontario.psac.com/ontario/documents/Petition_AFNQL_sept08.pdf
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