July 31, 1996
(Executive Council)

The following release is being distributed at the request of the Provincial Women's Conference organizing committee:

Provincial women's conference set for the fall

The Annual Provincial Women's Conference will take place in St. John's October 18-20, 1996 at the Battery Hotel. The conference will also include a lobby day on the Monday following the conference.

The theme of the conference is Women for a Caring Society. The conference program will feature workshops and lobby sessions. Topics for discussion include women and poverty, using the Internet, media relations, feminist management, violence against women, child centered policies, women's health, lesbian issues, francophone concerns, and civil legal aid.

More than a dozen local groups are involved in organizing the conference which will begin on October 18, Person's Day.

For more information contact the Provincial Women's Conference Coordinating Committee;