October 17, 1996
(Executive Council)
The following is being distributed at the
request of the Provincial Women's Conference Organizing Committee:
Provincial women's conference
starts Friday
The Annual Provincial Women's Conference will
take place in St. John's, October 18-20, at the Battery Hotel. The
conference will also include a lobby of provincial politicians 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 centred policies, women's health, lesbian issues, and
francophone concerns.
After the workshops on Sunday, the lobby
committee will be presenting a lobby strategy session in anticipation of
Monday's lobby of provincial politicians.
Media representatives are invited to attend
the opening of the conference on Friday, October 18 at 7:30 p.m., Battery
Hotel. The media are also welcome to attend the plenary sessions on Saturday
October 19, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and the
post lobby news conference on Monday October 21, at the Confederation
Building.
More than a dozen local groups are involved
in organizing the conference which will begin on October 18, Person's Day.
If you would like to know more about the
conference, please contact Angela Drake, St. John's, (709) 753-7314. If you
would like to know more about the lobby, please contact Joyce Hancock at
(709) 753-6124.
BACKGROUND
Pre-conference Workshops and Activities
- Women's Health Network
Location: Former Grace General Hospital School of Nursing
3rd Floor Meeting Room A
LeMarchant Road
Time: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Agenda: History of the Network
Provincial Update
Canadian Women's Health Network
Future Projects
Making the network provincial
- Newfoundland Amazon Network, Lesbian and
Bi-Sexual Caucus
Location: Battery Hotel
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
This will be a facilitated session.
a) discuss the reality of living as
lesbians and bi-sexuals in Newfoundland and Labrador
b) prepare for the Saturday lobbying session on Human Rights and
Lesbians
- Demystifying Parole
Location: Battery Hotel
Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
To explain the parole process and how one
can participate in it. Two community liason officers with the National
Parole Board will be available to answer questions.
- Morgentaler Clinic Open House
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Please call 754-3572 by 3:30 p.m. on
Friday October 18, 1996 to advise if you plan to attend.
Conference Opening Friday, October 18, 1996
Susan Fowlow
Frances Laracy Winner of Person's Award
Anita Best Musician
Kathleen Knowling Visual Artist
Bernice Morgan Writer
Lobby Session (One) Saturday, October 19,
1996 9:00 a.m.
-
- Poverty and Social Services
Look at the experience/reality of women living on fixed incomes, and the
impact of current cutbacks.
F Jane Robinson F Sheila Hynes R Bev
Brown R Gail Howell R Sharon Whalen
- Voisey's Bay
Look at the concerns of Inuit and Innu women re: the development at
Voisey's Bay, and what kind of strategies may be useful to deal with
these concerns.
F Barbara Neis R Katie Riche R Alice
Pilgrim
- Women's Health
Inform participants about current issues in women's health, to identify
areas of concern for lobbying and to empower women in taking control of
their own health care concerns.
F Wendy Williams R Joy Madigan R Elaine
Price
- Education and Training
Look at barriers facing women in post secondary education and training,
including women's experience of violence and issues concerning
non-traditional trades as an occupational choice for women.
F Francis Ennis R Brenda Grzetic R CCLOW
- Goverment Promises
The goal of the session is to review the Liberal policy manual as
released during the election and the government's performance to date.
F Alice Collins R Sue Skipton R Yvonne
Jones
- Government Anti-Violence Strategy
The goal of the session is to look at how the Provincial Strategy on
Violence is working and what concerns need to be addressed.
F Phyllis Seymour R Mary Somerton R
Jennifer Mercer
- Francophone Women (one)
Discuss the concerns of francophone women throughout the province, and
how to integrate these concerns into the broader women's community.
Lobby Session (Two) Saturday, October 19,
1996, 2:00 p.m.
- Human Rights and Lesbians
The provincial government is proposing to change the Human Rights
Legislation to include sexual orientation. Discuss how this will affect
us and more importantly how we want this to affect us.
- Women and Fishery Future
Inform about the issues facing women displaced by the cod moratorium,
identify areas for future lobbying, particularly relating to education
and training, and to discuss concerns related to what will happen when
the TAGS program ends.
F Patricia Betts R Susan Williams
- Zonal Boards
Look at what we can do to strengthen women's participation on the
economic zonal boards, and identify women's concerns for community
economic development.
F Agnes Pike R Carolyn Lavers R Cindy
Penney
- Strategic Social Planning Consultation
The goal of the session is to provide information about the process of
strategic social planning, and how women can participate in the
consultation.
F Joyce Hancock R Brenda Fitzgerald R
Cheryl Hebert
- Child-focused Policies
Examine the recent report of the Select Committee on Children's Issues
and consider specific concerns re: daycare support and child welfare
policy.
F Leslie Bella R Kathleen Kufeldt R
Arlene Rich R Patt Cowan
- Francophone Women(two)
Banquet and Entertainment
Workshops (One) Sunday, October 20, 1996,
9:00 a.m
- Self Healing
Learning to listen to your body as a source of knowledge on healing.
Wendy Williams
- Proposal Writing
Identify types of funders, the information they need from applicants,
and some steps to take in preparing a funding proposal.
Helen Woodrow
- Using the Internet (intro) Overview of the
Internet, how to use electronic mail, newsgroups, and listservers.
Fiona MacGregor
- Media Relations
Learn about devloping a contact list, organizing a news conference,
writing a news release, and participating in a media interview. Discuss
the importance of media coverage in promoting our community work and how
to best use the media sources we have available in our communities.
Martha Muzychka
- Conflict Resolution or Resolving Conflict
without Hurting Anybody or Becoming a Doormat Look at the styles we have
learned for dealing with conflict and how we can change them if they are
not working for us.
Jennifer Mercer
- Fundraising
Overview of the most common methods employed when raising funds, the
difference between fund raising and fund development, and some practical
application.
Catherine French
- Working with Youth
Discuss the barriers young women face in working on social justice
issues, identify how we can work together.
Diana Haynes
Workshops (two) Sunday, October 20, 1996,
11:00 a.m.
- Media Literacy
Examine issues around the representation of women and girls in the
media; develop new and existing skills to recognize and critically
analyze sexism in the media.
Helene Davis Nancy Robbins
- Using the Internet (advanced) Overview of
the World Wide Web, searching and creating home pages.
Fiona MacGregor
- Feminist Management
Examine how we can operate in a management structure from a feminist
perspective, and how we can get rid of these structures and still
maintain accountability.
Kay Anonsen
- Starting a Woman's Group
Examination of issues involved when women begin to heed the call to
activism. Look at feminist process, consensus building, linear decision
working and strategies for surviving as equality seeking groups.
Joyce Hancock
Susan Hollett
- Using Humour
Often as feminists we find ourselves in worl places, social situations,
volunteer groups, etc., which are non-affirming. Many of us have been
able to use humour as a means of coping with these situations or as a
tactic to encourage rethinking/reshaping of attitudes in a
non-threatening way. This participatory workshop will focus on
developing a sense of humour as a tool for survival.
Susan Fowlow
- Anti-racism
Heigthen our understanding of stereotypes and the links to racism as
well as explore the impact of stereotypes in action. Explore
"white" privilege and its relationship to racism.
Karlene Lannon
The Provincial Advisory Council on the Status
of Women
Newfoundland and Labrador
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