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u Dec/Jan. 1991 Ontario's NDP—what to expect? CMPA $2.25 of the paper. Call us at 255- Our next Writer's Meeting is Thur. Jan. 3 at 7 pm at Kine sis, #301-1720 Grant St. All women welcome even if you don't have experience. PRODUCTION THIS ISSUE: Christine Cosby, Nancy Pol lak, Andrea Lowe, A. Alisa Ne mesis, Jackie Brown, Maggie Roy, Sandra Gillespie, Soni- larino, Janisse Browning- Leveque, Frances Wasserlein, Carol Lamarche, Jean Lum, Agnes Huang, Jill Mandrake, Heidi Walsh, Corilee Fox, Me- Ardyche, Ann Rainbeth, Jeanette Ashley, Sandy James, Karen Martin, Winnifred's wa- xer and Christine's applesauce ;s FRONT COVER: Beisan Zubi and Molly Kraft at vigil of the Jewish Women's Committee It isn't easy being Jewish and critical of Israeli to End the Occupation, in To policies 11 ronto—IWD, 1990. photo by Rachel Epstein. EDITORIAL BOARD: Nan cy Pollak, Michele Valiqueuettel , Terrie Hamazaki, Chri Cosby CIRCULATION AND DISSTRI' - BUTION: Jennifer Johnston* Chau Tran, Rachel Fox ADVERTISING: Birgit Schinke OFFICE: Jennifer Johr Chau Tran You're having your baby ... or are you? Sheila Kitzinger on how Poet Betsy Warland comes together by taking Kinesis Is published 10 times birthing should be 14 language apart 23 a year by the VancouverI Sta tus of Women. Its objectives are to be a non-sectarian fem inist voice for women and to work actively for social change, specifically combat ting sexism, racism, homopho bia and imperialism. INSIDE RRffl&tfiS Views expressed in Kinesis are those of the writer and Midwifery ruling will be crucial ...3 do not necessarily reflect VSW Vancouver's new child care program 4 policy. All unsigned material is the responsibility of the Kine Don't look it up in this dictionary 4 Movement Matters 2 sis Editorial Board. Ontario's NDP—who's who, what's up? ....5 SUBSCRIPTIONS: Individual subscriptions to Kinesis are What's News? 6 $20 per year or what you can afford. Membership in the by Linda Choquette Vancouver Status of Women fpajotefni Parent: a view from Quebec 7 ! is $30 or what you can afford, as told to Ellen Woodsworth l includes subscription to Kine- UBC: dealing with sexual harassment ...8 by Agnes Huang & Heidi Walsh Commentary 16 SUBMISSIONS: Women and VSW's brief to the Royal Commission on NRTs.. ....9 by Silva Tenenbein girls are welcome to make sub by Bonnie Waterstone & Karen X. Tulchinsky missions. We reserve the right to edit and submission does Encuentro Feminista—3,000 feminist invasion... ...12 lot guarantee publication. If by Carmen Rodriguez >ossible, submissions should be typed double spaced and Against Apartheid ...13 i must be signed and include by Lteap)rt*ager Making Waves 19 j an address and phone number. by Lauri E. Nerman | Please note: Kinesis does not ; accept poetry or fiction con- ^ong wr'a Sansei: in review ...17 i tributions. For material to be by Lily Yuriko Shinde returned, a SASE must be in cluded. Editorial guidelines are Two kicks at the filmmaker's can ...18 Letters... 25 available on request. by Meg Edwards ADVERTISING: For informa Gcina Mholope—breaking the barriers ...20 tion about display advertising Bulletin Board 26 rates, please contact Kinesis. Language in Her Eye: in review For information about classi ...22 compiled by Avery August fieds, please see the classified by Gladys We page in this issue. DEADLINE: For features and reviews: the 10th of the month preceding publication; news copy: 15th; letters and Kinesis is indexed in the CORRESPONDENCE: Kine-' Kinesis is a member of the Bulletin Board listings: 18th. Canadian Women's Periodi sis, Vancouver Status of Canadian Magazine Publishers Display advertising—camera cals Index, and the Alternative Women, 301-1720 Grant St., Association. ready: 18th; design required: Press Index. Vancouver, B.C. V5L 2Y6 Second class mail #6426 16th. ISSN 0317-9095 KINESIS MOVEMENT MATTERS ^s*^ InsTdel! ^ Women of Movement colour collective Kinesis matters listings in Calgary information The Women of Colour Collective is a One evening in early December last year, feminist collective of Canadian women of a group of women from Kinesis met in a Movement Matters is designed to be a colour committed to the empowerment of restaurant to discuss editing—how to, when network of news, updates and informa all women. The group does educational, ad to, why to—the range of practical and philo tion of special interest to the women's vocacy and support work, and links with sophical questions confronting a feminist movement. Submissions to Movement Mat Strategies other organizations committed to economic, newspaper. One woman arrived late and ters should be no more than 500 words, social and political change. The collective told us the news. News from Montre'al about typed, double-spaced on eight and a half by for Change: makes presentations on racism to various shootings at a university, about women be eleven paper. Submissions may be edited for groups and in September 1990 published ing dead—vague news, horrific news. De length. Deadline is the 18th of the month the book the first of its quarterly newsletters, the cember 6th, 1989. preceding publication. only paper in western Canada produced and A year later and many more women The Women's Research Centre has pre written entirely by women of colour. have died. For being women, for disobey pared a book titled Strategies for Change: For further information contact Women ing orders, for being—or appearing to be— From women's experience to a plan for of Colour Collective, 319—223 12th Ave. feminists, for being women in their own action. The book is intended to assist SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2R 0G9 Tel.(403) right. Women have called for December 6 women's groups in deciding on strategy. It 262-1873 to be designated the national Day of Com starts from the assumption that once we memoration to mourn all female victims of raise an issue, how we work for change has male violence. Even without official recogni a real impact on the results. tion, that day will be one on which feminists Support nat'l The book is divided into two parts. "The remember with anger and grief the women Story of Three Issues" looks at wage dis who die—and remember too our determina daycare assoc. crimination and pay equity, wife assault, tion to change the world. and custody and access laws. Each case Queer Press You'll notice a new ingredient in this is study begins with a brief history of the is sue of Kinesis. At our last Editorial Board The Canadian Day Care Advocacy Asso sue and a discussion of how the issue was seeks queer meeting, we decided to ask authors of fea ciation (CDCAA) had its funding slashed by denned. At the heart of the exploration is a tures and arts stories to submit a one-line the Secretary of State by 15 percent in 1989 roundtable exchange with a women's group readers, writers autobiographical description. Until now, we and frozen in 1990. The CDCAA is on a which has been actively involved in the is would occasionally supply that information membership drive to fund continued lobby sue. A new Canadian publishing company, for stories where the author had an obvious ing of the federal government for a compre Queer Press, is calling for innovative lesbian stake or bias: if so-and-so was the campaign hensive child care system in Canada, and to The second part describes "Four Steps to and gay writing. Queer Press is Canada's manager for such-and-such, we thought you continue its public information campaigns a Strategy for Change." Each step outlines only lesbian and gay book publishing firm. had a right—and a need—to know that her on the need for affordable, high quality, non the key questions groups should answer in They are committed to prioritizing the pub glowing account of the campaign came from profit child care in Canada. strategy development and offers some how- to's. As the authors say, "Planing a strat lication of lesbian and gay voices which are that perspective. Now, you'll routinely get Consider supporting the work of the CD egy is not difficult. It's a matter of asking historically marginalized and socially dis- that kind of information, as well as any CAA by becoming a member or by hav the right questions and building upon an empowered. Queer Press are currently in other the author deems pertinent to your ing your organization take out a member swers. This book shows you how." the process of acquiring non-profit status. understanding of her writing. ship. Included is a regular publication on Queer Press is committed to donating up Speaking of writing, we welcome sev child care developments. Two-year member To order Strategies for Change (90 to three percent of each press run of ev eral newcomers this month: Cathy Grif- ships are $10 (individual), $20 (family) or pgs., spiral bound) send $9 plus postage and ery title to lesbians and gay men incarcer fen, Shlomit Segal, Allana Murray, Meg $30 (groups/organizations). Send cheques handling ($1.50 for the first book, $.75 for ated in prisons and psychiatric institutes. Edwards, Lily Yuriko Shinde, Lizann Fos or money orders with name and mailing ad each additional item) to: Women's Research Yearly memberships to the press are also ter and Karen X. Tulchinsky. Arriving on dress to The Canadian Day Care Advocacy Centre, 101—2245 W. Broadway, Van. BC, available for $25. Members are entitled to a the scene with a combination of writing Association, 323 Chapel St, Ottawa, Ont.