Complimentary b i Fall 1 A Election coverage interviews with Audrey Mclaughlin Sheila Copps . ~. All-p~rty coverage of; Employm·ent Debt_ ·Healthcare refgrf::p·olicy En vi roJ1m:e1tt NAFTA Violen.ee: ' Abori.ginal Self Gov$rn·ment Social Pr9gr~ms Childcare Culture Humart Rights Agric·ullure Fisheri>es Abortion New Rl~p:ro· Also in thls Technologies::· issue:· .lmmigt.J:ltign .·ME!nopa,µ~e.: Sorqali:~. ··>·victory for:. Rape•·,crtslt· ·c··•· •.·.··.··•k··.·c· w·· e!n·tres .. u·c Uu' page 2 Fa/11993 Editor: Joan Riggs Womenspeak Managing Editor: Caitlin McMorran-Frost Editing and production staff: Catherine Browning, Saira Fitzgerald, Valerie Mclennon, Michelle Simms, Lynne Tyler, Viviane Weitzner. Dear Woman/st leadership of the Conservative Who helped with this issue: Lucy Chapman, Lyse party to make a difference. Blanchard, Noelle-Domenique Willems, Michelle Lemay, Laura Kim Campbell's clinching of Defence minister Campbell's McFarlane, Joanne Steven, Donna Truesdale. Alex Keir, Jane From Inside Out the Tory crown is not a victory new policy of zero incidence Vock, and Anne, Leah, Daniel, & Matthew Haynes. by Patricia Ellen for women in Canada. I do not has not changed anything for Cresswell agree that Campbell's win will victims of harassment and Special thanks to the people who have financially give women more courage to discrimination who have assisted us with this issue: Roberta Hill, Lil & Tim Tyler, have high expectations. grievances with the Canadian Campbell's win will not help Barbara Chapman, Lucy Chapman, Claire Fellows, Lucy Dear Womanist: Armed Forces. Fellows, Ted Riggs. women and girls to realize they I joined the (RCAF) Canadian can be winners too, in any field. I am working on a piece Armed Forces for a steady Kim Campbell's election will Published by: about the bureaucratization of income, patriotism (1967 was Catalyst Research and Comunications help a few women in Canada, our Centennial year), career grass roots organizations from women like her who have 41 York"Street, 3rd Floor a grass roots point of view. I opportunities, travel and to Ottawa, Ontario bought into the Tory dog-eat- leave home and become a have been given many reasons dog, Darwinian survival-of-the- K1N5S7 for the phenomena taking place responsible adult fittest, survival-of-th a-richest The following is based on 22 in shelters, and the underlying agenda. Circulation: 20,000 message is that the change is years of observation and my Distributed: nationally· Former Minister of National own personal experience while a necessary evil and a natural Defence and Quebec progression. I say "bull"! serving on HMCS Provider and The Woman/st was created to empower and enable women. lieutenant, Marcel Masse, and These are the feeble rote at CFB Esquimalt, and s,hows We want to get back to the basics, the common ground that former Associate Minister of how the Canadian Armed excuses of narrow-minded built the women's movement, while celebrating our differences. National Defence, Mary Collins, patriarchal clones devoid of Forces deal with complaints of did little to assist members of sexual harassment and sexual imagination. What can we agree upon? That we as women are important and the Canadian Armed Forces discrimination. When I The potential of the shelter that we have a right to be heard, to be respected, and to be who are victims of harassment complained about harassment movement as a force on the trusted. and discrimination. The seven in the workplace, steps were cutting edge of social change member advisory board on taken to ensure that I would be must be nurtured, encouraged As a movement, we have a responsibility to enable all voices to women in the Canadian Forces released from the military. be heard, equally. That is the commitment in this newspaper, and fought for. Shelters bring chaired by Ottawa lawyer Mrs. to empower with ideas, information and inspiration. the message of anti- Shirley Greenberg has oppression and emancipation travelled for three years, but The Woman/st appears approximately 4 times a year. of women out of the large little has changed for victims Continued on page 58 centers and into small towns who complain. Canada's first and rural areas where attitudes female Defence minister, Prime are often stuck in a "1950's" Minister Kim Campbell, was too time warp. busy campaigning for the I have drawn my line. In my heart, in my gut, I know that shelters must grow from a woman-centered philosophy, and the internalized patriarchy which seems to be spreading must be stopped now. l source of the accepted strongly believe that standard of management is not Definition of Womanist internalized patriarchy is the a brave new way resulting from most destructive force women's experience in the 1. From womanish (Opp. of "girlish", ie, frivolous, irresponsible, presently working within the work place. Their standard is not serious.) A black feminist or feminist of colour. From the shelter movement. the same old well-used black folk expression of mothers to female children, "you Breaking the silence has methods based on power-over, have been victimized while acting womanish," ie, like a woman. Usually referring to become a familiar phrase to control-over patriarchy. employed in a shelter or are still outrageous, audaeious, courageous or willful behaviour. most women. Those who have Patriarchy and empowerment being abused speak out now Wanting to know more and in greater depth than is considered been victims of abuse are are diametrically opposed. before it is too late. Since I "good" for one. Interested in grown-up doings. Acting grown being encouraged to speak One canr,ot exist in the began putting my thoughts up. Being grown up. Interchangeable with another black folk out, make public the hitherto presence of the other. To try together in May, I have been expression: "You trying to be grown." Responsible. In charge. secret behaviour of the and administer a shelter which laid off due to "lack of work" in Serious. perpetrator. When the shelter is dedicated to the the shelter. I remain as movement began, long-silent, empowerment of women using committed to the movement as 2. Also: A woman who loves other women, sexually and/or frightened women stepped methods based on the I was when I began working nonsexually. Appreciates and prefers women's culture, forward with their stories. traditional model creates an seven years ago. Has anyone women's emotional flexibility (values tears as natural When the shelter movement atmosphere of suspicion and out there made the same counterbalance of laughter), and women's strength. began, I expect there were high dis-ease. Unfortunately the discoveries? I would like to Sometimes loves individual men, sexually and/or nonsexually. hopes that this might be the shelter developed into a place connect with you for the Committed to survival and wholeness of entire people, male beginning of a new age for of secrets and fear. The purposes of discussion, and female. Not a separatist, except periodically, for health. women. victims in this instance were, sharing support, and ideas for Traditionally universalist, as.in: "Mama, why are we brown, pink My experience as a and still are, staff. I believe it positive action. Please write! and yellow, and our cousins are white, beige and black?" Ans: counsellor in a shelter had is time to break the silence. "Well, you know the coloured race is just like a flower garden, such a beginning. At last there Anything less would be Yours in sisterhood, with every colour flower represented." Traditionally capable, was a safe place to put to use breaking the faith with those Patricia Ellen Cresswell as in: "Mama, I'm walking to Canada and I'm taking you and a the accumulated knowledge whom I have counselled. SS3, Site 3, Comp21 bunch of other slaves with me." Reply: "It wouldn't be the first gained through years of Shelters play a vital role in Penetanguishene, Ont time." women's tireless work. I was in the emancipation of women, LOK 1PO for a rude and painful children, and men from the 3. Loves music. Loves dance. Loves the moon. Loves the awakening. The shelter in belief that might is right. What (Part of this letter was first Spirit. Loves love and food and roundness. Loves struggle. which l was employed became role are we, as staff, modelling published in Quota) Loves the folks. Loves herself. Regardless. a text book model of the uphill for others if we continue to struggle women must still allow ourselves to b e 4. Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender. endure against the worst of mistreated in order to protect a patriarchy, power and control system that has developed From In Search of Our Mother's Gardens, Womanist used and abused by others such a major flaw? Here is an Prose by Alice Walker. who believe that their methods example of a double standard are the accepted standard. which must not be tolerated. l They are correct, but the am requesting that women who [ Fa/11993 page3 The Election Issue - pages 11-51 The next 40 pages contain detailed information about many issues that need to be addressed during this election. We have ·articles from the Bloc Quebecois, Green Party, Reform Party, and National Party interviews with Audrey Mclaughlin and Sheila Copps analysis of 17 issues and positions by the three main parties. Editorial------------- What's in this issue? Since we first started the country. We are better and reality over the last five years. News publishing five years ago, The better known among a diverse We are available in 75 Panel on Violence .....