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On May 18, at 3:23 am, a gasolinebomb placed by anti-choice terrorists destroyed the Morgentaler Clinic in Toronto. Police miracle someone wasn't killed."

For the first time, anti-choice extremists 3 brought U.S. style violence into Canada. Molly's ClothworksThey want and toFabulous deprive CanadianFinery women of FAX: (807) 626-9280 r. the right1217 RIDGEWAY to choose STREET, THUNDER and they BAY don't care ONTARIO, CANADA P7E 5.12 Dear Women, who gets hurt.It is crucial at this time that we speak in support of CARAL and As some of you may know, since moving to Thunder Bay..,

I have wanted to becomeagainst involved this violence. in an activity There are two things which would have some personal meaning, would subsidize my art andthat that you would can do:not be an conflict of interest given my relationship. I think that I may have found it but to be sure I'd Like to consult Write to Ontario Attorney-General ? with you. While travelling through Southeast Asia and India recently, Howard Hampton and Ontario

I visited a number of women's cottage industries and Premier Bob Rae. Demand that collectives which are producing wonderful women's clothing, shawLs and scarves. Many of these are made from hand-woven they put an end to the harassment cotton, wool and silk and are hand-painted/printed/dyed and of women and doctors which led to sometimes embellished with embroidery and mirror work. They range in size from 8 to 18 and are roomy, colourful, very the Morgantaler Clinic bombing. comfortable and beautifully made. Ask the government to take out

I would explore the potential The women I met asked if a public injunction against the ti'; of importing these garments for the women of Canada. ,i!Given that the purpose of the collectives is to create harassers.

)/70.ndependenceregion, I am excited and empowerment about the forpossibility the women of of working the tA)Awith them and have ordered a number of items which will 11WF:arrive sometime in August. The Hon. Howard Hampton

At the moment I am trying to establish a mailing List Attorney-General of Ontario of women in Northwestern Ontario who may want to be 720 Bay Street, 11th floor '%infOrmed when the garments arrive. I anticipate that the first exhibition/sale will occur in Late summer. TORONTO, Ontario M5G 2K1 I would be very excited to have you come and see the work of these women and to buy if you wish. But, most importantly, I want your feedback on the merchandise. The Hon. Bob Rae Premier of Ontario If you want to be informed about the date of the exhibition/sale, please send me your name and address Main Building, and I will advise you once the date has been set. Thanks so much. Legislative Assembly Queen's Park Befit, TORONTO, Ontario M7A 1A1

Sasha" McInnes Please consider making an ,p.s. "MOLLY" was my maternal grandmother who would emergency donation to CARAL !have been a professional artist had she not been

' too busy sewing and embroidering for her L3 children: The Canadian Abortion Rights Action League 344 Bloor St. W. Ste. 306 Toronto, Ontario M5S 3A7

PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor Northern Woman Pace 2 PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS WOMEN AS PEOPLE - INTRODUCTION TO 001000101040104/10400400044.10:04votwee04.0,4) WOMEN'S STUDIES The fall and winter sessions have drawn to a close at Lakehead University; this marks the endCanadian of a course Advisory that has Council greatly on Status of impacted Womenupon me. has Women's produced Studies a new 1100 fact sheet on has been Womenthe vehicle and of Poverty. an unexpected Some andfacts: When I registered in "Introductionto precious gift- pride to be a woman. The Women's Studies",I speculated as to what knowledge*In I gained 1989, went51% farof single-parentbeyond the facts women with the course content would be.I was told that presentedchildrenin the undercourse, age 18rather, were anpoor. The Women's Studies is a fairly new discipline understandingaverage of incomewhat it meansof these to befamilies a was and I was interested to find out what a women was$22,609, accomplished. compared to $55,705 for two- course specifically related to women would parent families with children under age 18. involve.I presumed that current women's The poverty line for a family of four in a large Women's Studies is not a "male bashing" issues would be discussed.Over the past Canadian city was $24,700.Too many course, norisitthe arena for feminist school year I have become more aware of women are poor. recruitment. Itis the study of women as contemporary issues, however, this course people. A combination ofhistory and encompasses much more. *Because there are not enough subsidized sociologychildgave care a spaces,complete somepicture women ofcannot look women'sforevolution. or accept employment.Furthermore,Inthe 1989, more I thoroughlyenjoyed"Introduction to contemporarythan twoissues million introduced children created needed a some kind Women's Studies" and feel that I have personalofatmosphere, child care becausethus,a theirgenuine parents were learned a great deal. This course has been interest inemployed women's strugglesor studying and full-time victories outside the demanding, and a substantial amount of was maintained.home. SomeHowever, of the less topics than relating 300,000 spaces material has been covered. For me, the to the femalewere reality available were: toanorexiafillthis nervosa, need.Without most interesting aspect involved the historical bulimia, mediachild advertising,care, some violence women against cannot look for analysis of past events from a feminine jobs. women, low employment status and poverty. perspective.It seems incredible to me that *Most women have to deal with workplace so much of history has been recorded and At times the information presented was taught from a male point of view with a male discrimination, regardless of their experience overwhelming. However, I realized bias,and that for the most part this has been or education. Women employed full time in throughout1989 history earned women only have 60% challengedto 70% of the amount accepted practice. I never questioned or the patriarchalearned system by men and with as a the result, same small education. A thought that female experiences were unique changeswomanto society's is doubly disadvantageddictation and if she has or that they have been overlooked and not a disability, is Aboriginal, or is a member of expectations of women have occurred. I considered important.I found the material have gaineda racial a respect or ethnic for women minority that group. was Members fascinating, and was intrigued to examine notpresentof thesein groupsSeptember. are oftenIntimate passed over for contemporary female issues as a relationshipshiring with or other promotion. women began,Women some face real continuation of women's struggles in a male of which willdiscrimination last a lifetime. in the labour force. dominated culture. -441101MilllowFurthermore, I am now able to see !Delon the "sugar coating" presented in our society The conceptin orderthat gendertofully is a socialunderstand construct women's was stressed throughout the course.The disadvantaged status. I have discovered Victoria Women's Sexual Assault Centre impact ofavenues socialization to help and implement the ways inchange which and am hasdevelopedthreenewinformation cultural andnow mediaable to images call myself have a influencedfeminist. booklets on the subject of childhood sexual women was analyzed and discussed. Again, abuse.This series includes "A Booklet for I found thisI am provided unable an to insight fully expressinto pervasive all that was First Nations Adult Survivors", "A Booklet for influences on female lives. Partners and Friends" and "A Booklet for gained from this course.Suffice to say, I would not have missed it for the world and Adult Survivors". As a resultI strongly of having recommend taken this course,it to both I feel sexes. thatI have a much greater appreciation of If you are interested in all or any of these booklets,pleasecontactSylviaKenny, issues thatCharlene concern Burford contemporary women, and of the effect that socialization has in Publications Coordinator at 306-602 View Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1J6. determining male/female roles. I would encourageWomen's those Studies interested1100in willwomen'sbeofferedat Lakehead in the coming academic year.Two issues tosections take this are course, anticipated, either one for personalduring the day and interesttheor otherto obtainin the evening. degree creditsin FAMILY PORTRAIT Personally,thishas Women's Issues. I stimulated an interest and an incentive for me to pursue additional courses in this discipline. A Family Portrait, Gay and Lesbian Canada expression, age, ethnic/cultural background '92 is a project of an inspired group of and physical ability. Joanne Cotten lesbians and gay men. Their goal is to unite their Canadian community by compiling a Crafters and womyn-centred organizations collection of letters, drawings, and poems by MUSIC FESTIVAL wishing to reserve booth space should also Gay andLesbianpeople fromacross call or write for specific information. Canada. It's time to put the 3rd Annual NORTHERN LIGHTS WOMYN'S MUSIC FESTIVAL on If you are interested in learning through a Their idea is to produce a written "snapshot" your calendar for SATURDAY SEPTEMBER hands on experience, or if you already have showing what it means to be Gay/Lesbian in 12, 199210 am to 6:30 pm experience, we need your help as a festival Canadain 1992. Does AIDSfigure volunteer! Your assistance would be prominently in the national community?Is Here is your chance to be surrounded by appreciated in production, publicity, staging, coming out of the closet easier today than over 800 womyn on 80 acres of northern land preparation, etc. it has been? 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Northern funding, Marion Boyd stated "...thewhole It was a really remarkable day. issue women in dialogue withsenior provincial issue of core funding is a really serious for most small community groups[the need decision-makers. ministries to] shop around to the different commitment and and see where you can get adollar here and "I'd like to make one The Provincial Government CabinetForum it is a commitment thatI as a woman, on Northwestern OntarioWomen's Issues a dollar there.We're all concerned about mother, and as It was a new means of that...what we are hoping to do is streamline and as an MPP, and a was unique. than little girl and that communication between governmentand the process...[but] we would be less a wife make to my It was realistic with you in your communities if we is,one day she willhave the grassroots women's community. unlikely in a comfortable weren't also clear that it's extremely bread and roses." a dynamicprocess we're environment - a very positive experience.At given our current fiscal situation that for going to be able to do core fundingfor a the end of the day Minister Responsible I hate to Women's Issues, Marion Boyd said, "Ithink whole raft of new circumstances. Shelley Wark-Martyn is a new way to not hold out the hope that youwon't. have we have shown that there in for a little do business in government here today.And to keep gathering those dollars can't while, but I suspect that will be true until we I think we'll go back and see if we crisis and find replicate this in many other communities." can get through this current other ways to direct thedollars." The forum, organized by DecadeCouncil and supported by the OntarioWomen's At the same time, however, newsolution's A word of commendation must go to such as the Women's Directoratebroughttwenty-fiveCabinet putforward, Decade Council, for their vision in promoting Ministers, Parliamentary Assistants,MPPs, Economic Status Branch, sparked keen this important Forum, as well as for their interest and a willingness to explore new politicalstaff and senior bureaucrats to superb organizing skills. Appreciation must possibilities. Thunder Bay tohear presentations by also be expressed to Marion Boyd,Ministe; Northwestern Ontario women's groups. The intensity of the presentations were a Responsible for Women's Issues for her reminder to politicians of the continuing enthusiam, and to NWO MPPs Attorney Thenorthern women toldourreality, General Howard Hamnpton and Minister of need to articulate women's perspective. articulated our concerns and putforward RevenueShelleyWark-Martinfortheir proposals to address justice andequity "It's very important and it's very healthythat support. issues. The presentations wereimpressive, we as elected memberskeep in touch with We know that the Cabinet Forum of NWO theresponseofpoliticiansandstaff what I feel are my grass roots.I have been Women's Issues was just a beginning. We respectful, and the dialogue exchanged know thattheoppositionto women's constructive. For the most part, womenfelt involved in my community with women and and that's equality is well-resourced and increasingly they were being heard, that ourissues were women who are disenfranchised consider my reason for being here. vocal. We know that each modest step the understood, our perspective credible,and what I government takes with policies of social and I have to, I feelfor my own our concerns serious. So that met with sustained credibility, my own personal integrity to carry economic justiceis and to opposition by the right wing. Thus we know, Not that that forwardinthe legislature vision Thus, women felt encouraged. actually speak out for women. We have to, we must increasingly articulate our political promises were made to meetall and renew our energy and analysis. For example, in as women, not be co-optedinto just being requests - they weren't. and response to Women'sHealth Information male in drag. What we have to cherish keep and value is our own lifeexperience The following are excerpts from some of the presentation on the responses. Network's splendid and I believe we need you to keephelping Forum presentations and problems experienced by lackofcore Margaret Harrington, Readers interested in studying the briefs in us try to do that." their entirety should contact the individual ParliamentaryAssistanttothe M.P.P. group or the Ontario Women'sDirectorate. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Minister of Housing. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ WOMEN'S VOTES Government continuestopractise 1992 marks the 75th anniversary ofwomen's consultation on a "Let's see what you can who right to vote in Ontario. In 1917 women do with this" basis. Initiatives areannounced crusaded for women's franchise believed with a very short time for thedevelopment that the vote would make women trueand Legislation, policy and programs They process. equal partners in decision making. are drafted in isolation.The parameters are believed that with the vote they couldimpact Government releases the proposal or and set. thepolicies,programs,structures discussion paper and seeks feedbackin one institutions that controlled the quality of their of two ways- throughpublic outcry or lives. through consultation. In1992,inthisprovince we have a Women's groups that have worked so government who want to hearwomen's hard to be consulted; give; andthat is the concerns and issues. Today is anexample end of the process for women.We have no of that commitment. We have a government holdgovernment 11 women cabinet ministers and a mechanismto with accountable, at least not until election time. Directorate devoted to Women's Issues. We have area women who have demonstrated takes our HEALTH tremendous volunteer energy, expertise and [Decade Council] commitment in working towards women's responsibility to the women of Northwestern Ontario very seriously. The major inequality We are concerned that the voice of women equality. Women represent 52% of the voting will not be heard when we look for new It does not seem possible then that we see in this process is that we have population. all the responsibility and you have all the solutions to cut the costs in the health in 1992, we would be hearing the injustices of resources. We thank you for today's system. We are concerned that the value and inequality of women we haveheard again be experiment of a new design in consultation. women's workwill once today. What magic will it take to translate overlooked. intention into action? What is wrong when We ask that you measure the value of roots information that you received, against the the expertise and experience of grass Decade Council calls The shift in male and female work force women is not honoured andrespected at resources provided on you to share the financial resources.Not participation rates, the disparity in earnings; the level of decision making? to find new money, but to find a way to put the subsequent disparityin taxable and resources where they can do the most to disposable incomes and the fact that women The Northwestern Ontario Women'sDecade barriers to women's full will become primary income earners, has Council believes that itis the process of eliminate - economic, serious financial and systemic implications consultation that disconnects the dream participationinallspheres social and political. for women; for both traditional and non- from the reality. PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor - On IVO IL Marion Boyd response traditional families; for the community and You get to the point as we do with all of for the North. these issues when we're under attack from very strong opponents who don't necessarily Privatization, de-institutionalization and share our vision of simply having to be as volunteer work will put many women out of repetitive as we can and to count on paid work in the health care field. We are communities to get the information through concerned about user fees- we have grave to those who are most concerned, the concerns when this subject of user fees patients and their families, that the intention were raisedata recentFirstMinisters is certainly not to deprive people of care, but Conference, three New Democratic Premiers to improve the level of care and the type of said nothing.If user fees are implemented, care. women will be hardest hit.Single parent mothers would be in the worst situation if user fees were implemented.

The federal government has cut back on TRAINING funding for health, education and social because of the added community support services.We understand that along with services. Where are they? What are they? Recommendations: this, a recession and impact of free trade My friends in community health see no signs has led to a drop in Ontario government of funding for these new programs. Itis Trainingprogramsshouldnotbe a revenues. We understand about less money imperative that these programs be in place replacement for education for low income to run a program; we manage our homes in and functioning before institutional care as people. In northern towns many women are this fashion. We understand you have to cut an available option is reduced.With the unable to finish high school and we know back. We just want to participate in deciding growing numbers of people living well into low income people are more likely to drop where. We don't believe medicare should their 90s and beyond, institutional care will out. OBS, student loans and income necessarily be driven into making desperate have a vital role to play and it should not be support from specific agencies are very decisions because of hard economic times. minimized.Please don't make the same important to these women, mistakes that were made in mental health!! We know your government is embarking on Our elderly citizens deserve better!! There have to be training programs available a massive restructuring of the health care in the north for women to access. There is system. You want to shift from illness to a Most reasons for the re-direction in Long no use talking about an equitable number of preventative community based approach. In Term Care have been financial ones- women in programsif programs do not principal, we agree! We fear that the reality necessary in these difficult times. Nowhere exist. looks more like you are closing down have we seen statistics or proof that these hospitals and other institutions and giving communityoptions will be cheaper, Alltrainingandeducationalprograms the responsibility for the provision of service especially in a rural setting. We have some should have an equity component as an to individuals, families; community agencies reservations that community care will be integral part of their operations. and for- profit companies. Women will once cheaper and if so willit be at the cost of quality. Any casual look at training will see that again be given lithe voice, but majority of women are not involved.For example, at responsibility. Privatization is the end result present Confederation College has 1271 of this plan.This is not what you were With thepossibilityof more and more nursing homes being owned and run by the trainees in Thunder Bay and region. Sadly, elected to do.We know that the vast itis not knovvrt-what- pcsion-ntagd-t5f-tri-t- privatesector) the development ofcare majority of good jobs lost will be women's trainees are women, Natives or persons with standards needs to be addressed.These jobs. We also know that the not so good disabilities.I was given a "guess" of less jobs created by privatization - less pay and institutions need to be made accountable to ensure that quality care is not at risk. than 10% women. No plan with goals or lessbenefits - willbe women's jobs. timetablesisinplace to improve these Privatization will result in the decline in the numbers which have barely changed since We seeitonly being natural that care qualityofcareprovidedtoour more I was teaching in trades and technology providers be recognizedas essential vulnerable citizens. Access to care will fifteen years ago. become more confusing as more services members of the Committees of Management suggested by the Community Health and will be delivered through community and/or The same situation exists in education where commercial agencies. Women willbe Support Services.We also urge you to recognize the importance of relevant and macly technical programs such as expected to take on a larger responsibility by engineering and technology are filled with being the primary caregivers. accountable women and seniors of the community having a seat on these Boards. mainly white male students. Some individual programs have drawn up plans to attract The present system is far from perfect. We The elderly of the community do want to remain in their own homes as long as it is more women entrants. However, see an enormous amount of waste and coordinated equity planning with goals and mismanagement. We want some say in the possible and practical. They want to have some choice, some control over their future. timetables as well as identification of barriers new recipe. We don't have the answers to plus workshops for faculty would be a more all the questions but we know what some of Marion Boyd response efficient way to handle the problem. the questions should be. I think a lot of the issues that you've raised In order to ensure the success of an equity LONG TERM CARE have been raised around the province in plan attention should be paid to "training the other venues, and they are certainly issues trainers".I recommend that workshops be With the proposed Long Term Care Re- that we need to take into account.... We are given to all training personnel on educational direction almost a reality,itis urgent that very well aware that there is a cost factor equity as well as problems that women and women's voices be heard. involved in moving to community-based other equity groups encounter in training, care. But, the very reasons that you suggest and the workforce.This would include Who inthe community will be impacted we need todothatintermsof the information of assault, prejudice, systemic mostdirectlybytheseproposed re- empowerment of choice for individuals, we discrimination and racism. directions?The women -the traditional would agree with, and in no way would we care-givers will assume this added task; one dispute the need to involve those providing Alltrainingprograms should contain a that our mothers' generationfilled,not care as stakeholders in the consultations. strategy to deal with sexual harassment always easily.Their role as homemaker We think that's extraordinarily important in all including the education of both personnel most oftendidn'tinclude a jobinthe the fields so I just would hope that you are and trainees on the problem and an effective workplace and theintent hereismost reassured on that, that indeed we do see policy to deal with complaints. certainly not to minimize their role or its care providers as a very important part of the importance.In a 1989 study of women in decision making process. The definition of job safety be expanded to Northwestern Ontario it was noted that 61% include the concept of safe premises for ofthe women surveyedwere inthe What Iwill tell you is very much lacking, is women and that the women trainees and workforce either full time or part time, 80% information going back to the institutions personnel assess the premises using a weremarriedand 84% hadchildren. that are involved. These people know standardized measure of safety such as that Despite these statistics and the growing put out by METRAC, Toronto. concern for the woman of the "sandwich nothing. They have no idea and there's a lot generation" we are of hysteria out there.A lot of people are adding one further really terrified that they're going to lose all Empowerment. Agencies that deal in training expectation. More of us will have to assume their funding. We are going to become a of women with disabilities and women on the primary role of care-giver. The paper on thing of the past. social assistance should have as a goal the the re-direction of Long Term Care assures empowerment of the client. us that we will do this task with more ease PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressorcontinued 6 ABORIGINAL WOMEN O.N.W.A.

Most Aboriginal women at some point in The Ontario Native Women's Association their lives, face the fact that the current supportsthefullentrenchmentofthe range of programs and services do not meet inherent right toself government in the their needs: There are gaps in programs; Constitution Act 1867 - 1982, recognizing services are inappropriate or inflexible, are that as the First Nation's Citizens we were insufficient, or inadequate in terms of the historically self-governing and that our rights benefits provided. are recognized in Canada.

In addition to the availability gap, there is The Ontario Native Women's Association also a problem related to the linguistic and agrees that the rights would be enforceable cultural appropriateness of existing services. by an Abbriginal justice system, which would clearly outline jurisdiction responsibilities of We recommend that the Ontario Cabinet all governments. support the establishment of a Native Family Resource Centre and Native Day Care as The Ontario Native Women's Association proposed by Mahmowenchike Board of wants definite, concrete action to begin Howard Hampton response Directors. The Native Family Resource immediately to end discrimination among One of the issues I find particularly troublin Centre will develop and deliver preventative, our own people, as a demonstration of good supportive, and remedial family oriented faith in the self-governing process that we is the conflict over the Charter with th Chiefs of Ontario leadership and their vet services that are culturally relevant to the are presently involved in. Native community. strong position that they do not want th Secondly, Mahmowenchike has completed The Ontario Native Women's Association Charter to apply, and your equally strop a needs assessment which documents the believes that the components of legislation position that it must apply until First Nation need for culturally appropriate child care. must ultimately reflect and be subject to the are able to work out their own Charter. Wiw I'm asking is, for a government that has t We are encouragedbythe Ontario principal of equality, and must be applied as deal with some of these very difficult issue; government's announcement to create over such, within the framework of Aboriginal Self can you help us out? How do we get fro' 400 new licensed subsidized child care Government. spaces, and to spend monies for new here to there? construction. We anticipate that The Ontario Native Women's Association Mahmowenchike, which is a Native urban has always believed that any new or existing based organization, would be able to access That is a difficulty for all of us and we hav legislationundertheIndianActmust We hope the these monies and that they are not solely continue to conform to the Charter of Rights no answers specifically. through legal counsel that we could, mayb directed to reserve communities. and Freedoms of the Canadian Constitution there could be a moratorium on the ChartE Act of 1982. The Canadian system of justice is largely out discussion. We know that there's too muc fear at the community level with the wome of touch withNativeconcerns andis The Ontario Native Women's Association generally hostile to the needs of Native requires that any newly created legislation tothatthey'regoingtocontinueto bi people. We would like to focus on the implement Aboriginal Self Government mustdiscriminated against if the male dominate( leadership is allowed to maintain the kind c injustices experienced by Aboriginal women. conform totheCharterofRights and Freedoms under the Canadian Constitution control that they've had. We recommend to the Ontario Cabinet to Act of 1982, except; undertake a review of the Family Law Act a. forthosecitizens who are and to do this, in conjunction with Aboriginal members of the Longhouse who desire a I believe that further dialogue just on th women in order to effectively address the shield for their traditions. Such shield shall Charter itself has to take place at this tim specific concerns of Aboriginal women. not abrogate or de-abrogate from the basic because right now dialogues that have take place include other matters that supersed Aboriginal women are experiencing serious principle of equality the real issues. I think there needs to t difficultiesinregards to custody issues, bno reasonable limits property rights, enforcing support orders, c. no opting out. dialogue amongst the Chiefs on the, I guez access to services, and other family law the reality of the issues.About what th issues. The Ontario Native Women's Association women have to faceinthepast,th explanation of the fears that they do have supports therightofFirstNationsto The major difficulty is the jurisdiction of the determine their own membership through there's no Charter in place and there's n provincial family law act versus Band Council Aboriginal Self Government, BUT, we must definite drafts of what the aboriginal Chart( or tribal laws. The issue of individual versus insist that the right to determine membership would look like.I think that's what needs i take place is that further dialogue. collective rights must be reconciled in a must be subject to the Principle of Equality. manner by which the interests of everyone is protected and justice is served. The Ontario Native Women's Association insiststhatallAboriginalCitizensbe Marion Boyd response TheextentofviolenceintheNative guaranteed economic and socialrights community has been increasingly which are those basic necessities of life Your clarity and strength of your position an recognized as a significant problem over the guaranteedto everyotherCanadian; past twenty years.Families are in great the discussionthat you have had thi includingemployment,housing,social weekend is very helpful to me.I want to b distress, and trying to cope with unbearable assistance, health care, education, culture, social and economic conditions The loss very frank with you that it has been vet language, literacy, and the right of individual difficult for us to know to what extent it of the family structure, and traditional family self determination. living, tears up the very roots of the cultural appropriate for us to speak on your beha and now that we have this strong positior foundations of Native communities. The Ontario Native Women's Association for me as Women's Issues Minister, I fe( Tolerationofviolenceissocially,and insists that prosperity must be in accord with empowered to take a much stronger stanc spiritually destructive to the Native family and AboriginalTraditionalValues,including community. on your behalf in the discussions that w respect for the preservation, protection and have. the replenishment of Mother Earth. We urge leadersatalllevels to make violence a priority issue. We believe that The Ontario Native Women's Association is Native communities in this region are in firm in its position that Aboriginal leadership desperate need of comprehensive must demonstrate its respect for Aboriginal community strategies to adequately address women by ensuring thatallare directly all aspects of violence such as: prevention involved in self government negotiations, at that focuses on the emotional and spiritual all levels, so that the First Nations Circle will well-being of the individual and the family be complete. unit; intervention that facilitates effective and responsive crisis services; education on The Ontario Native Women's Association communication, parenting,and abuse supports individual and collectiverights, issues; treatment for all members of the both being of equal importance to Aboriginal family; professional training to be people, within the Canadian Charter of accessibleat the community level;and Rights and Freedoms. expanded services for community outreach and follow-up services. continued 131 PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor Direction generale Northern Office Bureau du nord 107C Johnson Ave. 107C, avenue Johnson Ontario Women's de la condition Thunder Bay, Ontario Thunder Bay (Ontario) P7B 2W - P7B 2V9 Directorate feminine de ('Ontario (807) 345-6084 (807) 345-6084

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Marion Boyd, the Minister Responsible for WOMEN IN TRADES AND TECHNOLOGY Women's Issues,recently approved the following community grants: Regional women willbe gathering at a conference September 25 through 27 at Sudbury Women's Centre to hold a two- Eagle Lake near Dryden to talk about trades dayworkshopandpublicinformation and technologiesincluding employment session to formulate an action planto equity, workplace harassment and work and combat violence against women inthe RESOURCE familyresponsibilities. For further community. information call Marion Mac Adam, Kenora CENTRE (807) 468-3698. Equay-wuk Native Women's Group to hold a three day conference to link local women's SEXUAL ASSAULT groups with chiefs and councils to increase Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Influence awareness among political leaders about of Victim Stereotypes and Social Biases The Faye Peterson Transition House will family violence issues crucial to women. on Police Response to Women's sponsor a "frameworkfor healing" Complaints of Sexual Assault, by Martha conference on the issue of sexual assault. New Liskeard Student Career Awareness Muzychka. Report on public awareness and Clarissa Chandler will facilitate the two day Committee to hold a career awareness day sensitivity to issues of sexual assault and session October 8 and 9, 1992; 9am to 5pm for male and female Grades 7 and 8 childsexualabuseincrease in both days. A coffee house will be held on students to increase acceptance of women Newfoundland and Labrador. October 8th. A large mailout is planned for in non traditional roles. serviceprovidersand women inthe Englishinthe Workplace by Barbara community. For further informationcall Elwert. The development, organization, and (807) 345-0450. CABINET FORUM implementation of the E.W.P. Pilot Project in Thunder Bay, Ontario. NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO WOMEN'S Northern women met with Cabinet Ministers The Canadian Family in Crisis by John F. DECADE COUNCIL and representatives of fourteen ministries to discuss issues Conway. This Canadian book examines the including child care, drastic changes in family life.The roles of The Annual General Meeting of Decade will economic development, violence against family members are all affected. be held October 24 in Thunder Bay.For women, health,long term carereform, more information call (807) 683-5662. training and employment. Disabled Women's Network Canada by Researchin1988 By Dawn Canada: A CAREER IN POLICING The forum, organized by NWO 'Women's Survey of women in violent and abusive Decade Council with OWD support, was a situations. Theresearc1glows wornen with Thunder Bay Police are currently recruitment follow up to the Women Uniting for Change disabilities are at greater risk. for a Hiring Seminar to be held on October Conference.Presentations were made by 3, 1992.If you are interested, or would like francophone, aboriginal and racial minority There's Always Been A Women's to arrange an individual or group session for women and women with disabilities and Movement This Century by Dale Spender more information on therecruitment Decade Council's subcommittees. This lively book recovers the story of the process, please contact: Human Resources, Feminism that persisted in the years after Thunder Bay Police, 425 Donald Street East, the battle for the vote. Thunder Bay P7E 5V1 or call 625-1288 or 625-1296. ONTARIO ADVISORY COUNCIL Discovering Women's History by Deirdre ON WOMEN'S ISSUES Beddoe. Handbook for people in pursuit of the history of British women.

Last fall, the Ontario Advisory Council on Sexual Harrassment Women Speak Out by Women's Issues (OACWI) held province- Amber Coverdale Sumrall and Dena Taylor. INFORMATION UPDATE wide consultations to determine ways of Dedicated to Anita Hill, this book tells of improving communications between women women's experiencesand howthey and the Ontario government. In response to responded to them. A resource section is recommendations made by participants, the included. The Northern Office isin the process of government of Ontario has approved a new updatingourinformationofwomen's mandate for OACWI. Coming Into Our Fullness:On Women organizationsincludingshelters,sexual TurningFortybyCathleenRountree. assault crisis centres and care centres, The Council will advise the government of Learning thestoriesofstrong women. coordinating committees on wife assault and Ontario, through the Minister Responsible for Focuses on turning 40 as a rite of passage. sexual assault, women's access to Women's Issues, on matters pertaining to apprenticeship the achievement of economic, social and programs, unionsand women's committees of unions. legal equality for women. Council members Violence en heritage? Reflexion pastorale willundertake community outreach and sur la violence conjugale. Dissertation sur We have hired Chantal Trudeau through the consultations to gather views of women on l'eglise d'aujourd'hui qui devient consciente issues of concern in each region. Exchange du probleme de la violence conjugale, dont Summer Experience Program to update our of information about government policies lagraviteetl'ampleurontlongtemps files. When Chantal calls, please provide her echappe aux regards de l'opinion publique. withthetimesheneedstogather and programs affecting women will also information that will help us continue to occur at the consultations. Femmes D'action, est une revue public par support women in the north. Nominations are invited and encouraged la federation nationale des femmes from women who wish to become members canadiennes-frangaises (FNFCF) et est un of OACWI; women who have knowledge of outil d'information et de reflexion sur la regional concerns and who have experience condition feminine. in advocating for women's equality. Three positions are available in each of les garderies en milieu de travail au This page is sponsored by the Ontario Women's Directorate. Canada par Margie I. Mayfield pourle northwestern and northeasternOntario's The material contained onit may be photocopied and regions. Nominations are encouraged from Bureau de la main d'oeuvre feminine, Travail distributed without permission, but with credit to the original aboriginal, francophone and racial minority Canada. Etude sur les garderies en milieu source of the Ontario Women's Directorate. de travail. women andwomenwith disabilities. Cette page est marrainee par la direction de la condition Nomination forms must be postmarked by feminine en Ontario.Les materiaux gi-inclu peuvent-titre June 30. Nomination forms are available by copier et distribuer sans permission, mais avec accreditation envers la source original,ladirection delacondition calling (807) 345-6084 (collect). feminine de ('Ontario. PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor Northern Woman- Page_ WOMAN HEALING 1992

IMAGES OF THE CONFERENCE - skipping Thursdays workshop to cre our own version of a 'listening to the OMmelt' ceremony. - snake dance at the closing circle, passing -it's funny how I've blocked out all faces of every woman, my own hair flying memories of the airboat coming in to to Haway the island dwellers....or driving wild with joy. ERflashlight when my alternator died half Tback to Thunder Bay... P- women relaxed and laughing on the CEbeach, playing with stones, the natural Aversion of marbles. -sitting on a warm rock in the si Ewatching the ice melt. - an argument between Vera and a white woman with a drum - saying very clearly - being close to people you love . "go and find your own grandmothers- I'm *sure they were also wise..."Just don't - divisions of opinion - all playing a role pretend to be me. thepoliticsofoppressiona empowerment . - small workshop - placing my pen on the alter as a symbol of my resistance- - women who touched my life in that o picking up another ring passed down by week fivegrandmothers and wearingit - knowing instinctively I must pass it on to - a willingness to continue to struggle w the next woman. ourselves as we are . - going to a conference where I can share a bed with my lover and no-one suspects - seeing the smoke over on our point and us of arson. - Meeting old friendsthat you have] knowing that the cabin will be warm that seen for years and making new ones f night. - quiet moments with friends, recovering the years ahead. from our insights and confusion. -being on the rag and feeling very - It was scary - but good . powerful. - a journal dialogue with a starving piece of my spirit, and a vision of myself sitting - It was nice waking up in the mornir - the sound of women's voices carried on the point where a blue heron lands and surrounded by good friends and headir through the night across the ice. teaches me to fish. for that first coffee together.

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PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor Northern Woman Page 8 - Watching the ice crack and flow on the - going to "Woman Healing" - a little waking waters of spring was like feeling scary, not sure what to expect. The drive the walls of glass that I had entombed there was wonderful, although the weather myself in begin to crack and fall away. did a little bit of everything - it snowed, rained, cleared, clouded over again and - The pace and the precision of the even hailed a bit!But it was great. We spiral/snake dance was to me a message were heading into an unknown - leaving that no matter where our lives may take kids, work, phones, and a familiar reality, us,if we hold onto our beliefs and Mbehind. maintain our power in unity, we can achieve our goals within the safety of the - there were 250 women in a circle, most womb of our Sisterhood. of us strangers to each other. Ifelt excited-anxious-shy-out of place. As the - The knowledge that for the first time in opening circle began and we claimed that my life I was being accepted by perfect place with our voices and our unity, I felt strangers justfor being me with no the power and the force of our combined expectations on their part. strength to an awe inspiring magnitude. By the end of the greeting I was giddy and - I watched a very dear friend laugh and light-headed.Never before have I felt giggle with a seemingly uncontrollable that kind of energy. gaiety.I have never seen her look so relaxed and happy. *- I have never felt so safe or had such a -It sense of belonging and Idon't think was hard sittingina workshop - The listening to those around you, watching intrusion of the "real world" was not anything will have such a profound effect awelcomeorpleasantexperience. on my life again. their pain and trying to contain your own Someone had spoken of it as "re-entry" until it was your turn to take the eagle into life. - We formed a circle and greeted each feather. other - we were strangers at that point- - Since coming back from the "week of - Strangers and sisters all the while. but never after. healing", I have met women who recognize - I learned that I was ok. the T-shirt, and although we may not have - Meeting women and sharing with them, In fact I was personally met during the conference, when up to that point I had only read pretty special. No one had ever told me there is a bond between us. their printed word. that before.

- Looking across the point and seeing - night time, after some really intense days. -Some of the workshops were very friendly, familiar faces huddled around the cramped - I wish they had provided more - sitting around the fire and putting back campfire -hearing their voicesina space. woman-song of the night. together the pieces of our souls. - It was with great sadness that we learned - Even the wildlife seemed to sense that that our cabin was soon to be turnedover - moving into what we can become . we would cause them no harm. to a group of bear hunters when we left.

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EDIAWATCH CONGRATULATIONS, KIT The 1992 MediaWatch survey of Canadian Sexist language and sexist attitudes continue newspapers finds that Canadian women to prevail in Canadian newspapers.False Dr. Kit Minor of the Department of Social continue to be under-represented in our generics such as `chairman,' spokesman,' Work at Lakehead University has had a book newspapers, both as reporters and etc., used to refer to women, were seen over published by Fernwood Press. Itis titled newsmakers. and over again in the survey.Also, when Issumatuq: Learning from the Traditional women are discussed, reporters focus on Healing Wisdom of the Canadian Inuit. The The third annual survey of 15 newspapers by details such as their physical appearance and publisher'scataloguestates:"The term MediaWatch, a national feminist organization advantages(or,moreinsultingly,their lssumataq refers to a gaining of wisdom over which monitors sexismin mass media, disadvantages)ratherthan their time and experience. The gaining of Issuma examines the number of female versus male accomplishments or achievements. brings with it respect, and the noted ability bylines, the number of individual women to provide advice and insight." referred to as compared to men in articles, Copies of the report, titled A Good Day to be and sexist language and attitudes in the Female? A Three Year Overview of Sexism "Drawing on her ten years experience in the papers. in Canadian Newspapers, is available for Arctic, Kit Minor helps us to understand $5.00 from the national office of MediaWatch. `what' we can learn from the traditional Male bylines outnumber female bylines by helping wisdom of the Canadian Inuit. And almostthreetoone. Theaverage For more information, please contact: this text also helps us to understand 'how' percentage of female bylines in the group Linda Hawke we can learn, because it argues, 'what' we was 28%. While this year's survey saw a Outreach Co-ordinator can learnis directly related to 'how' we 12% increase in the average number of MediaWatch National Office learn." references to women over the last two years, 517 Wellington St. W. the percentage of references to women has Suite 204 "Through the development of a culture- consistently remained close to or under 20% Toronto, Ont. M5V 1G1 specific design the author shows us howInuit forthe pastthreeyears. Overall, people and Inuit culture, when in a working MediaWatch does not see any positive trend - from MediaWatch release relationship with members of the dominant toward recognizing women's contributions to culture, can continue to define and decide on the news. the appropriate helping skills." PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor Northern Woman Page at their own culture.But don't be angry at INTERVIEW us for being angry.ft's terribly frustrating. I think that people can relate, in a heartfelt Pimaatisiwin: Quilts by Alice Olsen Williams way, to sexual abuse. We now know, it's is at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery until July been allowed, that sexual abuse can be 5th. In late May, I had the pleasure of talked about. We know how crippling that is, viewing these wonderful quilts and listening and that person who has been sexually toAlice speak about her art and her abused never again has the freedom to be philosophy. free, When a person who has been sexually When Alice talked about her quilts, she did abused starts talking about their abuse, and not dwell upon the technical aspects of starts facing it, they are very, very angry.It quilting, but rather she spoke to us about the is not that anger that is crippling, although if symbolism of her quilts, the evolution of her you read the accounts it sounds like it.It's artistic expression and the integration of what started that anger that is crippling, that white women's traditional quilting blocks sexual abuse,whichtransgresses any withtheimagesand messagesher decency in a human being. That is why that Anishinaabe heritage. In Alice's earlier person is angry.So if we are taught to quilting years, she framed woodland style believe that that anger gets in the way of loons and geese provided by Anishinaabe communications, it's wrong. ft's a tool of the artist Norman Knott, with traditional quilting ruling class because it turns people off. block patterns. More recently, Alice has have lost that, and they have that aggression based herquilts'centerpiecedesigns that they mask by the word "assertive", but So we always have to examine these things. Anishinaabe women's traditional artwork of it's aggression and we feel that aggression As soon as we isolate people who are floral and geometric patterns. Alice spoke of and we are very afraid of it, because it's like oppressed, and say "oh, they're too dirty, her quilts' central image Pimaatisiwin, which being a man... they're too angry, oh they don't know how to means "living a good life on this Earth". speak English".You have to look and see, Alice's message is both very powerful and MP - The whole issue of anger, there are that it is for a reason, and that it is justified, very empowering. Her beautiful quilts are a women who are angry about various issues: because a terrible, terrible wrong has been testament to Alice's philosophy of living done to them. For Anishinaabe people, the one's life in a good way, on one's own poverty,violenceagainst women and children, contraception and the freedom to terrible, terrible wrong, when you talk about cultural terms. choose when to have children. Some poverty, about choice, about self- women seem to carry their anger very much government, none of these things are to me in front of them, it comes before anything the problem.ft's like trying to peel off all Michele Prodlx interviewed that they do and it can interfere sometimes these wrongs, and what is the basis of these Alice Olsen Williams with their ability to communicate. When I wrongs? Like the root of an onion has look, from very much on the outside, at several little roots coming out from the main issues such as land claims and native self root; they are all quite main roots. So there MP - The fiqt thing I wanted to ask you government, I feel that there is also anger is the taking away of the land, not just the about is your perspective as a woman.I there, justified anger, but once again, some taking away of the land, bit our connection don't know ifIshould use the word people may be using that rightful anger as to the land, our spiritual reason for living "feminist", if you use that word for yourself, an aggressive thing that gets in the way of was taken away when they took away the there are different terms: woman-centered, communication... land,and whentheytook away our woman-positive, woman-identified, feminist- language.Every Canadian here can keep I got the impression listening to you the AOW - You are talking about anger that gets their language.Look at how they hate to other night that that isall part of your in the way. While I see that as white people learn to speak French, and how the French framework for quilting. who have more power than any Anishinaabe, hate to learn to speak English.We didn't I see them being turned off because ft's even have that choice, we were taken away AOW -First and foremost, my focus is something in them, because maybe it's a from our parents, from our grandparents, Anishinaabe people and if it's Anishinaabe part of an ideology. I'll give you an example. from our human guides in life and we were women, that's what it is.I realize that I don't When the Oka crisis was on, there were lots made to speak English. Our ,children don't like to use the word 'feminist", because, to of white people of the dominant culture, who know how to speak our language anymore, me, if I'm a feminist, I see it as doing stuff were "for" Anishinaabe. They said, 'yes, it is and that's another one of those 'roots'... for women, being an advocate, women wrong, all these things are wrong.Their things. Now the word "feminist" bothers me, land was taken away from them, that land MP When you have privilege, sometimes because a person like Kim Campbell is a belongs to them. Why are these golf you don't even realizeityou take it for feminist, and I see her as doing noth ing for courses taking over, why is that allowed?" granted, your position in society... women, nothing for Anishinaabe. So if Kim Of course, we Anishinaabe know why, but Campbell and Mac leans Magazine can call nice white people don't know why, they don't AOW No you don't,it'swhite skinned her a feminist, then I have nothing to do with understand because,theylivea more priviledge and people have no idea what that feminism. comfortablelifethan most Anishinaabe means. It means, for example, something as people do, or most poor white people do.If simple as,if you are at a meeting and MP - There are a lot of faces it seems... anybody sticks up for us, it is poor white everybody else is white and you are a people - never the university professors, different colour.And you say something, AOW - No, she believes in it, she believes never the doctors, never the lawyers. They and it's not a popular thing.I am always in she's feminist doing these things. So what are the ones who look down on us and that situation because I get asked to be on is it about our society?, its confusions?, its oppress us. At Oka, non-native people these committees, and here I am contradictions?.I believe in working for said," Yes, that land belongs to the Oka Anishinaabe, and they say they want to hear women's things but in relation to being people", but you know when they started to a different point of view.When I give a Anishinaabe.I believe that we Anishinaabe get upset? When that Mohawk warrior faced different point of view they're very upset and people came from asociety that was that young white soldier.White people saw they start to get defensive and they think I'm egalitarian, which is very different from your that and they were angered. So whose anger radical.I am not radical, I want to go back society which is patriarchial and on top of gets in the way? White people forgot what to the basics.I end up feeling "well would that, capitalist.So you have two enemies the issue was, but because they have the they have treated me like that if I was white?" right there.As women, as decent human power, they can say "Oh,that Mohawk Probably if I was white I would not think like beings, you have two enemies. Men have should not have done that to that poor young that. So Ithink they treat me like that an enemy also - that patriarchial structure. innocent soldier". We now know that soldier because I am Anishinaabe.I am different.. Men aren't free, there is no way I would was not innocent.That's part of the game I see things differently. want to be a man in a patriarchial structure media plays and that's also how people are I kind of lost the 'root' of this. Let me go because it doesn't appeal to that humaness, influenced. So when white people say that backtotheland;our language;our to a sensibility, to a sensitivity, to what a our anger gets in the way, it's only because spirituality were assaulted, our population human being is. Sometimes I think that they somehow are angry themselves about was assaulted, you know by disease and not many people who call themselves feminists things, and justifyably so, when they're angry only that but something quite as innocent as PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor Northern Woman Page 10 "intermarriage". society" ..and 1 say What are you talking proof of how wonderful we are is that we about?" This society is turning very right-wing lived on this sacred land that was given to AOW Why should our anger for what has - what are you talkingabout that Indians are us by thecreator,for thousands and happened tous because of superior having it better and better? This thing about thousands of years, and we never wrecked mechanisms of control such as the army, Ovide Mercredi, this conference, thats a it. We always had that respect for it. Sure the police, the mass media. Why should that bunch of bull-shit. there's dreamy - I've never read Rousseau, anger get in the way? What truly has gotten what he said about the 'noble savage' - our in the way? Let's take off the onion peel, MP A big smokescreen. connection to nature is much deeper than peel these layers and find out who is the that. it:s not a dreamy notion; it made us live enemy here. Who is the one we can't work AOW It's a big smokescreen, that's a good for thousands and thousands of years. Wwith? And how come we can't work? How word because if 1 say "bullshit" it turns nice Another thing about the difference in culture come our very justifiable anger gets, as you white people off. Isn't that crazy? That such is when we leave this earth, it is intimately say "in the way"? Many people believe that. a little thing like that turns people off? But connected with our respect for life, we leave mI was going to finish telling you about this smokescreen - thankyou - its a this earth in the way that we came in. We Oka thing. White people were really angry at smokescreen of who really has the power. didn't build great big monumental buildings that. No longer could they understand what To people who read the newspaper, who because that's not the way life is. When we the Indians were fighting. I have a--I watch the news on 71,/, itlookslike start doing that the obvious result is death, thought she was a friend -- but I am so angry Anishinaabe are really being recognized, but not just the death of a couple of hundred at her,She wrote me a letter.. and she thats not whats happening. Whats really people. ft's death of life in this whole world. 1called us "Our Indians" this and "Our Indians" happening is very horrible - I think the noose WhenIthinkabout the goodnessof that.Well that is really racist. Sometimes I is getting tighter and tighter. In the way that Anishinaabe, I think about how life lived for

owant to do things that white people do, to we see power and we see money ...Have thousands and thousands of years. I think neshow that discrimination, that racism.Do you ever known anybody to willingly give up about the evil of white society, how in less you know I can't bring myself to do it, to power?Ithinkwomenstillhave a than five hundred years they've wrecked this say "Our white people are this, our white connectiontothetruehuman-being, earth and thethreat ofalllifebeing people are thanThat is really outside my spirituality.Idon't think men do, and annihilated is very possible and has been for realm of how to think, or how to perceive. certainly not the men in control. Like the a long time. White people talk about us as if they had the president of Exxon...They're the ones who right to say "Our Indians are like this.." just rule the world, like the Pope ...When white like dogs or cats or cattle. That's the people say that Indians are doing really well, lntality and they don't even know it.This I say to them When did you ever hear about fri,d.. she said'We white people are behind anybody willingly giving up power?" Do you yo4but be careful,if there's any more thinkthatMulroney andallthathe Mint;like that Mohawk warrior facing our represents - he doesn't just represent Mr. Cana Ilan men you're going to turn a lot of Mulroney, he is representative of a whole us off.The gap is just so great for white ideology, a whole power structure, male people to understand.If they are at all oriented threatened, if their anger is touched - watch out - and they are the ones with the power. MP C o r p o r a t i o n based ... What can I do to straighten out that woman's thinking? There is nothingI can do, AOW Yes, I say "Do you think those guys are because she's not going to listen to me. goingtogiveuptheirpower?For She is not going to listen to me tell her that Anishinaabe? forchildren? especially it is hgr anger that is getting in the way. ft is working class children? or poor white because she is white and has privilege- she children? or black children? or immigrant is not going tolistento me because children? MP But still you make your quilts and they everything is on her side. Who am 1?I am ft's a smokescreen and I say to are beautiful and they give a good message Anishinaabe woman who has - quote- "made myself Why are these nice white people to people...when you spoke about them if', but I still haven't made it enough for her saying thesethings about Anishnaabe, you spoke about "Pimaatisiwin" . . your to respect me and listen to me. thinking Anishnaabe are really doing good?" message of "living a good life". When we are not, we are still dying, we still MP ft's also a question, I suppose, of the don't have our language, our land base, our AOW "Living life in a good way". powers in control wanting to hold on to their economic base which is intimately control, to hold on to their power. connected with the land. Our whole life is MP It is a good message. intimately connected with the land because AOW Another thing that people say to me is ft is creation, land is creation, we are part of AOW Yes it is, and everybody should know "Oh, you Indians have sure made it far in this creation and we believe that My biggest that.

Dear Women, We Honour Action ComMittee has completed their research project. I was overwhelmed by your response to my Woman Killing: Intimate Femicide 1974- recent exhibition, WEAVING MATtER(S) at 1990 can be ordered ($19.95) from the the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. Your incredible committee, 22 Parfield Drive, Toronto M2J embrace of my work was very moving and 1B9 or (416) 491-3827. I want to thank all of you for your wonderful comments to me and for the a-mazing words Some key findings in the report include: you wrote in the guest book. : between 32 and 41 women were victims of intimate femicide each year in Ontario Recently, I was given a commission to weave between 1974-1990. a tapestry for the new provincial government : of the developed countries, only the building in Port Arthur.I feel sure that this United States has a higher rate of woman work would not have come my way had you killing than Canada. not attended the exhibition in such great : Women who are separated from their partners are five times more likely to be numbers and shared your feelings about the killed than other women. The tapestries with such emotion, energy and predominate motive for intimate femicide eloquence. Thank you! appears to be offenders' rage over estrangement from their partners. The piece that I will weave for this space will

: Aboriginal women are at least six times be dedicated to all of you and will include all more likely to be victims of intimate of you.I hope that you will like it. femicide than are non-Aboriginal women. Love, Sasha and Susie Q Sasha McInnes PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor

w1....al."...%itio.AnriDann i PRESENTATION-PAR LE GROUPE 3. Des programmesde formation FEMININ PLURI-ELLESAL'OCCASION DU professionnellepourlesfemmes 75e ANNIVERSAIRE DE DROIT DE VOTE francophones qui desirent mettre a jour leurs DES FEMMES DE L'ONTARIO aptitudes afin de reintegre le marche du travail. La sante et les services sociaux sont des domaines tres connus des francophones, ou 4. Un centre de sante communautaire Women and their concerns still remait elles s'y retrouvent d'une part comme sujets deux volets- sante et services sociaux - d'intervention dans les roles de patiente, de marginal to the economic developmen pourvu d'un personnel complet, comprenant process. Structural change is needed. cliente, de beneficiaire et de consommatrice des professionnels de toutes disciplines et d'une autrepart, comme principales touchant Ia sante physique, emotionnelle et dispensatrices de soins a titre d'infirmiere, mentale ainsi que les services a Ia personne. WHAT IS THE SOLUTION? Clearly, to sec detravailleusesociale,demere,de Dans un tel centre, les citoyennes et les that we have enough women trained anc gardienne et d'educatrice. citoyens de toutes les regions designees du advancedthroughthesystembyar nord-ouest de l'Ontario pourront y recevoir affirmative action process to give us Tout commelesanglophonesetles des traitementsets'epanouir,afinde balanced gender mix at all levels. Until we autochtones, les francophones revendiquent preserver leur sante sur tous les plans. have attained this balanced gender mix des services dand leur langue et leur culture however, we need to place small group: dans une perspective de justice et de droit of concerned, aware, well-trained anc historique dans le contexte des canadiennes technicallyexpert women withir demandent des services au nom de la WOMEN'S ECONOMIC institutionsconcernedwitheconomic justice sociale et le raisons differentes, la STATUS BRANCH development to raise issues and asll planification dolt etre sensible aux questions questions within the institution itself. de langue et de culture. The economic development of our communities and our region affects the live For those of us livingin the north, the Toutes ces considerations culturelles of us all.The quality of our day to day Ministry of Northern Development and Mines s'appliquent non seulement a la living, the framework into which we have to has the major responsibility for economic francophonied'origineontarienne et fitour decisions about our present and development policy. We are proposing canadienne mais aussi aux communautes future depends on the economy of the area a model which will change the structure multiculturelles francophones de la region. in which we live.For most of us the notion and culture of Northern Development in II ne s'agit donc pas uniquement pour les of democracy presupposes that we have order to ensure that women's needs are anglophones de comprendre, d'être sensible some control over the way ourregion met. et de respecter la culture francophone mais develops. Yet most women stillremain aussi pour les francophones de comprendre, outside the development process. We propose a Women's Economic Status d'être sensible et de respecter la culture Branch. This structure would be based on francophonelibanaise,juive,haffienne, We believeintherightof women to other successful models, that is time limited portugaise, iranienne, etc. Le defi sera donc participateinalleconomic development and cost effective. d'identifier les elements de ressemblance policy, decision-making and evaluation in we arenotrequestingadditional pourqu'ilsdeviennentdessymboles this province. resourcesoftheBranchbutrathera d'appartenance et de rassemblement et redeployment of existing person years and d'être sensible aux differences pour que operational resources. chacun pui.5se y retrouver l'identite qui lui Who within government is asking? est propre. * does the economic development program The proposed mandate ofa Women's or project offer equivalent benefits to women Economic Status Branch wouldbe:to Dans certains cas, les services sont offerts and men? examine, plan and recommend on all issues directement par le Ministere, alors que dans *will the impact of the program on the affecting the economic rights, economic la plupart des cas, les services sont offerts women inthedevelopment areabe development and socio-economic status of via un autre organisme come les considered at the design, implementation women in Northern Ontario. municipalites les organismes a but non and evaluation stages? lucratifs (protection del'enfance) ou *are the women involved in the decision- ....We feel that Northern Development and conjointement avec un autre ministere tel le making, evaluation and program delivery Mines has the mandate and the obligation to ministere de la sante (les soins de longue process of the proposed economic serve its entire northern constituency. We duree). development? feel that the Ministry has an opportunity to * have the terms of reference of socio- Les femmes francophones de cette region eliminate the structural and systemic barriers economic studies beenevaluatedto towomen'sparticipation ineconomic sont agressees, battues et assassinees et discover whether they were relevant to services, development in the north and to promote the sur le plan de la prevention et des women in the communities? full inclusion of women inall aspects of elle sont encore plus defavorisees parcequ'il *should women in this particular area be economic development. n'y a pas de centre d'hebergement qui offre considered as a target group for special des services en franca's; or elles ne peuvent programs? etre protegees, aidees ou guidees comme *what employment opportunities will be leurs consoeurs autochtones ou de langue created for women in the construction, start- anglaise. up and operating phases? WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES * is any action planned to enable women to Women with Disabilities are the underclass, II estdevenueevidentauxfemmes enter the stream of economic lifein the thatis, francophonesdecetteregionsurles communities? people who aregenerallynot services de sante en francais c'est rove et *are job training opportunities for women involved inthewageearningmarket non la reale. being considered? economy and they are being kept there by * what action is to be taken to ensure that economic theoriesandpractice. The community development plans result in the disabled community experiences a class L'argument classique est, comme de raison, integration of women into the economic and system of its own within which women with que les femmes francophones vont chercher disabilities are at the bottom. des notionsd'anglaispar necessiteet social power structures of the community? comprennent generalement cette langue * what criteria is being used to evaluate the Statistics show that unemployment is a fact suffisament pour « s'en tirer » . impact of development initiatives on the oflifefor62 percentof women with community (eg impact on women and disabilities (Morrisette D. 1988).Of those children, safety, etc)? Nous tentons de modifier certaines attitudes. working in regulated industries 66.1 percent Nous ne desirons pas etre percues comme earned less than $20,000 a year compared des victimes. Nous voulons etre to 14.6 percent of men with disabilities. In participantesapartentieredansnotre these same industries at the top end of the province.II y a des solutions et nous tenons scale 20.6 percent of the males earned over a les exposer a cette table rondo. $40,000, compared to 2.7 percent of women (DAWN Canada 1989). 1. Une garderies francophone pour nos petits enfants. Personswithdisabilitiesaregenerally disenchantedwithcurrentemployment 2. Des institutions post-secondaires de equityinitiatives. Outside certain major langue francaise pour nos jeunes gens. institutions, new employment opportunities have generally not been forthcoming. PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor

4 ei effective and competent service and their In 1986,11.1%of thetotalprovincial We agree with the government assessment training in cultural and racial sensitivity. population between the working ages of 15 that a significantfactor preventing in the service sectoris the Designated courses and a culturally sensitive to 64 reported some form of disability (about unionization instructor is the only way in which programs 691,590 people).Persons with disabilities failure of the Labour Relations to respond to for immigrants and refugees are going to areoutofwork twiceasoften,are the very real impediment to organizing faced succeed. We know what our problems concentrated in low-paying, part-time jobs, by workers.We agree that the right to organize must be equally accessible to all are, and we must take an active part in and have long periods of unemployment, the solution. compared with the rest of the population in workers, and in particular, women, minorities and other lower-paid workers in vulnerable Ontario. Many have theskillsto find It is a well-known fact that a person living in successful employment if given the sectors of the economy. We believe the reform of the Labour Relations Act will be a marginal state rather than being a fully opportunities.Despite this, they are often participating individual, directly contributes to measure of the government's commitment excluded from the labour force.There are a series of health and social problems.In alsothose who arediscouraged from to a social equity agenda for the people of order to prevent these problems, we request seeking employment. Barriers to Ontario. that Ontario government look carefully at the employment include: We also believe that a cheap labour strategy organizations receiving additional funding for settlement services and training programs. - stereotypesand misunderstanding about isnot an effective strategy for ensuring different types of disabilities andcapabilities economic prosperity for the province. The The ministries granting the money must set guidelines and objectives for the delivery of of persons with disabilities; onus should be placed uponthe business community to justify why it cannot compete, efficient and competentservices. - staffingpolicies which do not accurately if more women workers are unionized, since Competence and efficiencyinserving measure the potential to satisfyrequirements the weight of existing literature suggeststhat immigrants means having cross cultural of a given iob; unionization results in greater productivity and cultural specific training, language - excessivedelays in delivering essential job (Freeman and Meclaff).The government knowledge and sensitivity for cultural and accommodation; should stand firm on it's position that itis racial differences. not acceptable for employers in Ontarioto - inaccessibilityof the work site, including The agencies receiving money must be inadequate systems of transit for those who compete on the basis of cheap labour. willingtoenterintocontracts with the need it; Global competition and continental free trade fundingministries which will include - thelack of access to adequate training. will undermine existing labour standards appropriate accountability, measures to the unless the government takesimmediate founder. Accountabilitymustinclude The existence of many of thesebarriers has feedback from the people receiving the contributed to the steps to enable the mostvulnerable workers been a result of, and has services. historical social isolation faced by persons to organize, in order to protectand improve these basic with disabilities. their working conditions. Unless rights are effectively protected bylaw, it will Employability has historically beenlinked be impossible to develop theco-operative VIOLENCE relationsnecessaryfora with types and degrees ofdisabilities, and employment It's been a long and painful road. Turnsin A person productivelabourforceand astrong individual personal characteristics. the road have brought some success, such who is both economy. who has a double impairment or as the establishment of tenshelters in the disabledandfemale,Aboriginalor a region, and the increasein funding for is even Marion Boyd response member of a racial minority group, Sexual Assault Centre services.However, less likely to be employed, andis more likely to true success can only be measured bythe to earn a lower income. Imust say it's really pleasurable for us hear your strong defence of ourhuman experience of women and children who are the victims and the survivors.While the Marion Boyd response relations when we're hammered from the other side and it is very fine for all of us to stories of women and children who have managed to realize a future free from fear determination to make remember that this side of the workersis I think our have provided advocates with the strength to employment equity mandatory has given rise supported by the people of Ontario and itis important particularly to women to havethe continue, we realize that we are nowhere to a great deal of public awareness as well travel. as public consensus building around the changes that have been proposed. The near the end of the road we must issue. We know that 85% of those who will move toward a real examinationof what central bargaining could accomplish, areal Women andchildrencontinuetobe be available to go into the labour market brutalized. Our newspapers and television over the next 25 years are going to be those look atthe Employment Standards Act particularly as it affects workers like home continue to sensationalize stories of rape, in designated groups. At least half of those sexual harassment, and murder of women. will be women and probably a good deal workers. We know that they are an The pain pervades Northwestern Ontario. more. So, what we are looking at in terms of important first step toward better equity.We know that unless those kinds of protections our economic renewal goals is finding a way Locally, we are concerned over the ever to ensure that employment equity is a reality are there for workers someof the other social and economic changes that we want rising numbers of adolescent sexual abuse and that the planning process and the survivors who have turned to the streetsfor legislative process give rise to a plan that is to make are going to be that muchharder to achieve. safety; only to be revictimized as prostitutes, going to see results and is going to be escorts, and exotic dancers. The traditional monitorable as we go along so that we don't means of service has not metthe needs of I would like to assure fall back over time. these young women. The one support you that we all agree that this is a major system that did meet the needs ofthese priority for us, not only from the social justice IMMIGRANT AND VISIBLE individuals was "axed" in the cutbacks. point of view, but also from the economic MINORITY WOMEN point of view.It just makes good economic We challenge youtorespond tothe sense and we need to keep repeating that The Thunder Bay Immigrant and Visible recommendations from the 300 participants again and again to the community when they Women's Organization is an organization of ofthe Women Uniting forChange the time to put different start saying recession is not womenthatcomefrom20 conference. mandatory social justice programsinto countries. We belong to .different cultures place. and we are of different colours. We have 1) That the special issues of violence faced two things in common: we are immigrants by women 16-18 years of age, the group of and we are women. Canada is our home women who fallthrough the cracks of LABOUR now and we are concerned about the services, be addressed. services being offered for immigrant women 2) Thatan integralpartofschool Collective bargaining legislation is crucialfor and their families. curriculum; Grades JK through Senior level improvingthe economic situationsand highschoolinclude:genderequality, workingconditionsof women workers. The Ontario Government has been very alternatives to the misuse of violence as a Unions generally improve wages and at least generous in providing money to agencies controltool,andnon-violencedispute improve workingconditionsof women thatspecialize in givingservicesto resolution. workers.Unions tend to compress wage immigrants and refugees, but has failed to 3) That teachers make regular use of structure making it more equal. Unions follow up and verify the effectiveness and community resource groups to deal with provide a degree of due process in the work quality of the services being delivered. We specialized issues of conflict resolution. place that helps workers with verylittle urge you to investigate how this money is 4) That literature in schools be monitored to personal power. Trade unions help enforce being spent and how much ofitreally ensure that ethnic women, minority groups, human rights, employment standards, pay enhancesthelivesofnewlyarrived aboriginal people and women with and employment equity, and occupational immigrants and refugees. Please look disabilities are not presented in a negative health and safety legislation. Presently men closely at the qualifications of the service light. benefit more from unions than women as providersandtheirproficiencyinthe they are more likely to be unionized. languagesthatareneededtodeliver continued pg 14

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eviewed by Alice Sabourin Two weeks later... Lee Maracle brings humour to the truth and reinforces the strength of women to go Too tired to write, too tense to sleep and a beyond the disappointment and recognize When one is exposed to rugged truth there thousand trains of things to accomplish or so the beauty and comfort of what is truly can be an instant need to run from any it seems. My daughter cried today as her important.In this case, she clearly makes commonality and intellectually excusing the teeth itch and her tummy gets empty, her choices that reflect human nature: anger as being a sense of exploitation of dad couldn't be there so she endured a motherhood first,everything else comes

facts all being thrown together creating some meeting that had little to offer her. I felt somewhere after that. And then there is the distortion that is larger than life.It wasn't by numb, and too tired to get really mad at the part of the "other woman". Do I turn on him mistake that I read "Dear Daddy" first. The door being left open and someone else's or her or am I past that as well? Once you thoughts and reflections of a daughter to her dishes left for me to do.I wanted to numb begin a change you can go back but the estranged father,struggling through the itall out until I read "Whose political here awareness is so loud that it screams out at mystery of his absence and her mother's anyways?" you reminding you of the price of violence pain. How could I deny this truth when my and the warning of something that can't be own child hadn't met her father until months This is part of my story.Except that my stopped. "Whose political here anyways?" of her life had past? To embrace the sense boyfriend isn't in jail...yet.His friends don't goes beyond light humourous puns on of outrage would allow humanness room to grab at my breasts but I am continually being human relationships or it can be just that. feel the words spoken, to be open and propositioned by men in malls and of all But when a grandmother visits her at days recognize the characters for who they are. degrading things to try to do to a young end,tears came into my eyes. My mother with a child. Is it my large breasts or grandmother visits me in my dreams, she Thus, with that in mind,I went on to read are these men blinded by their male genitalia too laughs, smiles, just to acknowledge me, "Bertha".I have met Bertha before in another enough not to see my eyes?I have lived. the struggle and to bring strength to my place and time and given the understanding I have survived.I am past needing the bones. That is the politics of it, nobody else Lee Maracle has as she tells the story about "generosity" of a man only to be left wanting will see it or recognize it but grandmother this woman's life,I have a even deeper sense to wash one's souls to escape the shame of knows, she sees and listens and will always of love and acceptance for my aunties, the exchange. be there. grandmothers and elders. Grateful to know that many of these women have risen up In closing, the remaining "stories" go on to from the ground to reach the sun and reclaim tell the truth.I took my time to read each their roles as teachers and leaders. Bertha one, to contemplate the meaning and to hear is real.Her story is real. thewisdom. This wasanaffirming experience and has been important to me ;Kith that in mina, and my five month old because when one tells the truth,another is daughter sleeping contentedly beside me, I taught to do the same. am left quiet with respect for the gift of sobriety she will see in my eyes and for the Meegwetch. :eremonies she will be part of.

as a child,I watched my mother cry silent tears for Bertha as she lay in the street, as a Alice Riives-Sabourin is a young woman I turned my head to hide and traditional-contemporary today, as life has taught me to stand tall and Ojibway woman who enjoys greet the world without fear,I look beyond the loss and see the hope for all of my people, music and writing. sisters who are breathing life back from the past into the future, for me, for my daughter, for all of us.

CABINET FORUM continued The province must directly fund the cost of child care programs, and develop a fairer 5)That police be educated in the issue of r) the "abuse of power" within their own system system of determining parent contributions. and society. We call on the government to totally review 6) That you support advocacy strategies Deterioration of accessibility is also evident. child care funding, and within a new funding aimed at the Federal government to remove Despite newcentres being opened, system that accepts child care as a public Section 43 of the Criminal Code. expansion has not kept pace with the right, ensure that funding mechanisms are 7)That an aggressive charging policy for increased needs of familiesfor child care. provided to recognize northern realities. woman assault be applied consistently and without prejudice. The province must mandate equitable levels The development of a stable system of child 8) That the judicialsystem be more of child care service across the province. accessible to victims of abuse regarding care will never be achievedifchild care restraining orders and peace bonds. remains a discretionary service. As naturalresources are depleted, the Municipalities would react negatively to being economy of Northwestern Ontario is radically mandated to increase services. Across CHILD CARE changing. It is becoming the norm that both Northwestern Ontario municipal support for parents must work. We know that even more child careisinconsistent and uncertain. The most significant child care issuein women will join the paid labour force as the Consumers of child care are seldom found Northwestern Ontario is affordability. economy shifts from resource industries to in decision-making positions within municipal Many families cannot afford the present cost alternativework(suchastheservice government. The present Northwestern of child care.Each fee increase results in industry).Child care services are an important Ontario reality is that few municipalities are families withdrawing from regulated, licenced investment intherevitalizationofthe planning expansion of service in 1992, and programs. Child care centresinsmall economy in Northwestern Ontario. some are considering a decrease. communitiescannotsurvivewithonly subsidized parents and the few higher- Thoseofus wholiveandworkin Equity can best be achieved by the provincial income families that can afford high fees. We Northwestern Ontario have long recognized government assuming the responsibility fir find itunacceptablethatasignificant that the costs of providing services in the the financial administration for child care segment of the population is denied high north are greater than in the more populated services across Ontario. quality child care services because of cost. areas of southern Ontario.

PDFNorthern compression, Woman Page OCR, 14 web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor yes its true she has a room I have the blues she can't stand for long the sun got stuck too little of her life fits in there... behind the clouds so she's out and the rest is and about what the fuck early in the morning as the air turns sour walking with grey rays with her coffee and electronic garbage she likes to have her morning coffee toxic emissions with in the morning sun if she can no permissions and the sun doesn't shine into to be out and about her grey little basement room destroying every kind her image hurts your imagination of life she's trying to stay sane disturbing in ways the way things happen yes,I agree that you've never had to to sway the balance that to be free in an insane world of justice means more than that looks at her not making decisions... as a dirty derelict unfair even though she's how money changes revisions reveal an effort contributed something to everything to rearrange the meaning someone of being all her life uncomfortable and that always how we looks good she has a room play a part in the but then, what have looks got to do with but she lives her life scheme of things anything? out on the street when the rest of humanity unforgivable yes, it looks like allows her when we rebel another storm such and are condemned this talk of reform space to hell on earth just because we who to please, Arja Lane April 1992 don't fit the who to squeeze norm into conformity without making it look like a deformity? unending while making it look like something the way in which to do with democracy MOTHER OF we will resist making it fit into THE GRASS forever the pressures molds made by lovette Marchessault to conform conformists

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By Margaret Phillips readers say is the best book since the redefined." MISTS OF AVALON(MarionZimmer With warm, lazy summer days (hopefully) Bradley). "Ever wonder how our world I'm also looking forward to reading Jamaica fast approaching many readers will look would look to a woman warrior time-traveller Kincaid's newest book LUCY. Antigua- forwardtoleisurelyenjoyingthelatest from the prehistoric, prepatriarchal past?" born, Kincaid is author of the stunning A books. Summer is FICTION time, so I've READ AMAZON. SMALL PLACE as well as two previous concentrated on novels, short stories and novels ANNIE JOHN and AT THE BOTTOM mysteries,but also have added a few OF THE RIVER and many short stories. biographies. I've asked a number of women Readers need no introductionto Anne

to provide titles they'd recommend to other Cameron,but I want totellyou that Happy to find a new book by Dorothy readers and these recommendations are Cameron's latest novel KICK THE CAN is Bryant, author of the amazing KIN OF ATA, included;thenyou'llhearaboutold rivalling THE JOURNEY as my favourite of ELLA PRICE'S JOURNAL and others. This favouritesaswellasnew her many wonderful books. TALES OF THE new novel THE TEST is described as "comic books CAIRDS AND ESCAPE FROM BEULAH are and sad, agonizing and illuminating, also recent publications, along with several infuriating and hilarious, this ordinary day in *NOVELS* new children's books. We hear that Anne the lives of ordinary people becomes a test has no less than three new books in the of endurance, of reality, of love". Highlighting the season there is: works, and eagerly await their publication. ITSUKA by Joy Kogawa: Naomi Nakane, who we first met in OBASAN, is now an adultand becomes involved in the Tucked aside for summer reading is JAZZ Japanese-Canadian fight for redress. by Toni Morrison. Reviewer Marilyn Powell "Profoundlypolitical,exquisitelyintimate, says of JAZZ, "nothing and no oneis ITSUKA reverberates withlonging,with ordinary,and perceptionsshiftas she appalling betrayals, and finally with reinvents the world. Her message is carried tremendous hope." on the wind, pushes up from the ground, is located in a tree, hidden in a cave, or even AMAZON by Barbara G. Walker. Walker, in the closet of a house. The struggle for who is famous for her writing on women's freedom is on the frontier of the word, where spirituality(Women'sEncyclopediaof it can be madetoexpressradical Myths and Secrets, Women's Rituals. etc.) combinations, where what it means to be now has this exciting novel, which some human and black can be recreated and PDF compression, OCR, web optimization using a watermarked evaluation copy of CVISION PDFCompressor Northern Wonian Page'if READERS' RECOMMENDATIONS PROGRESS OF LOVE by Alice Munro ABRA THEME FOR DIVERSE INSTRUMENTS by Joan Barfoot. by Jane Rule THE BOOK OF EVE WHEN I'M AN OLD WOMAN ISHALL by Constance Beresford-Howe WEAR PURPLE BORDERLINE ed. by Sandra Mane by Janette Turner Hospital WOMEN, KIDS AND HUCKLEBERRY WINE BURGER'S DAUGHTER by Anne Cameron by Nadine Gordimer THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK *RECENT CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS* by Doris Lessing IN SEARCH OF APRIL RAINTREE FOOD AND SPIRITS by Beatrice Culleton by Beth Brant MEMORY BOARD BRIGHT'S CROSSING by Jane Rule by Anne Cameron PATIENCE AND SARAH TIDE LINES by Isabel Miller ed. by Lee Fleming THE RADIANT WAY DRYLAND TOURIST AND OTHER STORIES by Margaret Drabble *BIOGRAPHIES/MEMOIRS* SWANN: A MYSTERY by Dianne Maguire by Carol Shields SOJOURNER'S TRUTH by Lee Maracle Headingthelist in thiscategory is TAXI GERTRUDE AND ALICE by Diana Souhami. by Helen Potrebenko CATHERINE, CATHERINE by Ingrid MacDonald Although a pricey hardcover ($35),the WOMAN AT POINT ZERO pictures alone are worth the cost. 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H IS FOR HOMICIDE is now in you will want to read Mary Meigs' memoir IN THE ILLUMINATION OF ALICE MALLORY THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS. by Maureen Moore paperback. Ifyou haven't yet become acquainted with Kinsey Millhone - you may "Interwoven with Meigs' reflections on time, LOOKING FOR LIVINGSTONE: An Odessey aging, and the phenomenon of film, are her of Silence want to start back at A IS FOR ALIBI, B IS FOR portraits of each cast member on and off by Marlene -Nourbese Philip camera.The eight women are strangers HANNAH B. who first become company, then friends." by Veronica Ross My favourite mystery writers are L.R. Wright THE REPUBLIC OF LOVE and Sara Paretsky. Wright who lives in BC set her mysteries in the Sunshine Coast. Lawrencia (Laurie) Bembenek tells her own by Carol Shields story in WOMAN ON TRIAL.It will make FOX The most recent paperback publication A CHILL RAIN IN JANUARY is a stunning you weep. As I read Bembenek's story my by Margaret Sweatman admiration for this young woman's courage CHANGING HEAVEN novel; and her earlier SLEEP WHILE I SING and THE SUSPECT are also well worth grows, as does my outrage for the injustice by Jane Urquhart she has endured for the past ten years. This reading. is an important story to hear. *SHORT STORIES* You'llloveSaraParetsky'sfeistyV.I. WARSHAWSKI the best of the new breed of READER'S RECOMMENDATIONS female detectives." V.I. Warshawski I've just begun Sharon Butala's FEVER. After BY HEART: ELIZABETH SMART - A LIFE I am mysteries include BLOOD SHOT, BURN readingthefirstthreestories, by Rosemary Sullivan speechless.If the remaining thirteen stories MARKS, DEADLOCK, INDEMNITY ONLY amongst others. 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