Spring ll-2001 Newsletter Spring General Meeting: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 @ 4 p.m., 3036 SSC IN THIS ISSUE: News NEWS
During the reception following the talk, Tewkesbury officially opened the Queer Sports Collection. The collection includes discussions about gays and lesbians in sports, biographies of sports figures, homophobia in sports and fictional accounts of homosexuality in sporting contexts. Tewkesbury donated two copies of his own book, "Visions of Excellence," to the twenty-one title collection. The collection is catalogued and can be found in WebPAC by entering 'queer sports collection' in the keyword area. There is a diverse group behind this new initiative in Sexuality Studies including Helen Fielding (Women's Studies/Philosophy), Sheilah Cavanagh (Education), Francis Gingras (French), James Miller (Philosophy/English/Modern Languages and Literatures/Pride Library), Christine Roulston (French) and Clive Thomas (French). At present they are compiling a list of all the courses relevant to sexuality studies which are presently offered at Western. This list will then be posted at the Pride Library website in the fall. Anyone who is presently teaching a course which is relevant or who would like to do so is encouraged to get in touch with Helen Fielding. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND EVENTS Concerning Your Caucus a.Join us at the Women's Caucus Spring General
Meeting. b.Celebrate International Women's Day by joining
the Women's Caucus for a brown bag lunch presentation. c. The Women's Caucus Brown Bag Lunch series is being planned for next year. These talks are relaxed events designed to present information and research which may be of interest to women on campus or, indeed, in the community at large. The presentations are informal and aimed at a general audience. All are welcome. If you have ideas about presentations you would like to see, or if you would like to give a Brown Bag Lunch presentation yourself, contact Andrea Purvis. d. The Women's Caucus at Western needs YOU!
e. The Caucus is looking for proposals for improving
the safety of women on Campus For International Women's Day The theme for this year's International Women's Day is Diverse Voices for Positive Changes! The organizations which are supporting the festivities in London this year include the Women's Events Committee, Women Our Votes Count, The Circle, Brescia College, Public Education Rights Coalition (PERC), Changing Ways, CUPW, Family Service London, Women's Issues Network from University Student Council, Sisters of St. Joseph, London Battered Women's Advocacy Centre, Sexual Assault Centre London, and Women's Community House March 7, Wednesday March 8, Thursday March 8, Thursday March 8, Thursday March 9, Friday In Toronto On Campus
2.Come see "Equability", a play about equality and ability, written and directed by Rebecca Nayor. Performances are on March 7 in UCC 315 at 4 p.m. and in the Student Lounge in the Wemple Building, Kings College at 8 p.m. 3.FEMINIST SPIRITUALITY PROGRAM - June 2001 - Brescia College. Sponsored by "the Circle" at Brescia College, this program is creatively designed to deepen our experience of the sacred dimension of our lives through a variety of creative activities and interactive explorations. The program offers two options for participation: Option 1. - 30-days (June 1-June 30, 2001) and Option 2. - 10 - days (June 5-15, 2001). Special features in both options are a 4-day workshop with renowned artist, Meinrad Craighead and on-campus residential accommodation. For more information call: 519-432-8353 x.288,email or visit the website. In the Community at Large: Gerard Greenfield will be speaking about the impacts of free trade agreements, the WTO and ideas on resistance. Gerard Greenfield is a labour research activist who has been working with unions and grassroots workers' organizations in Asia. He has worked for the International Union of Food Workers (IUF) on workers' education and peasant-farmer organizing in Southeast Asia, and for the past five years has been based in Hong Kong. He is currently a visiting researcher with the CAW. Sponsored by the Oxford Coalition for Social Justice. For more information call Cathy Austin 539-1973 c.austin@sympatico.ca SPEAKERS ON FEMINISM AND WOMEN'S ISSUES (BROADLY CONSTRUED) On Campus Prof. Laura Janara, University of Western Ontario (Political Science) will present "Democracy's Family Values: Tocqueville on Anxiety, Fear and Desire in 19th Century America." Thursday, March 15, in NatSci 7 at 12:00 noon. Educational Development Office and Equity Services present a brown bag lunch seminar on "Race and Ethnicity: Honouring Otherness." Presenters include Francis Ping-hung Chan (Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology), Lesley Harman (Educational Development Office), Jennifer Schroeder and Mark Walma (Equity Services). Monday, March 12, in M143, Medical Sciences Building, at 12:00 noon. Prof. Elspeth Brown, , University of Toronto (History) presents "Rationalization, the Body, and Photography: Frank Gilbreth and Motion Study in WW I America." Thursday, March 29, in Nat Sci 7 at 12:00 noon. Prof. Margaret Kellow, History, UWO "Masters and Maids: Masculinity and Sexual Exploitation in the 18C Household." Friday, March 30, in 4317 SSC at 3:00 p.m. Dr. Carolyn McLeod, University of Western Ontario (Philosophy), will be speaking on "Integrity, Latency and Latent Integrity." Friday, March 30, in TC 340 at 2 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch Series Friday, March 9, noon-1, Helene Berman, Faculty of Health Sciences, will present "Everyday Violence in the Lives of Women and Children," UCC 369. Bring your lunch! During the week of April 2-6, noon-1, Jennifer Schroeder, Director of Equity Services on Campus will discuss services and issues on campus, location TBA. Bring your lunch! INTERESTING WEBPAGES FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY Canadian educational site aimed at young women. a history of International Women's Day Status of Women Canada Celebrate Women's History Month with Harvard
Educational Review for free access to essays that originally appeared
in a special symposium on the history of women in education. The
story of women in education is a story of oppression and resistance.
Through interviews, analysis, and research, these articles chronicle
the stories and struggles of women, including Native Americans,
Eritreans, African Americans, and white women, who have broken through
barriers and claimed an education for themselves, their sisters,
and their daughters. The authors also dig deep into the practice
of historical inquiry itself, and examine how the presence of women
as researchers, teachers, and learners makes a difference in recording
their history. CONTACT YOUR CAUCUS Alison Lee, Vice President, Essay Award and
Programs
NEW CAUCUS MEMBERS Anyone employed either part-time or full-time by the university or its affiliates is eligible for membership. The current membership includes staff, graduate students and faculty members representing most academic and non-academic departments. Membership fees are annual and the Caucus membership year begins in September each year. If you would like to join the Caucus or have let your Caucus membership lapse, here are the fees for membership: Graduate student $5.00 The membership fees are used to support Caucus programmes and special initiatives, such as student awards and Caucus events. If you have questions or would like to join, please contact Janice Wallace. This Newsletter If you have comments or concerns regarding the format or the content of the Women's Caucus Newsletter, please feel free to contact me, Letitia Meynell. Thanks to Jenifer Meynell for his assistance with the newsletter. Newsletter html file created and posted on the web by Sylvia Burrow with the help of website manager Samantha Brennan. |