Happy International Women's Week!

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S WEEK!

*CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS*

Volunteers are needed to sell Vagina Monologues tickets at the following times, so please let me know if you are able to help out at all. There’s a vag pop in it for you!!

Sell Tickets in Loyola:

Thursday: 2:30-4:00

Friday: Anytime between 1:00 and 6:30

Sell Tickets at International Women’s Day Event at the Olympic Centre (March 8^th), in the evening.

Sell Tickets at Mardi Gras at the Gorsebrook (March 8^th), in the evening.

Work the door on Friday or Saturday night at the show ( 6:30pm )

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

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*please distribute widely*

OVER 200 EXPECTED AT HALIFAX 'S INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY EVENT MARCH 8TH

For the first time in years, women and their supporters will be marching
through Halifax to recognize International Women's Day. Led by the zany
Radical Cheerleaders, over 200 are expected to turn out to protest the
closure of regional Status of Women offices. The group will be marching
from the Olympic Gardens on Cunard St to the Federal Status of Women
office on Quinpool Rd , which is slated to be closed on April 1st.

In addition to the closure of 12 of 16 regional offices, $5 million
slashed from their budget, and the elimination of funding for research
and advocacy groups, the Federal Government has removed "equality" and
"the political and legal participation of women" from Status of Women's
mandate.

In response, the public is invited to attend this year's International
Women's Day event, which will take place on Thursday, March 8th at the
Olympic Gardens. The evening starts at 6:30pm with a mock trial of
Stephen Harper, where local "Hali-famous" will hold the Prime Minister
accountable for cuts to women's and social programs. At 7pm the group
will begin the march, and at 8pm the evening continues with a speech by
South Africa 's Zubeda Dangor, and entertainment by local female talent.

"Harper's cuts constitute a war on women", says Kristel vom Scheidt,
member of Feminists for Just and Equitable Public Policy. "The
Conservatives are sending a clear message to the women of Canada that
they do not need our votes in the next Federal election."

This year's International Women's Day event will be a mix of dissent and
celebration, combining theatre, protest and entertainment. Admission to
the event is free, with donations going to Supportive Housing for Young
Mothers (SHYM).

For more information, contact Fiona Talbot-Strong at (902) 422-2933 or
981-6057.

On Thursday, March 8 at noon, come to the 4th floor of the Sobey building to mark International Women’s Day by learning about Women in South Africa . We are particularly fortunate in Nova Scotia and at Saint Mary’s University to welcome Dr. Zubeda Dangor, Executive Director of Nisaa Institute for Women's Development. She is also a Clinical Psychologist and teaches part time in Community Psychology at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa .

Come at 12:00 during your lunch hour or stay for more discussion until 1:30. The talk and discussion will take place in the Sobey Building on the Saint Mary's campus in the fourth floor lounge. The public is invited.

Dr. Zubeda will be speaking about Women issues in South Africa from her perspective as head of a Women's Group in the Johannesburg area, including Soweto . The group deals with issues of violence prevention, HIV/AIDS as well as women's empowerment and human rights

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Sponsors include Oxfam, Saint Mary's University's Visiting Speakers Committee, Saint Mary’s Women's Centre, Voice of Women and CRIAW - NS.

For more information, contact Dr. Linda Christiansen-Ruffman at 420-5886 or Lindia Smith, Secretary, Sociology and Criminology

***For Immediate Release***

Contact: Holly Taylor

(902)496.8722

Halifeminist@Yahoo.ca

Saint Mary’s University

V-DAY SMU IS COMING!

V-Day SMU 2007

A Production of Eve Ensler’s

The Vagina Monologues

As Part of the V-Day College Campaign

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THREE PERFORMANCES ONLY!

at the McNally Theatre Auditorium on Friday, March 9^th and Saturday, March 10^th. At the Khyber Centre for the Arts on March 11^th, 2007.

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Who: The Women’s Centre at Saint Mary’s University

What: V-Day SMU 2007, a benefit production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, raising funds for Bryony House

Where: McNally Theatre Auditorium and the Khyber Centre for the Arts

When: March 9^th, 10^th and 11^th, 2007

Admission: $7.00 for students, un/derwaged, $10.00 for fairly waged

Contact: Holly Taylor, 496.8722

Goal: To raise awareness, and stop violence against women and girls, to celebrate women’s sexuality and raise funds for our beneficiary – Bryony House

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What is V-Day? V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright/Founder Eve Ensler’s award-winning play The Vagina Monologues. In 2006, more than 2700 V-Day events in 1150 communities and colleges took place in the U.S. and around the world. To date, V-Day has raised over $35 million and educated millions about the issue of violence against women and the efforts to end it, crafted international educational, media and PSA campaigns, launched the Karama program in the Middle East, funded over 5000 community-based anti-violence programs, reopened shelters, and funded safe houses in Kenya, South Dakota, Egypt and Iraq. The proceeds from these events are donated directly to local organizations in the community that are working to stop this violence.

The 'V' in V-Day stands for Victory, Valentine and Vagina.

What is the College Campaign? The V-Day College Campaign strives to empower women to find their collective voices and demand an end to the epidemic levels of violence and abuse on their campuses, in their communities and around the world. Through benefit productions of The Vagina Monologues that take place between Valentine’s Day (February 14) and International Women’s Day

For the next 5 weeks, the Women’s Centre will be having FREE capoeira workshops on Fridays at 1pm-2:30pm in the group fitness room at the Tower.

Beginners are welcome- Come see what it’s all about!

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SMU WOMEN'S CENTRE PRESENTS

FEMINIST FILM FRIDAYS

FILM SCREENING MARCH 9, 2007

LOYOLA 274 3:30 PM

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
As the world watched in horror, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Like many who watched the unfolding drama on television news, director Spike Lee was shocked not only by the scale of the disaster, but by the slow, inept and disorganized response of the emergency and recovery effort. Lee was moved to document this modern American tragedy, a morality play witnessed by people all around the world. The result is WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS. The film is structured in four acts, each dealing with a different aspect of the events that preceded and followed Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans.

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Please forward far and wide!
Hey vulva lovers!
This is a reminder that submissions are being accepted for the RADICAL
VULVAS!!
Whoa! Hold on you may say, you may be asking, what are the Radical Vulvas?
Well! This is an evolved “write your own” version of the Vagina Monologues
that invites ALL PEOPLE to speak their mind (in any form)!!! So really, it
is whatever YOU the community makes of it! All forms of expression will be
accepted, monologues, dialogues, poems, songs, dances, paintings, photos,
live performance, zines etc…. whatever! All people are encouraged to write
about anything they feel is relevant to the “vulva theme”. The event is
hosted by V-Day Dalhousie and takes place on the 16th of March at the Bus
Stop Theatre 2203 Gottingen, Halifax at 8pm.

If you have an idea but are not sure how to get started, please! Contact us!
We have ongoing writing workshops as well as performance workshops & help!
We want you to express yourself!

To perform at the Radical Vulvas you must send a proposal to
vdaydalhousie@yahoo.ca by International Women’s Day. Either a copy of the
text or a short 100- 250-word paragraph will be accepted. You do not have to
submit a final product, only a brief outline to give us an idea of where
you’re going with your piece. Please include your contact info and any
equipment you require.

For further info about the Radical Vulvas please refer to the press release
attached.
Any questions please contact Jean Steinberg at
vdaydalhousie@yahoo.ca

Thanks & Vagina Love,
Jean

Jean Steinberg
Producer
V-day Dalhousie
vdaydalhousie@yahoo.ca

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Forwarded from HCAP:

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Women's groups in New Brunswick have produced this postcard which is making its way across Canada as an exciting tool for action. Download, print, distribute, and mail as many as you can: http://www.statusreport.ca/files/POSTCARD%20final%20ENG%20Feb%208.pdf

Michelle

Women's Network PEI
PO Box 233
Charlottetown, PE
C1A 7K4

Phone (902) 368-5040
Fax (902) 368-5039
Web www.wnpei.org

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2.

"If Women Counted" Film Screening and Discussion Saturday, March 10 2:00-5:00 PM Keshen Goodman Library, 330 Lacewood Drive, Halifax NS Free public event. Women don't miss this!

A special event in celebration of International Women's Day. Come to watch the powerful documentary "Who's Counting: Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics". About this film, David Suzuki said, "I give the film and Ms. Waring every superlative - riveting, revealing, inspiring, etc.It penetrates to the heart of the global, ecological, and social crisis that afflicts the world. required viewing for all who know we are on a destructive path and want to get off." After the film, engage in a discussion about women's role, especially mothers' role, in society and the importance of women in government. If women counted, how would our world be different and better? Organized by the Nova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace and the Atlantic Advisory Committee on Maternity and Parental Benefits-Nova Scotia. For more information, please email Tamara Lorincz at tlorincz@ns.sympatico.ca or call 902-443-2423.

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Women's Network http://www.womennet.ca/directory.php?browse&6

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4.

Feminist Activism in Conservative Times

Invitation and Registration Form

What: A one-day conference on feminist social activism.

Where: Conference Rooms, Keating Millennium Centre Antigonish, NS)

When: March 10, 2007, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Are you engaged in social activism, or interested in doing so? Are you concerned about the unequal distribution of wealth and power in Canada and the world? Do you feel passionately about the need to address racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, militarism and environmental degradation through organized action?

Feminist Activism in Conservative Times is a one-day conference held around International Women's Day that will engage feminist activists in a discussion about

these and other key issues. Participants will be invited to enter into a dialogue about past and present experiences

in feminist social activism, highlighting challenges as well as changing opportunities.

The main objectives of the conference will be:

1. To highlight and explore feminist activism in conservative times, from a number of entry points and perspectives.

2. To engage in a collective learning process about feminist social activism from an historical and global perspective.

3. To explore the direction of Canadian feminism and to consider the role of the state in assisting/posing challenges to feminist activism.

4. To identify new ways of working together across differences, valuing our separate identities while mapping our common goals.

5. To promote further engagement in feminist social activism.

You are cordially invited to participate in the upcoming conference, Feminist Activism in Conservative Times. Please review the agenda and, if interested in participating, please contact the Antigonish Women's Resource Centre no later than March 2, 2007. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the AWRC at 863-6221 (email: antig.women@ns.sympatico.ca).

We look forward to your participation!

Sincerely,

Conference Organizing Committee

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    Subject: Women Writers Online for Women's History Month

In celebration of Women's History Month, the
Women Writers Online

collection will be freely accessible during the month of March 2007

at http://www.wwp.brown.edu. WWO contains a fascinatingly varied

range of early women's writing: obscure religious prophecy,

midwifery, political satire, long melodramatic novels and
lyric

poetry, witty social commentary and philosophical reflection, dramas

both farcical and tragic, and travel narratives from places as

far-flung as Burma and Texas.

Women Writers Online is a full-text collection of early modern

women's writing in English, encoded in TEI/XML and published using

the Philologic search engine developed at the University of Chicago.

The collection is developed by the Women Writers Project at Brown

University, founded in 1988 by faculty in an effort to increase the

visibility and availability of women's writing for teaching and

research. The project's research focuses on the challenges of using

detailed TEI markup to represent early printed books, and on issues

of digital scholarly
communication.

In 2007-2008, the WWP is conducting an NEH-sponsored series of

seminars on scholarly text encoding with TEI. For more information on

this series, please see

http://www.wwp.brown.edu/encoding/seminars/index.html

Your feedback and thoughts are welcome! Enjoy the collection.

Best wishes, Julia

Julia Flanders

Director, Women Writers Project

Brown University

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