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Quetico Centre - Pat Kincaid - "The Importance of Understanding: Kids Can't Learn while Dealing with Family Violence"
CA ON0034 10-052-I9 · Item · September 27-28, 1990
Part of Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council (NOWDC) fonds
This is an audiovisual recording of a presentation by Dr. Pat Kincaid at the "Family Violence Conference on Issues and Education" held September 27th and 28, 1990. This conference brought together educators and advocates at Quetico Park, Atikokan, Ontario. It was hosted by NOWDC and the Atikokan School Board, and was facilitated by NOWDC. It also brought together shelter workers and school personnel from that district. Dr. Kincaid's presentation, entitled "The Importance of Understanding: Kids Can't Learn while Dealing with Family Violence," that focused on the effects of family violence on kids education and interaction in the school environment. Dr. Kincade uses personal examples from her time as an educator to illustrate the need for more intervention in schools to help students affected by family violence.
Quetico Centre - Alison Kerr - "Pornography and Family Violence"
CA ON0034 10-052-I8 · Item · September 27-28, 1990
Part of Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council (NOWDC) fonds
This is an audiovisual recording of a presentation by Alison Kerr at the "Family Violence Conference on Issues and Education" held September 27th and 28, 1990. This conference brought together educators and advocates at Quetico Park, Atikokan, Ontario. It was hosted by NOWDC and the Atikokan School Board, and was facilitated by NOWDC. It brought together shelter workers and school personnel from that district. Alison's presentation, entitled "Pornography and Family Violence," focused on how we are teaching children, boys specifically, about violence and pornography. She speaks of statistics and the language that is used to speak to young boys on the subject of violence in the home, whether sexual or physical.
Quetico Centre - Malcolm Powel - "Family Violence: A Community Education Issue"
CA ON0034 10-052-I7 · Item · September 27-28, 1990
Part of Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council (NOWDC) fonds
This is an audiovisual recording of a presentation by Malcolm Powel at the "Family Violence Conference on Issues and Education" held September 27th and 28, 1990. This conference brought together educators and advocates at Quetico Park, Atikokan, Ontario. It was hosted by NOWDC and the Atikokan School Board, and was facilitated by NOWDC. It brought together shelter workers and school personnel from that district. Malcolm's presentation, entitled "Family Violence: A Community Education Issue," focused on family violence and its relation to schools.
Women Uniting for Change Conference - Plenary
CA ON0034 10-052-I6 · Item · 1991
Part of Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council (NOWDC) fonds
This is an audiovisual recording of the plenary presentation delivered at the Women Uniting for Change Conference. The goal of the plenary was to discuss what to do with recommendations and comments that came out of the workshops such as women and disability, aging, etc. The Workshop leaders announced motions that were subsequently voted on by all participants of the conference.
Women Uniting for Change Conference - Maude Barlow
CA ON0034 10-052-I5 · Item · 1991
Part of Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council (NOWDC) fonds
This is an audiovisual recording of a presentation by Maude Barlow delivered at the Women Uniting for Change Conference. Her speech is primarily focused on the current status of women's rights in Canada from what has been done and what till needs to be accomplished. [Note: due to the location of the camera, speaker's voice is muffled and difficult to hear at times.]
Women Uniting for Change Conference - Glenda Simms
CA ON0034 10-052-I4 · Item · 1991
Part of Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council (NOWDC) fonds
This is an audiovisual recording of a the keynote presentation by Dr. Glenda Simms delivered at the Women Uniting for Change Conference. Dr. Simms was an advocate for indigenous peoples, women, and especially minority and immigrant women. Her keynote speech was a call to arms for women to vote, participate, and continue the fight for equity, reproductive rights and new technologies, especially in regards to minorities, and finally about violence against women.
Connections Conference - Pat Kincaid & Plenary - "The Role Educators Can Play"
CA ON0034 10-052-I3 · Item · May 1989
Part of Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council (NOWDC) fonds
CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of child abuse and suicide. This is an audiovisual recording of the plenary presentation "Are we Doing Enough? The Role Educators Can Play," delivered by Dr. Pat Kincaid from the Ministry of Education at the Connections Conference, hosted by NOWDC. The Connections Conference took place in Thunder Bay, the first conference bringing together shelter workers and educational experts. Kincaid, as a teacher of 20 years, speaks of her experience as an educator and becoming a frontline resources for students going through difficult situations in the home.
Connections Conference - Sheila Cameron - "The Effects of Wife Assault on Children"
CA ON0034 10-052-I2 · Item · May 1989
Part of Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council (NOWDC) fonds
This is an audiovisual recording of a presentation "The Effects of Wife Assault on Children," delivered by Sheila Cameron at the Connections Conference, hosted by NOWDC. The Connections Conference took place in Thunder Bay, the first conference bringing together shelter workers and educational experts. Using a Toronto Wife Assault case (Inglewood) as a jumping point, Cameron discusses the impact of intimate partner violence on children including how it is perceived, the cycle of violence, and the statistics. Her department created a study of children who experienced violence in the home and their responses to that violence.
Linda McQuaig - "Deficit Hysteria & the Assault of Equality in Canada"
CA ON0034 10-052-I18 · Item · November 14, 1996
Part of Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council (NOWDC) fonds
This is an audiovisual recording of a presentation put on by Women's Place Kenora on economic inequality, especially in northern Ontario areas such as Kenora. Charlotte Holm makes introductions and presents journalist Linda McQuaig, who wrote about equality and the economy. McQuaig speaks on the inequalities of wealth as well as the taboo that developed when bringing up subjects of inequality. McQuaig talks about the deficit, the alternative budget, and what can be done to improve the issues with higher poverty rates. The speech is followed by a question and answer period.