This file contains documents related to the CCLOW board, including correspondence, a copy of Bill C-67, a grant application form, meeting minutes, and a press release from the Minister of Employment and Immigration.
This file contains CCLOW correspondence regarding meetings, conferences, and special projects. The file also contains notes, and a letter addressed to Bud Cullen, Minister of Employment and Immigration concerning Bill C-14. The file also contains Cullen's response letter.
Women's Action Coalition (WAC) is an open alliance of women committed to direct action on issues affecting the rights of women. The organization wanted to be a witness of the economic, cultural and political systems that limited and endangered women's lives. WAC insisted on economic parity and representation for all women. The organization fought against homophobia, racism, religious prejudice and violence against women. It insisted on every woman's right to quality health care, child care, and reproductive freedom.
This fonds consists of records related to Elizabeth Shepherd's involvement in organizations and groups who advocated for the prevention of violence against women. It contains records related to her activities as part of Women's Action Coalition, in particular, her actions with other groups to obtain justice for Gabriela Montans and her children. She was involved with METRAC and the records illustrate the interest she had in legal actions for women. The fonds contains records related to her political engagement against APEC (Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation), her commitment to the UNIFEM's International Campaign in 1993, the "Women Building Peace: From Village Council to the Negotiating Table" campaign in 1999, and her participation in the Voice of Women's Conference "Moving Forward: Women, Peace and Human Rights" held in 1992. It also contains her collection of articles, pamphlets and newspaper clippings on women's issues, mostly about legal actions and events in Canada, and violence against women. -- Ce fonds comprend des documents relatifs à l'implication d'Elizabeth Shepherd dans des organisations et des groupes qui ont lutté contre la violence faite aux femmes. Il contient des documents relatifs à ses activités au sein de la Women's Action Coalition, en particulier ses actions avec d'autres groupes pour obtenir justice pour Gabriela Montans et ses enfants. Elle était impliquée dans le METRAC et les documents illustrent l'intérêt qu'elle portait aux actions juridiques en faveur des femmes. Le fonds contient des documents relatifs à son engagement politique contre l'APEC (Coopération économique Asie-Pacifique), à son engagement dans la campagne internationale d'UNIFEM en 1993, à la campagne "Women Building Peace : Du conseil de village à la table de négociation" en 1999, et sa participation à la conférence de la Voix des femmes "Moving Forward : Les femmes, la paix et les droits de l'homme" qui s'est tenue en 1992. Il contient également sa collection d'articles, de brochures et de coupures de presse sur les questions relatives aux femmes, principalement sur les actions en justice qui se sont tenues au Canada concernant la lutte contre la violence faite aux femmes.
This fonds consists of records produced and received by Greta Hofmann Nemiroff in her capacity as an educator, feminist, and writer in the various positions she held, as well as committees and projects in which she was involved. It contains mostly textual records, including both professional and personal correspondence, project reports, conference, workshop notes and programs, news clippings, resource materials, as well as copies of her written works. This fonds offers an insight into her involvement in women’s liberation movement in the 1980s and 1990s, generally in the research fields of feminist education theory and practice, gender-fair education and the development of workable pedagogy of diversity. Included are administrative records from her position at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Sir George Williams University [Concordia University], the New School at Dawson College and as the joint chair in Women’s Studies program at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. Additionally, records produced during the various projects, grants, and committees, including as project manager of the CCLOW, president-elect at CWSA and president of SIGI. -- Ce fonds est constitué de documents produits et reçus par Greta Hofmann Nemiroff en sa qualité d'éducatrice, de féministe et d'écrivaine dans le cadre de divers postes, comités et projets auxquels elle a participé. Il contient principalement des documents textuels, dont de la correspondance professionnelle et personnelle, des rapports de projets, des notes et des programmes de conférences et d'ateliers, des coupures de presse, des documents de référence et des copies de ses œuvres écrites. Le fonds donne un aperçu de son engagement dans le mouvement de libération des femmes dans les années 1980 et 1990, généralement dans les domaines de recherche de la théorie et de la pratique de l'éducation féministe, de l'éducation sur le genre et du développement d'une pédagogie viable de la diversité. On y trouve également les dossiers administratifs des postes qu'elle a occupés à l'Institut Simone de Beauvoir, à l'Université Sir George Williams [Université Concordia], à la New School du Collège Dawson, ainsi que des documents liés à son poste de coprésidente du Programme d'études des femmes à l'Université d'Ottawa et à l'Université Carleton. Enfin, elle a produit des documents pour divers projets, subventions et comités, notamment en tant que gestionnaire du projet CCLOW, présidente élue de l'ACSF et présidente du SIGI.
This file consists of records related to the Coalition of British Columbia Rape Centre. It contains coalition of rape crisis centres yearly evaluation, coalition meeting minutes, notes, agenda and centres’ reports.
