Dreams for Women – Millennium Scholars Edition

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Two weeks ago, I did a presentation about our Dreams for Women project for the Millennium Foundation’s Western Blowout meeting. The meeting brought together Millennium Scholars from across Western Canada.  The scholars who took part in my workshop made postcards and I’m posting them today. I would like to thank all the amazing people who I met and who participated in the Dreams for Women project.

I would also like to remind everyone to pick up their Dreams for Women 2009 calendar! Check it out here! Buy one for yourself, buy a bunch for your friends as gifts or buy copies to sell as a fundraiser for your non-profit organization!

Antigone Magazine is facilitating a Feminist Postcard art project! We want to know what your Dreams for Women are.What are your own dreams for yourself, your friends, your sisters, your daughters? Paint, draw, write, sketch or decoupage your dreams on a postcard and send it to the address below:

Antigone Magazine

C/O WILLA UBc

Box 61-6138 SUB Boulevard

Vancouver, BC, Canada

V6T 1Z1

OR

antigonemagazine(at)hotmail.com

With your postcard submission, we ask that you make a donation (if you can!) to Antigone Magazine for anywhere from $1 to $10. You can send your money along with your postcard or donate on our blog: http://www.antigonemagazine.wordpress.com/ .

But don’t worry… if you don’t have the money, just send along the postcard and tell people about this program.

What is Antigone Magazine? We’re a grassroots national magazine that works to encourage young women to get involved in politics in Canada. We work to empower young women to engage politically and civically and to actively take part in leadership roles.We are raising the money in order to help launch the Antigone Foundation, a national foundation that will encourage young women aged 10-30 to get politically and civically engaged. Help support Antigone as we help to make the dreams of young women come true!

December 6th Memorial at UBC

Join Access and Diversity at the following campus events.

T-SHIRT SILKSCREENING WORKSHOP

When: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, from 4:30 to 7:00 pm

Where: Place Vanier Residence, Shrum Lounge

Silkscreen a T-shirt, make a poster, and talk about issues related to violence against women. A limited supply of T-shirts will be provided, so you may want to bring your own.

SILENT WITNESS PROJECT

When: November 26, 2008

Where: Various locations across campus

Look for gatherings of 14 silhouettes around campus. They commemorate the 14 women who lost their lives at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal in 1989.

DECEMBER 6TH MEMORIAL SERVICE

When: November 27, 2008, at 11:00 am

Where: Outside the Frank Forward Building at 6350 Stores Road

Attend this memorial for the 14 women who lost their lives at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal, as well as the countless women who have been victims of gender-based violence. Show your support.

All events are free and everyone is welcome! For more information, email CJ Rowe, Diversity Advisor – Women, at cj.rowe@ubc.ca.

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Feminist Jobs With the Womyn’s Center

Check out the below job description and e-mail womyncentre@gmail.com for more info:

Hello Womyn’s Centre folks,

Attached are 3 job descriptions for the AMS Womyn’s Centre, please forward them to individuals or any groups who may be interested in applying.

Titles: Events Coordinator, Organizational Coordinator, Resource Coordinator,
Start Date: January 05, 2008
Terms: 16$/hr, 10 hours/week, four month contract.

* DEADLINE December 8th, 2008, midnight.
* Please send cover letter and resume electronically to: womyncentre@gmail.com with the title of the job you are applying for and your name in the subject heading.
* Affirmative action procedures are in place.
* Only those who will be interviewed will be contacted.

sincerely,
the hiring committee.

—
UBC Feminist Collective
SUB 245G/H (Box 103)
6138 SUB Boulevard
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z1

Dreams for Women- Shoreline Center Edition…

Last week, I received a lovely surprise in the mail. The Shoreline Center for Eating Disorder Treatment (Satori House) sent us another great package of postcards and a lovely letter! Last year, we received a package of beautiful postcards from them, which were made during one of their Art Therapy programs. The postcards that they sent were beautiful and poignant and one was even chosen for our calendar!

This week, we received another package from the Centre as well as a touching letter telling us how much the project has meant to them.  I have to say, reading the letter and reading the postcards that were sent along with it brought tears to my eyes!  I want to thank the Centre for using the Dreams for Women project and for sending us their postcards! It means a lot to us.  Thank you to all the women who contributed to our project.

 

I would also like to remind everyone to pick up their Dreams for Women 2009 calendar! Check it out here! Buy one for yourself, buy a bunch for your friends as gifts or buy copies to sell as a fundraiser for your non-profit organization!

Antigone Magazine is facilitating a Feminist Postcard art project! We want to know what your Dreams for Women are.What are your own dreams for yourself, your friends, your sisters, your daughters? Paint, draw, write, sketch or decoupage your dreams on a postcard and send it to the address below:

Antigone Magazine

C/O WILLA UBc

Box 61-6138 SUB Boulevard

Vancouver, BC, Canada

V6T 1Z1

OR

antigonemagazine(at)hotmail.com

With your postcard submission, we ask that you make a donation (if you can!) to Antigone Magazine for anywhere from $1 to $10. You can send your money along with your postcard or donate on our blog: http://www.antigonemagazine.wordpress.com/ .

But don’t worry… if you don’t have the money, just send along the postcard and tell people about this program.

What is Antigone Magazine? We’re a grassroots national magazine that works to encourage young women to get involved in politics in Canada. We work to empower young women to engage politically and civically and to actively take part in leadership roles.We are raising the money in order to help launch the Antigone Foundation, a national foundation that will encourage young women aged 10-30 to get politically and civically engaged. Help support Antigone as we help to make the dreams of young women come true!

The 2008 Women’s Economic Security Summit

AGENDA and SCHEDULE

9-10 “Poverty”: Elsie Dean WE*ACT ; Dia Montgomery UBC Law Students Legal Advice Clinic

10-11 “Prostitution and Human Trafficking”: Joyce Arthur FIRST; Cherry Smiley CASAC; Trisha Baptie

11-12 “Childcare”: Sharon Gregson (Candidate for Vancouver School Board); Stephanie Seaman BCGEU ; Sheelah Ziajka Single Parents on Campus

12-1 LUNCH

1-2 “Homelessness”: Leya Eguchi UBC Social Work; Helesia Luke Ethos Strategy Group; Debra McLean Elizabeth Fry Society

2-3 “Women’s Financial Life Skills”: Tracy Themes RBC Dominion Securities;  Lisa Ross Jewish Family Services; Alisha Mawji Sauder School of Business; Barbara Mowat WPO Vancouver

2:50 *Hedy Fry (Liberal Party of Canada) and Adriane Carr (Green Party of Canada)*

3-4 Roundtable Discussions

Map and Location

Our summit will be held at UBC in the Student Union Building (SUB) in the ballroom on the second floor. A map of the campus can be found below:

http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?show=y,n,n,n,n,y&bldg2Search=n&locat1=790

More details here.

Dreams for Women – Change of Day…

Am I crazy? How did I think I would be able to scan and post Dreams for Women postcards while formatting and editing the next issue of Antigone, dealing with the logistics of the Summit and writing a new draft of my thesis prospectus?

Sorry for getting your hopes up, but apparently pigs do not fly and I cannot be superwoman. Tune in next week for a new Dreams for Women on Sunday. And disregard the message I wrote before (which is below).

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Don’t worry! There WILL be a Dreams for Women this week… even though we’re busy preparing for the Summit. However, it won’t be out until Sunday! In fact, from now on Dreams for Women postcards will be posted on Sundays – only because I just don’t usually have time to get them up on Saturday after a long week. So, tune in tomorrow… because it’s going to be good!