IMAGEAFTER THE CONFERENCE

Something very special and unique had happened during the Vancouver conference. Following the conference, we wanted to capture some of energy and the magic that was there. We did this by sending out a questionnaire. 38% of you responded.

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What were your return thoughts, impressions, feelings on the Vancouver conference?

"I was deeply with the most successful experience of feminist praxis I have ever experienced"

" A real eye-opener for me - I want more"

"My only concern was, "Am I really a feminist?" To me feminism means wanting better things for women .. so I guess I am."

"Beaucoup d'énergie, d'émotion, d'idées mettant en lumière la réalité des femmes dans le milieu de l'alphabétisation"

"My impressions are the conference used literacy dollars to promote feminist views"

"What a diverse, fascinating group we are"

" I felt energized and refreshed and very pleased we had pulled off a women's event that wasn't a mock men's event with flexibility and creativity"

"I enjoyed the opportunity to hear so many different stories"

" I felt amazed that so many literacy workers were identifying themselves as feminists and raising feminist concerns in relation to their work"

" Certainly interesting to meet so many different types of women from across Canada"

"Disappointing - coming from a small community, I found the conference pertained toward the larger cities"

"Extremely positive"

"I was very impressed by the organization, the warmth and the energy"

"There is so much to learn from each other"

"I have been trying to define the word 'feminist' ever since"

For the great majority of women who responded to the survey the comments were positive. A few flat notes were sounded, for example, on the fear of what feminism represented, and the money spent on giving ourselves a chance to talk among feminists. Some participants felt marginalized in relation to the other women who were present at the conference.

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