resources

National Clearing House on Family Violence. Gender and Violence in the Mass Media. Free and available from Health Canada, Ottawa, On K1A 1B5; phone 900-267-1291.

NiCarthy, Ginny and Sue Davidson. You Can Be Free: An Easy to Read Handbook for Abused Women. Seattle: The Seal Press.

Price, Lisa S. Patterns of Violence in the Lives of Girls and Women: A Reading Guide. Vancouver: Women's Resource Centre, 1989.

Take Back Toronto: A Guide to Preventing Violence Against Women in Your Community. 1991. Available from the Safe City Committee, 20th floor, East Tower, City Hall, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2N2, 416-392-3135.

Vis a Vis: A National Newsletter of Family Violence. Published by the Canadian Council on Social Development, Ottawa.

Violence and Women's Education

Boyes, W. and S. Myers. A Guide for Educators--Domestic Violence: The Effect on Children. 2nd ed. Trenton N. J.: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, 1990.

Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women. Women's Education des femmes. "Learning and Violence: Women Speak Out", vol 9, no 4, (fall 1992) and "Violence Prevention" vol 10, no 1 (winter 92/93).

Canadian Teacher's Federation. A Cappella: A Report on the Realities, Concerns, Expectations and Barriers Experienced by Adolescent Women in Canada. 1990.

_______ Thumbs Down: A Classroom Response to Violence Towards Women. 1990.

Malette, Louise and Marie Chalouh, eds. The Montreal Massacre. Charlottetown, PEl: gynergy books.

McFarland, Joan and Aisla Thomson. Education for Women and Girls: Recommendations for Achieving Equality--Brief to the Liaison Committee of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada--CCLOW brief 89.1. Toronto: CCLOW, 1989.

Saskatchewan Teacher's Federation. Changing the Landscape:Focus on the School. Saskatoon: STF, 1993.

Literacy Programs

The first three works describe the research and the results from a CCLOW project on woman-positive literacy work. There is also material written by literacy students in the various programs that participated in the research project. To order, contact: CCLOW, 47 Main Street, Toronto, ON, M4E 2V6, phone 416-699-1909, fax 416-699-2145.