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Feminist Literacy Workers'
Network
At the Literacy 2000 Conference in New Westminster, BC, October
1990, a group of women asked the support of the Canadian Congress for Learning
Opportunities for Women (CCLOW) in forming a network for all women working in
the field of literacy, whether they be students, workers, researchers, or
volunteers. The main goals were to:
- create a feminist literacy workers' network
- organize a national conference on feminism and literacy
The Feminist Literacy Workers' Network was born. A conference
was held on May 15-17,1992, at the University of British Columbia. During the
discussions the objectives of FLWN were stated as:
- to be a national voice for women's literacy
- to coordinate with other groups to lobby for funding and
improved access for women
- to raise awareness of feminist issues
- to promote feminist analysis
- to build a strong FLWN national network
- to provide on-going personal and professional support for
FLWN members (including volunteers)
- to explore the possibility of forming a union
- to support women learners
- to promote feminist literacy research on topics such as:
women's ways of knowing, feminism across cultures and classes, violence against
women, language, and imagery.
If you would like to join FLWN, please send the following form
to CCLOW-
47 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario, M4E 2V6
416-699-1909
(phone) 416-699-2145 (fax)
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