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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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