Resources

Publications

A PARTICIPANTS SOURCE BOOK will be available in late September from the Native Women's Association health program. The book will focus on experiences, problems and needs of native women in the areas of alcohol and drug abuse, and will include recommendations to the future National Native Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program of Health and Welfare Canada. Contact Native Women's Association, 255 Argyle St., Ottawa, K2P 1B8.

CANADIAN ADULT LITERACY RESOURCES KIT by Audrey Thomas, 1979 is available from Percy Barett, Division of Adult Education, Box 2017 E St. John's Nf1d, AlC 5R9

ON THE LINE! Songs for Social Change by Arlene Mantle, illustrated by Rick Fielding, $3.00, $10 with tape, On Line Publishing. Discounts for large orders. This work is a collection of 19 songs written by Arlene Mantle with the help of trade unionists, collective song writing sessions and concerned working people. Songs address such topics as Central American Solidarity, women in the workplace, union activism and feminist issues. Order c/o Jayne Walker, 18 The Lindens, 100 Bain Ave., Toronto, M4K IE8.

LITERACY VOLUNTEER'S HANDBOOK, Ottawa, People, Words and Change, 1980. A guide on how to teach literacy. Order from 124 O'Connor Street, 5th Floor, Ottawa, K1P 5M9.

READING DEVELOPMENT: A RESOURCE BOOK FOR ADULT EDUCATION by David Harrison, Barbara Little, Graham Mallet. This resource is one of a series of curriculum publications of the Continuing Education Division, for use in adult basic education programs in British Colombia. It is an instructor's handbook, providing practical resources for planning and teaching reading development courses, units or lessons. $2.00, Publication Services Branch, Ministry of Education, 878 View field Rd., Victoria, B.C., V9A 4Vl.

A BACKGROUND STUDY ON EXTENDING CONTRACT GUIDELINES FOR THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF TORONTO by Janice Dembo, Sonja Greckol, Ceta Ramkhalawansingh, Mary Bruce. "Contract Compliance" refers to a system whereby recipients of contract and other monies from the City establish their commitments to equal opportunity. The study is presented in two parts. The first outlines how employment discrimination operates to maintain a position of disadvantages in the labour market for women, minorities, and people with disabilities. Part two discusses the framework for contract compliance as a corporate City policy. Three different models for implementation are discussed. Order from Equal Opportunities Division, Management Services Department, City of Toronto.

WORKING WITH TEACHERS AGAINST RACISM BY Barbara Thomas, 1983, $4 from CCCC 1991 Duffer in St., Toronto, M6E 3P9. A practical guide to uncovering and acting against racism in the school. The book examines personal and institutional obstacles to changing attitudes; the skills and understanding required to fight racism; principles of anti-racist education; program ideas for teachers.