Lisa Avedon "on tour" in Edmonton

ALBERTA REPORT
by Pat Leginsky

In the bright Alberta sunshine, the provincial CCLOW bubbles with activity, as we have recently hosted two special guests. On February 14, 1986, Lisa Avedon, past president of CCLOW, spoke to a group of 35 women about her involvement in Forum'85, the Non-Governmental Organizations meeting which accompanied the Nairobi conference ending the International Decade for Women. Lisa's slides helped to recapture the emotions and the activities of the time. Her presentation was well received and some new friendships were formed.

On April 4 and 5, 1986, Greta Nemiroff, author, feminist, educator, and five year veteran of the CCLOW Board, was our guest. She kept a hectic pace: doing a session with the University of Alberta's Vice President's committee on women's studies, a public forum and a workshop all in the span of two days. The public forum was entitled: " The Women's Movement: What's In It For Young Women?" She stressed the importance of making room for the young women as well as being aware of the issues that they are facing. It was good to hear from some young women attending the conference. Their comments reinforced her message. A three hour workshop, held on the Saturday, dealt with "Taking Charge" personally, interpersonally and professionally. The session was very well received and I continue to hear good things about Greta weeks later.

During all this flurry of activity, Susan Beach has been busy distributing copies of the report "In Search of Opportunity" to most women's groups and selected institutions throughout the province of Alberta. We want to spread the results of the study completed last year by the Edmonton Chapter with hopes that Women's groups will use it in some of their work. This task is now complete, thanks to Susan.

QUEBEC REPORT
by Greta Nemiroff

Miriam Bailey is the new CCLOW Director for Quebec. Born in Ireland, Miriam has lived in Canada since 1971. She has been: a teacher on both High School and College levels, a principal of a private Business School (Hong Kong), a consultant on vocational subjects, Co-ordinator of Measurement and Evaluation of a school board. She is a past president of the Canadian Business Teachers' Association. Currently she is Dean of Business Technologies, Dawson College, and a member of Conseil des Colleges de Quebec. A staunch feminist, Miriam is also a highly organized, charming and witty person. Currently she is the Chief Organizer for the forthcoming conference on Opportunities for Women in Montreal.