"SOUTH AFRICA ON THE MOVE" South Africa on the Move is a timely new resource for educators and activists, distributed by Canadian University Students Overseas (CUSO). The kit is designed to encourage an understanding of, and support for, the liberation struggle in South Africa. It contains materials for direct use with specific constituencies (high school students, women's groups, trade unions, church groups), as well as background analyses and an educator's handbook. The kit is available for $10.00 from the CUSO ECSA Desk, 135 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 9K7, or through your local CUSO office. "AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT" Against Sexual Harassment is a handbook for students at post-secondary institutions, published by the British Columbia Public Interest research Group (BCPIRG). Also produced by BCPIRG is a Report on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault at Simon Fraser University (SFU) undertaken to determine the scope and degree of sexual harassment and assault experienced by female students at SFU. The project, which complements the work of the SFU Ad-hoc Committee on Sexual Harassment Policy at SFU, offers recommendations to the university administration, that are preventative and correctional in nature. The documents are available for $5.00 from BCPIRG, Simon Fraser University, TC 304, Burnaby, B.C., V5A 1S6, (604) 2914360. " BATTERED BUT NOT
BEATEN: The Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW) recently released a study entitled "Battered But Not Beaten: Preventing Wife Battering in Canada" which reviews progress in such areas as shelters for battered women, support for their children, and criminal justice initiatives. Written by Linda Macleod, author of the CACSW's 1980 study on the same subject, the book also presents proposals for preventative action. The study treats the range of violence which women are subjected to in their relationships with men. To receive a copy, contact the CACSW, 110 O'Connor Street, 9th Floor, Box 1541, Station "B" Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5R5, (613) 992-4975. |
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