RESOURCES

CALLS FOR SUBMISSION


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National Consultation on
Vocational Counseling

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Proposals for the consultation will be considered from any individual or organization around the issues of vocational counseling and employment programs, including program development, counselor education, client-based services, among others. The consultation is sponsored by the Counseling Foundation of Canada, Employment and Immigration Canada and the Career Centre, University of Toronto, and will be held in Ottawa January 23-25,1990. Deadline for submissions is August 14,.1989.

Contact Lou Hawkes,
National Consultation on Vocational
Counseling, Career Centre,
University of Toronto, 214
College Street,
Toronto, Ontario, M5T 229
(416) . 978-8089.

GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS

CN Scholarships for Women

CN offers 68 scholarships for women across Canada, worth $600 each, for the 1989 fall semester. Any woman seeking a career in a non- traditional field who has been accepted for the fall term at a specified educational institution, may qualify. Inquire at the registrar of your institution or contact a CN office in your area.

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The Marta Danylewycz
Memorial Fund

The fund is administered by CRIA Wand was created to promote work in women's history from a feminist perspective. The award is one grant of $2000. Masters or Doctoral students in later stages of their thesis are eligible and there are no citizenship requirements as long as the applicant is attached to a Canadian institution for the duration of the grant, or the research has application in the Canadian environment. Application can be made in French or English and should include: a;" short abstract, a statement on the project's relation to the continuation of women's history from a . feminist perspective and a letter certifying enrolment in a Masters of Doctoral program.

Applicants should sent 4 copies of their
C.v. and 4 copies of their application by August 31,
1989 to CRIAW, 151 Slater Street "
Suite 408, Ottawa, Ont. KIP 5H3.

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CRIA W Research Grants

CRIAW offers annually 12 grants of $2500 for projects that promote the advancement of women. The work can be complete in itself or part of an ongoing project. It must contribute to feminist research, be non-sexist in methodology and language, and must meet the standards of the discipline in which the project is submitted. The grants will not fund research that is a requirement for an educational degree. Application forms are available from the CRIAW office and 4 copies, along with four copies of applicant's c. v. should be returned by August 31. See address above.

FILM/VIDEO

Black Mother Black
Daughter

National Film Board of Canada

A new NFB film co-directed by Sylvia Hamilton and Claire Prieto.
Contact the NFB office in your area.

Development Education
Centre

394 Euclid Avenue
Toronto, Onto M6G 259

Development Education Centre has released three new videos on women: The Struggle for Choice, a five part series on pro-choice groups in Canada (30 min. each, $30/$50 rental, $325 purchase one part or $1195 for the series); Just Because of Who We Are, a documentary on violence against lesbians (28 min., $30/$50 rental, $395 purchase); and The Passion of Remembrance a look at the Black experience in Britain (80 min. $75/ $110 rental).

BOOKS & PUBLICATION


Voices: New Writers for
New Readers



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