Taking Control
The Arusha Centre 233-10 Street N.W. Calgary, Alta. T2N 1V5 (403) 270-3200

This 22 minute video features immigrant women in situations they find difficult and, with accompanying guidebook, facilitates discussion on how to deal with bureaucracy, employment, prejudice, discrimination, etc. $55/copy for non-profit organizations + $10 shipping.

FILM / VIDÉO

Skip to the Beat
Magic Lantern Communication Ltd. #38,775 Pacific Road Oakville (Ontario) L6L 6M4 1-800-263-1717 Télécopieur: (416) 827-1154

Ce film éducatif (un cahier pédagogique est disponible) d'une durée de 16 minutes traite de la forme physique en déclin des filles âgées de 11 à 17 ans et de leur manque de participation aux activités sportives. Il s'agit d'un outil pédagogique très utile aux organisations et spécialistes qui s'occupent du développement physique, social et émotionnel des adolescentes.

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Ma douce moitié
Vidéo- Femmes (418) 529-9188
Ce vidéo de 22 minutes traite de la qualité de vie des femmes en agriculture.

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L'Ontario au féminin
Direction générale de la condition féminine de l'Ontario (416) 597-4500

A l'aide de statistiques faciles à assimiler, ce film brosse en 13 minutes un tableau de la situation des femmes de l'Ontario. Institutions pédagogiques et organismes subventionnés par le gouvernement ontarien peuvent contacter: TV Ontario, C.P. 200, Succ. Q, Toronto (Ontario), M4T 2T1, (416) 484- 2637. Les organismes non subventionnés par le gouvernement ontarien 0: le public peuvent contacter: LM Media Marketing Services Ltd., Torbay Road, Unite 9, Markham (Ontario), L3R 2M9, (416) 475-3750.

BOOKS / PUBLICATIONS

Popular Oral History and Literacy: A Handbook
Story links
295 Evelyn Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M6P 2Z8
Phone/Fax (416) 604-7126

The handbook, available in print or on cassette, offers a clear explanation of popular oral story, how to do it and how to use it as a tool for literacy. Also applicable to other kinds of community-based education with adults or teenagers. Printed guide $5, tape $3, plus 15% postage and handling per order.

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Willing to Work. Together
C.O.P.O.H. #926, 294 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, Man. R3C 0B9 (204) 947-0303 Fax: (204) 942-4625

This is the final report of a project initiated by the Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped and the National Anti-Poverty Organization to look into employment and disability. The report is also available in French, on tape or in large print.

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The World's Women 1970-1990
United Nations Publications Department 404 Sales Section, Rm DC2-853 New York, N.Y. 10017 U.S.A (212) 963-8302 Fax (212) 963-3489

This publication covers trends and statistics on women's participation in economic, political and family life around the world.

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Women's Studies: Books by, for and about Canadian Women
Canadian Book Information Centre
1741 Barrington Street 4th Floor Halifax, N.W. B3J 2A4 (902) 420-0688
The catalogue lists 118 titles from 38 Canadian publishers. Subject listings include: biography, herstory, labor, literature, sexual politics, sociology, etc. Free of charge.

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Women and Social Change: Feminist Activism in Canada
Formac Distributing
5502 Atlantic Street Halifax, N.S. B3H 1G4 1-800-565-1975

Edited by Jeri Wine and Janice Ristock, Canadian women activists describe their organizing activities and reflect on successes and failures . $24.95 + 1.89 GST + 2.00 shipping. Discounts available for bulk orders.

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Out of the Margins: Women's Studies in the Nineties
Falmer Press Ltd Rankine Road Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 OPR England
This collection of essays by feminist writers and researchers looks at the pros and cons of building a permanent feminist space within me traditional academy.

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As Worlds Collide
University College of Cape Breton Extension and Community Affairs P.O. Box 5300 Sydney, N.S. B1P 6L2

Through personal interviews, Patricia Campbell examines me unique and critical pressures, both personal and academic, faced by mature women students in university or college. $6./ea. 1-9 copies; $5/ea. 10-19 copies; $4/ea. 20+ copies (incl. postage & handling). 32 pp.



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