Women and Therapy: Healing and Social Change An examination of feminist approaches to healing and social change, and the struggle for equality in Canadian Society. Keynote speakers: Rosemary Brown, Amy Rossiter, Sandra Butler. Contact: Office of Continuing Education, 160 Johnston Hall, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, (519) 767- 5000 Fax (519) 767-0758. . . . . Global Challenge Symposium This international symposium brings together education, labour, government, community and native groups, public and private sectors to address global issues. Presenters include Judy Rebick, Erica Ritter, and Elija Harper. Contact: Lise Jacob, Symposium Coordinating Secretary, OSSTF, 60 Mobile Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M4A 2P3, (416) 751- 8300, Fax (416) 751-7079. . . . . Learning to Build Communities The conference will focus on the role of learning in the development of community-based solutions to social, political, ecological and economic issues. For registration information, contact: Continuing Studies, Simon Fraser University, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5K3, (604) 291- 5086, Fax, (604) 291-5098. . . . . Feminist Learning: Defining Reality Themes to be addressed at the 1992 conference include: Feminist pedagogy and research methods; Feminism and Women's Studies; Feminism and. Lesbianism; Feminism and informal learning, etc. Contact Ellen Balka, Women's Studies Program, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Nfld., A1C 5S7, (709) 737-4539, Fax (709) 737-4569. . . . . Association canadienne des études sur les
femmes Parmi les thèmes abordés à la conférence de 1992, citons: La pédagogie et les méthodes de recherche féministes, le féminisme et les lesbiennes, le féminisme et l'apprentissage informel. Veuillez contactor Ellen Balka, Women's Studies Program, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Saint-Jean (Terre-Neuve) A1C 5S7, (709) 737-4539; télécopieur: (709) 737-4569. . . . . Organizing for Social Change Topics to be addressed at this conference, aimed at staff and volunteers from neighborhood organizations around the world and particularly at frontline workers, include: Education as a tool for empowerment and social change, the rights of children, housing and homelessness, violence against women, etc. Contact: TANS/IFS Conference Coordinator, 658 Danforth Avenue, #401, Toronto, Ontario, M4J 5B9, (416) 392-5681, Fax (416) 392-6261. . . . . La mobilisation pour le progrès social Parmi les sujets traités, citons: l'éducation en tant qu'instrument de responsabilisation et de progrès social; les droits des enfants; le logement et les sans- abri; la violence faite aux femmes, etc. Veuillez contacter: La coordinatrice de la conférence TANS / IFS, 658, av. Danforth, Bureau 401, Toronto (Ontario), M4J 5B9, (416) 392-5681, télécopieur (416) 392-6261. National Action Committee on the Status of Women This is NAC's 20th annual general meeting, for information, contact:: NAC, 57 Mobile Dr., Toronto, Ontario, M4A 2P3, (416) 759-5252, Fax (416) 759- 5370. . . . . Breaking the Barriers: Equity and Access in Adult
Education 1992 conference themes include: Aboriginal peoples' learning; women's ways of learning; visible minorities; physically and emotionally challenged persons. Contact: Breaking the Barriers, P.O. Box 556, Regina Saskatchewan, S4P 3A3, Fax (306) 787-9562. . . . . Summer Institute for Environmental Values Education The goal of the institute is to increase the number of educators who can effectively teach about the environment and improve the quality and availability of environmental education in their communities. Contact: Harmony Foundation, 225 Metcalfe Street, Suite 501, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 1P9, (613) 230-7353. . . . . Eco-Ed Conference The purpose of Eco-Ed is to stimulate informed action by improving the accuracy, quality and delivery of education and communication relating to the environment and sustainable development. Contact: World Congress, 191 Niagara Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5V 1C9, (416) 860-1772, Fax (416) 860-0380. |
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