Corps, vêtements, parures
Tessera
(voir ci-dessus)

Les responsables de la publication Tessera vous invitent à leur envoyer des textes en français ou en anglais, tant verbaux que visuels. Comment une femme (écrivaine, actrice ou chercheuse célèbre, par exemple) se sert-elle de son corps? Le corps est-il toujours un outil de discours ou le réceptacle de la construction sociale en ce qui concerne les rapports entre les sexes? Les étiquettes "hommasse", "femme", "prostituée" ou "de luxe" . produisent-elles des effets differents? Date limite: le 31 mai 1995.

AWARDS

Race Unity Award
Bahá'í Community of Canada
7200 Leslie Street
Thornhill, ON, L3T 6L8

The purpose of the Race Unity Award is to "promote the unity of the human race and to foster the spirit of love and fellowship..." This national award will be presented to an individual or organization that has made a significant contribution to fostering racial harmony. A presentation ceremony will be held on or about March 21, the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Nomination deadline: December 31, 1994.

Canadian National (CN) Scholarships
for Women

Employment Equity and Official Languages
Canadian National
935 de la Gauchetiere St. West
Montreal, PQ, H3B 2M9
(514) 399-3666

The scholarships are aimed at assisting women develop skills for trades, technology, operations and blue-collar entry-level jobs in the Canadian workforce. Fifty-eight scholarships of $500 each are being offered at education institutions across Canada.

Imasco Scholarship Program and
Mattinson Scholarship Program

Association of Universities and Colleges
of Canada (AUCC)
Canadian Awards Program
151 Slater Street
Ottawa, ON, KIP 5Nl
(613) 563-1236
(613) 563-9745 (Fax)

The AUCC has two scholarships available for post-secondary students with disabilities: the Imasco Scholarship Program and the Mattison Scholarship Program. The programs were designed to provide financial assistance to disabled students who wish to pursue university studies at the undergraduate level on a full-time basis. These scholarships are valued at $2,000 for each student who is chosen as a recipient. Yearly deadline: June 1.

Doreen Kronick Scholarship
Learning Disabilities Association of
Canada
323 Chapel Street
Ottawa, ON, KIN 7Z2
(613) 238-5721

A $500 scholarship will be presented to one full or part-time student with a bachelor's degree from any faculty, attending a Canadian university, and who is enrolled in a graduate program leading to the ability to assist persons with learning disabilities. Deadline for receipt of applications: May 15.

Carol Thomson Memorial Fund
Scholarship

Learning Disabilities Association of
Canada
(as above)

The scholarship will be presented to one individual with learning disabilities attending a Canadian college or university on a full or part-time basis. The student may be enrolled in any field of study. The amount of the award is $500.00. Deadline for receipt of applications: May 15.

SUBVENTIONS

Prix d'unité raciale
Communauté baha 'ie du Canada
7200, rue Leslie
Thornhill (Ontario), L3T 6L8
(416) 889-8168

Ce prix est décerné chaque année par la Communauté baha'ie du Canada à des individus ou à des organismes qui ont beaucoup contribué à la promotion de l'entente, du respect et de l'unité entre les différentes races. Date limite: 31 décembre 1994.

FILM/VIDEO

A Picture of Health
Attn: Ethiraju Ramachandar
OFL Health Research Project
15 Gervais Drive, Suite 202
Don Mills, ON, M3C 14Y8
(416) 443-7687
(416) 441-0722 (Fax) )

A Picture of Health describes the fight of front-line workers in the health system for quality health care services and the right to care. The program reveals the impact of recent changes in the health care system on the ability of workers to care for their patients. $26.75 including tax and shipping and handling, or $21.40 for unions for unions and non-profit organizations. Also available on audio cassette for $5.00 (all inclusive).

The Gay & Lesbian Video Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Gay and Lesbian Video Collection, D-5
PO Box 6100, Station Centre-ville
Montréal, PQ, H3C 3H5
(800) 267-7710
(514) 496-2573 (Fax)

A resource for community workers, counselors and educators, these videos will facilitate discussion about issues of gay and lesbian life. The Collection includes ten videos: Out: Stories of Lesbian and Gay Youth; When Shirley Met Florence; Long Time Comin'; Forbidden Love; Father and Son; A Kind of Family, Sandra's Garden; Toward Intimacy; The Company of Stranger; Lorri: The Recovery Series. $224.95 (set often videos).



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