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Workshops for Women
The Women's Centre, Douglas College December 1995, New Westminster, B.C.

The Women's Centre of Douglas College runs workshops throughout the school year for women attending or interested in attending the College. Those in December include Montreal Massacre vigil, December 6, and Talking Circle, December 21. For more information or to reserve a place in the workshop, call (604) 527-5486.

6th International Interdisciplinary Congress on Women
April 22-26, 1996, Adelaide, Australia

The Congress, held every three years since 1981, aims to bring together scholars and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines. Themes for the 6th Congress include Global Restructuring, Women's Studies, Feminist Politics, Health and Sexuality, After Cairo, Copenhagen & Beijing, Community Education, etc. Contact Festival City Conventions, P.O. Box 986, Kent Town, South Australia, 5071. Tel. 61-8-363-1307, fax 61-8- 363-1604.

Fourth Women's Global Leadership Institute
Center for Women's Global Leadership June 10-23, 1996, New Brunswick, N.J.

Women from all regions of the world are welcome to participate in the two-week Institute which will focus on connections between human rights and violence against women including violations of women's reproductive and socio-economic rights. Participants should have worked on these issues or related concerns for at least two years in either professional or volunteer capacities. The Institute seeks to strengthen women's human rights movements around the world, and to make human rights law and mechanisms more accessible. For an application or more information, contact Susana Fried, Institute Coordinator, Center for Women's Global Leadership, Douglass College, 27 Clifton Avenue, new Brunswick, NJ, 08903, USA, tel. (908) 932-8782, fax (908) 932-1180, e-mail cwgl@igc.apc.org.

Women and Sexuality
Department of Family Studies, University of Guelph June 17-19, 1996, Guelph, ON

The focus of the 18th annual Guelph Conference and Training Institute on Sexuality is women's sexuality. The aim of the conference is to help participants better understand the relationship and sexual problems facing our society. Pre-conference workshops run from June 15-17 and post-conference workshops run from June 21-21. Contact the Office of Open Learning, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, tel. (519) 767-5000, fax (519) 767-1114.

CCLOW
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The Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW) was founded in 1979 and is a national, voluntary, feminist organization with networks in every province and territory. CCLOW advocates equality between women and men by promoting equal participation in our educational, political, economic, legal, social and cultural systems. To overcome discrimination based on gender, age, race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, CCLOW focuses on improving educational and learning systems. Our work and research includes maintaining a Women's Learning Resource Centre, publishing a quarterly magazine (Women's Education des femmes), advocacy, program development in local areas and involvement in educational - related activities and events.

CCPEF
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Le Congrès canadien pour la promotion des études chez la femme (CCPEF) a été fondé en 1979. C'est un organisme national, bénévole et féministe qui a des réseaux dans chaque province et territoire. Le CCPEF prône l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes en promouvant une participation égale de tous et de toutes à notre système éducatif, politique, économique, judiciaire, social et culturel. Pour surmonter la discrimination qui se fonde sur le sexe, l'âge, la race, la classe sociale, les caractères ethniques et l'orientation sexuelle, le CCPEF s'attache à perfectionner le système éducatif et celui de l'apprentissage des femmes, publie une revue trimestrielle Women 's Éducation des femmes, se fait le défenseur des femmes, s'occupe d'élaborer des programmes dans différentes régions du pays et participe à des activités et à des manifestations dans le domaine de l'éducation.


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