The Department of Sociology and Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research are pleased to offer a new online course:
SOCI 3634: Violence Against Women
(This course will be available by Sept. 1)
UNB Course Credit Value: Three (3) credit hours
Course Description:
This course will examine issues pertaining to violence against women in Western society, including gender socialization, gender dynamics, the contributions of social institutions (e.g., sports; the media; schools; the workplace; the military; the medical, legal and criminal justice systems) to violence against women, and the special vulnerability of girls, adolescents and women in marginalized
groups. Prerequisite: None
Course Instructors:
Dr. Nancy Nason-Clark, nasoncla@unb.ca
Dr. Barbara Fisher-Townsend, barbft@unb.ca
For more information about Family Violence courses, contact MMFC at fvrc@unb.ca or (506) 453-3595.
2) Sierra Club Hosting Panel on Water Issues Sept 7th in Charlottetown
A special evening entitled 'PEI Needs Clean Water - Come Join the Movement to Protect It!' will be held Saturday, September 7th from 7 – 9 pm at the Murphy's Community Centre, 200 Richmond St, Charlottetown. A panel discussion will be led by Don Mazer from the Winter River-Tracadie Bay Watershed Association, Andrew Lush from 'Don't Frack PEI', and Irene Novaczek from 'Save Our Seas and Shores- PEI' . Everyone who enjoys clean water and wants to protect it is urged to attend.
This event is hosted by the Atlantic Chapter of Sierra Club Canada as the highlight of their annual gathering Sept 6 to 8th celebrating another year of protecting the Earth with clean, green activities. Sierra Club welcomes all to participate in other parts of the Gathering, such as: Social Enterprise 101, a walk in the Winter River Watershed, and a social gathering at the Bonshaw Community Centre. For more information, please contact Bethany Toombs <btoombs01@gmail.com> or check out the facebook event page 'ACC AGA Sept 6-8' . Sierra Club Canada is a member-based organization that empowers people to protect, restore and enjoy a healthy and safe planet. www.sierraclub.ca/atlantic, also on Facebook and on Twitter at SierraACC.
3) FYI/Invitation to Part of Nation-wide Campaign
The Council of Canadians has partnered with CUPE to launch a nation-wide campaign that will pressure the Federal government to renegotiate a fair Health Accord. We have a chance to protect and strengthen universal health care in the upcoming 2014 Health Accord. We need to make sure that Islanders have access to the same high quality health care services as those in other Canadian provinces.
The campaign will be rolling out in three provinces in 2013! In PEI the two-week campaign starts September 7th and ends September 21st. The Council of Canadians, CUPE and other allies, will be organizing workshops, public outreach campaigns, and media-grabbing events including a Town Hall September 16th from 7pm to 9pm at the Loyalist, 195 Harbour Dr. Summerside and a Community Festival for Public Medicare September 21st from 11am to 2pm at Britannia Hall, Canada Rd., Tyne Valley.
We need as many people as possible to become educated about the 2014 Health Accord and start sharing the information with friends, family and neighbours. You are invited to attend one of the workshops (see the list below) where you’ll learn more about the Accord, the campaign, and gain skills on how to talk to people about health care and the role of the federal government. This campaign will bring about an opportunity to speak to people in the Egmont riding about the absence of the federal government on health care and put pressure on Gail Shea to stand up for the health care of all Islanders.
If you have time to attend a workshop, volunteer during a door-to-door canvass, or attend the townhall and community festival, please be in touch! For more information or to sign up for a workshop or to volunteer, please contact Leonard at: 2014pei@gmail.com or Leo Broderick at lcb45@eastlink.ca
Workshops
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Sept 10th (9am-12noon): Charlottetown - CUPE PEI boardroom, 26 Paramount Drive
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Sept 10th (9am-12noon) Souris - Regional Services Centre, 15 Green Street
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Sept 10th (6pm-9 pm) Montague - Wellness Center, Wood Island Rd
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Sept 10th (6pm-9 pm) Summerside - Silver Fox Curling Club, 110 Water Street
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Sept 11th (9am-12noon) Alberton - Town Office, 3 Emma Drive
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Sept 11th (6pm-9 pm) O'Leary - Maple Leaf Curling Club. Main Street
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Sept 12th (10am-1pm) Tyne Valley - Britannia Hall, 816 Canadian Rd
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Sept 12th (6pm-9pm) Wellington - Vanier Community Center
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Sept 13th (9am-12noon) Summerside - Silver Fox Curling Club, 110 Water Steet
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Sept 13th (6pm-9pm) Charlottetown - CUPE PEI boardroom, 26 Paramount Drive
We need lots of volunteers to make the campaign a success! To register for a workshop, please contact 2014pei@gmail.com, or call the CUPE PEI office at (902) 566-4006.
4) Free Family Law Course - Sept 19
Community Legal Information Association (CLIA) will be offering a FREE Family Law Course this September. "Best Interests of the Children in Custody and Access" will be offered September 19th from 6pm until 9pm. Our presenter in September will be Charlottetown lawyer Peter Ghiz. This course is designed for people who are experiencing a custody and access dispute, and for service providers who work with families. For more information and to register please contact bestinterests@cliapei.ca, or call 902- 892-0853, 1-800-240-9798; http://cliapei.ca
5) Community Response to Poverty - Women's Network PEI
Join Women’s Network PEI to hear what communities all across PEI had to say about ending poverty on our Island. Our community report contains recommendations for community, government and business. To find out what our next steps will be and how you can get involved REGISTER TODAY. Women's Network (902) 368-5040, 1-888-362-7373 richelle@wnpei.org
1. Souris, September 19th, 9am at the Souris Ski Lodge
2. Mill River, September 20th, 9am at Rodd Mill River Resort
3. Charlottetown September 25th, 8:30 am at HMCS Queen Charlotte
Childcare and travel subsidies are available. Please notify us in advance if this is required. Funded by Status of Women Canada. Everyone Welcome, Everyone Matters
6) The Fresh Entrepreneur - Business Development Workshop
Is your goal to build a financially lucrative business? Experience expert consultations, get business building tips, and build a strong foundation for developing your business. The Fresh Entrepreneur workshop series is for any woman with an established career, existing business or new project idea.
Workshop Details
Dates: Sept. 26 & Oct. 3, 10 & 17
Day: Thursday Afternoons
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Charlottetown
Facilitator: Nancy Beth Guptill
7) Call for Proposals for Time-Limited Operational Funding 2014-2016
Through the Department of Justice Canada Victims Fund, time-limited operational funding will be available for the 2014-2016 funding period to a limited number of victim-serving, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) whose programs and activities are aligned with the Victims Fund and Government of Canada priorities.
The deadline to submit your funding application is September 30, 2013. Only applications that have been completed in full will be eligible for funding. As the amount of funding that is available is limited, not all eligible applications can be approved. A number of factors will be considered during the review process. For more information, please see www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/cj-jp/fund-fond/tlof-fsdl.html.
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Financement de soutien à durée limitée 2014-2016
Grâce au Fonds d'aide aux victimes du ministère de la Justice, un financement de soutien à durée limitée sera disponible pour la période de 2014 à 2016 à un nombre restreint d'organismes non gouvernementaux de services aux victimes dont les programmes et les activités s'harmonisent avec les priorités du Fonds et du gouvernement du Canada.
La date limite pour présenter votre demande de financement est le 30 septembre 2013. Seules les demandes dûment remplies seront admissibles. Comme les fonds disponibles sont limités, toutes les demandes admissibles ne seront pas nécessairement approuvées. Un certain nombre de facteurs seront prises en considération lors du processus d'examen des demandes. Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements, veuillez consulter le site Web http://www.justice.gc.ca/fra/fina-fund/jp-cj/fond-fund/fsdl-tlof.html.
8) Do you Want to Improve Your Level of Financial Literacy?
Women's Network PEI is offering a FREE ten week financial literacy course this fall. Starting Tuesday October 1st from 9:30 -11:30 am and then running every Tuesday morning for ten weeks. Join other women and learn about the basics of budgeting, investing, and borrowing in a relaxed atmosphere. Guest speakers from credit counselling agencies, and financial institutions will also be featured. To register contact us at: Women's Network (902) 368-5040, 1-888-362-7373, richelle@wnpei.org
9) Interested in Getting Some Free Veggies??
The PEI Food Exchange is a new project organized by volunteers to help provide improved nutrition to low income Islanders and families. We are looking for people who would like to receive fresh produce and help themselves at the same time. We are connecting those in need with those with extra feed. Many Island farmers are not able to bring in all their crops and much prefectly good food is left behind in the fields or on the vine.
We are collecting names of people who are:
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Interested in picking crops in exchange for food
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Gleaning fields which have been harvested already
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Volunteers to drive others to glean and pick
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Interested in learning how to grow your own food for free
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Interested in learning food storage preparation like chow chow and salsa making workshops for free, we will eventually offer workshops in bread making, baked beans, bee keeping, menus on a budget and much more to interested folks
Eventually we hope to offer a very affordable healthy food basket service to supplement the Food Bank service. Would U be willing to pay a small fee to participate in such a basket which would include meat from local farmers and possibly other dairy products? Such as 20$ a month for singles and 40$ a month for families??
We are also looking for gardeners with extra produce who wish to contribute their surplus to us for redistribution. We are looking for the names of seniors and disabled folks and shut ins who would like to receive extra nutrition. Please pass our information along!!!
We have a facebook group PEI Food Exchange” / A webpage is just hatching... / http://peifoodexchange.weebly.com/ 902-367-2648 / PEI Food Exchange....connecting those with extra feed with those in need
10) Coaching Strategies for Leaders - Conflict, Performance, Change
Charlottetown: November 25 (early rate deadline Nov 4)
ACHIEVE Training Centre is offering the above workshop in Charlottetown this Fall. Register early and save.
This workshop focuses on providing leaders with a set of tools to bring out the best in the people they lead. It will examine the mindset necessary to lead others through the difficult moments they encounter in their working careers. Participants will learn a coaching model for working with their employees to enable changes in behaviour, promote performance and resolve conflict.
