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Welcome to our
E-News for Thursday, March 5, 2015
1) Reminder - IWD 2015 Celebrations: Activism, Advocacy and Agitation!
Happy International Women's Day 2015!
March 8th – Coffee House
Events will kick off on Sunday March 8th from 2 - 5pm with an IWD Coffee House at St. Peter's Church Hall, entrance at the corner of Fitzroy and Rochford streets. The event celebrates “Bread and Roses,” a reference to the historic activism of women garment workers who demanded an end to unsafe labour conditions in the early 1900’s. The Coffee House will feature music, dance and comedy performances by a diversity of Island women. Facebook Event page
March 9th – Gulabi Gang Film Screening
 Cinema Politica will host a screening of Gulabi Gang, a 2012 documentary about a women's vigilante group in India. This impeccably shot documentary is about a group of fearless women who fight gender violence. The pink-clad women travel long distances by cart and tractor, bus and train, to wrest justice for women, undeterred by sneering policemen and condescending bureaucrats. The film will be shown at the Murphy's Community Centre, beginning at 7pm, and will be followed by a moderated discussion. Facebook event page
March 10th – Wisdom Circle exploring Island women's journey for reproductive justice
 An event titled, What will make it happen? Advocacy // Activism // Agitation: Repatriating Abortion services on PEI is being organized by Becka Viau. Members of the public are welcomed to join reproductive justice advocates, activists and academics in a participatory discussion that will explore the complex relationships required to achieve social change and local access to publicly funded abortion services on P.E.I. This event will take place the Murphy Community Centre, 200 Richmond Street, Room #207, from 7pm – 9pm. Facebook event page
All events are offered free of charge and open to the public.
For more information about the 2015 International Women's Day events, contact info@peistatusofwomen.ca or call Michelle at 902.368.4510.
2) Tomorrow - International Women's Day Lunch and Learn
A Celebration of International Women's Day
Confederation Centre Public Library
Charlottetown
Friday, March 6 at 12 noon
Becka Viau, a Bold Visionary for P.E.I. will speak about her participation in the Bold Vision conference in a presentation sponsored by the Interministerial Women's Secretariat. Join Becka and be a part of the diversity of women's voices contributing to the ongoing discussions of the Canada we continue to build.
This presentation also marks the donation of copies of the anthology A Bold Vision to the Public Library Service by the Women's Network P.E.I., and the Interministerial Women's Secretariat. If you are unable to attend the presentation, you can borrow the collection of essays, interviews, poems, and artwork from any public library. #MakeItHappen and join the call for greater recognition of the achievements of all women.
3) International Tea House 2015
March 7, 14
Jack Blanchard Family Centre
Presented by the PEI International Friendship Association, International Tea House 2015 will celebrate the cultural mosaic on Prince Edward Island. There will be music, dancing, ethnic food, educational presentations, cultural performances, arts and crafts, and friendship from all over the world.
Events are scheduled at the Jack Blanchard Family Centre, 7 Pond Street, Charlottetown, on Saturday, March 7, and March 14, from 7–9 pm.
There will be free admission and door prizes. Wheelchair accessible. For more information, contact Ratna Rajapaksa at 314-5772. Source: BUZZon.com
4) PEI Provincial Home Show 2015
CELEBRATING OVER 30 YEARS MAKING A HOUSE A HOME!
Join in at the Eastlink Centre March 6-8 for the 31st edition of the PEI Provincial Home Show!
Whether you're thinking about buying your first home, are a new homeowner or have lived in your home for years, there will be something at the show just for you!
http://www.masterpromotions.ca/Previous-Events/pei-provincial-home-show-2015/
You'll find a variety of experts and exhibitors of quality products - including building and renovation products and pools and spas.
This show is ideally timed to help you make informed decisions about your building, remodeling and renovation projects, just as the spring construction season approaches.
5) Seniors Safe @ Home
 The new Seniors Safe @ Home grant program is now accepting applications. This program will help Island seniors with low or modest incomes pay for modifications to their home to accommodate their daily needs. Qualifying homeowners may access a lifetime grant of up to $5,000 to undertake home modifications. Info/applications: 1-855-374-7366, www.gov.pe.ca/ssh. Source: BUZZon.com
6) UPEI Book Sale Tomorrow and Saturday
Hosted by the UPEI Biology Society and the Robertson Library on Friday, March 6, from 12–6 pm and Saturday March 7, from 10:00 am–3:00 pm, at the Robertson Library, UPEI. Storm Dates are March 13–14. For more information, call 566-0931. Source: BUZZon.com
7) PEI Gay Tourism Monthly Meeting
8) Fabric and Yarn Sale
A Fabric and Yarn Sale will take place at Spring Park United Church, Kirkwood Drive, Charlottetown, on Saturday, March 14, 9 am–12 pm. Donations of unused fabric ½ meter or longer are welcome along with yarn (knitting and crocheting) sewing notions, thread, knitting needles, beads, patterns and craft supplies. Donations may be dropped off from 6–9 pm March 13 at the Church’s side entrance on Kirkwood Drive, not at the Church Office. Info: Lee MacRae, 368-3285, ianandleemacrae@gmail.com. Proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. Source: BUZZon.com
9) Public Health Agency of Canada Call for Proposals
 Public Health Agency of Canada Call for Proposals to address domestic violence and child abuse
The Public Health Agency of Canada is pleased to invite eligible organizations to submit applications to establish and advance community-based and multi-sectoral projects to address the health needs of victims of domestic violence and child abuse and those at risk of these forms of violence.
For details see http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/sfv-avf/proposal-proposition/index-eng.php
News release: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/sfv-avf/proposal-proposition/index-eng.php
This Call for Proposals is a two-step process. The first step is the submission of a Letter of Intent. Applicants whose Letters of Intent are successful will be invited to submit a full proposal. There is no deadline for Letters of Intent. They are welcomed on a continuous basis.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is committed to fostering collaborations that will increase the reach and impact of our investments. As appropriate, we work with applicants who have been successful in the Letter of Intent phase to turn good ideas into great collaborations that benefit more Canadians.
10) New CLIA publication: Grandparents Parenting on PEI
Legal Information for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Island families have a long history of extended family members playing a big role in raising children. However, it is becoming more common for grandparents to take on the role of primary caregiver to their grandchildren. In 2014, CLIA received funding from the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program to create a legal booklet for grandparents raising their grandchildren. The development of this resource was informed by telephone surveys, online surveys, and focus groups with grandparents to hear directly from grandparents themselves regarding their needs.
Grandparents Parenting on PEI is available for download at
http://www.cliapei.ca/sitefiles/File/publications/PLA17.pdf.
Hard copy booklets will be available soon. To receive a free copy by mail, please email clia@cliapei.ca.
11) PEIBWA Upcoming Events
12) Save the Dates - Invite to Presentations on Sexual Violence
You are invited to attend two outstanding presentations in early April, including:
1. An interactive lecture/photography presentation, featuring Voices and Faces Project founder Anne K. Ream called “Lived Through This: Thoughts on an Eight- Year Road Trip Spent listening to Sexual Violence Survivors.”
In her presentation, Anne reflects on the lessons she’s learned from the remarkable women and men she’s interviewed, considers new models for creating a safer and more just world for victims, and challenges conventional thinking on how survivors heal – all through the sharing of the stories of those she’s interviewed. Anne’s presentation, which debuted at the Clinton Residential Centre, will make its Canadian debut in PEI, with a special emphasis on a community of survivors from PEI who were interviewed and photographed for this award-winning documentary project.
Thursday, April 9, 7 pm Rodd Charlottetown Hotel
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2. “Nobody’s Victim: Language, Culture and Change”, a presentation and conversation with author and cultural critic R. Clifton Spargo. In his presentation, Spargo challenges us by exploring questions such as:
How do media representations of rape and abuse shape public attitudes? What role does language play as advocates and activists seek to frame the issue of sexual violence, while calling the public to action? Why is the creation of new forms of media so critical to challenging a world that too often allows, and even encourages, violence against women? How are survivors “taking the narrative back” through the sharing of their own testimonies?
Friday, April 10, 12 – 1:30 pm Rodd Charlottetown Hotel
Lunch will be provided. Space is limited, so you need to pre-register by calling 902-566-1864 or by e-mail at admin@peirsac.org.
These presentations are being organized by the PEI Rape and Sexual Assault Centre with funding from the Donner Canada Foundation and the PEI Premier’s Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention.
13) Save the Date - Halifax LEAF AGM
We are hosting our AGM on Equality Day, Wednesday April 15 at 4:30 pm .
Professor Colleen MacQuarrie from UPEI will speak about the ongoing barriers to reproductive justice on the Island.
We will elect our executive council afterwards and review the financials. If you wish to be nominated or to nominate someone (we have a chair, vice chair and treasurer position) please do let me know. Memberships and renewals will be available. Refreshments served.
The AGM will be held at the boardroom of the NSBS:
Nova Scotia Barristers' Society
Cogswell Tower
800–2000 Barrington Street
Halifax NS B3J 3K1
This event is open to all, please spread the word. For more info: Martha Paynter, Chair, Halifax LEAF, martha.paynter@gmail.com.
14) Going West: How Government Policies are Forcing Workers to Leave Home
 A community forum connecting the stories of temporary foreign workers and Islanders working out west
Saturday, March 14 from 2-4pm
(Storm date March 15)
Alice Duncan Centre, 544 Maine Street, O’Leary
Islanders know what it’s like to have to leave home for work. We’ve been doing it for generations. Today, unable to make ends meet on the Island, more and more Islanders are migrating for work while their homes remain on PEI. Many of these workers send money home to support their families.
PEI has also seen a rise in international migrant workers working in the Island’s fields, fish plants, and many other industries. Facing many of the same pressures as the Islanders who go west, these workers come to PEI as temporary foreign workers, seeking higher wages to send home to their families in their home countries.
The forum will connect the stories of these two groups of workers. The forum will include presentations about the economic forces and government policies that are contributing to the rise of forced labour migration globally and on PEI. Presentations will be followed by group discussions and a chance for temporary foreign workers, Island workers, and other community members to share personal stories about the causes and impacts of leaving home for work.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Islanders who have worked out west
- Islanders with family and friends working out west
- Temporary foreign workers
- Local decision-makers
- Curious community members
Refreshments will be served.
The venue is accessible and the event is child-friendly.
Money is available to reimburse participants for the costs of travel, childcare, and eldercare.
For more information, please contact Coooper Institute at: cooperinstitute@eastlink.ca or 1-877-894-4573
Visit us on Facebook. This forum is sponsored by the PEI Coalition for Fair EI. To learn more about the coalition please visit: www.facebook.com/peicoalitionforfairEI
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