EDITORIAL / ÉDITORIAL
PAR-L Niouzes presents brief notices of research activities and recent publications from our partner organizations, with links to publications available online. This issue of Niouzes reports all research and publication activity for January 2004 - December 2004. As we do not have the resources to make every news item available in both French and English, we post the notices in whichever official language(s) the information comes to the Editors, English and/or French. If you would like to become a Partner in the PAR-L Strategic Research Network, please complete our online application form and send it to us by mail or fax (see our contact information section). More information about our network of partner organisations is available at: http://www.unb.ca/par-l/partners.htm. Niouzes présente les activités de recherche et les publications récentes des partenaires du Réseau de recherche PAR-L, avec des liens vers les publications qui sont disponibles en ligne. Nous ne possédons pas les ressources nous permettant de fournir toutes les nouvelles dans les deux langues officielles. Nous affichons donc les abrégés de recherche dans la langue véhiculant l'information aux modératrices, soit en français ou en anglais. Si vous souhaitez devenir Partenaire du Réseau de recherche stratégique PAR-L, veuillez remplir notre formulaire de demande et nous l'envoyer par la poste ou par télécopieur (voir la section de nos coordonnés). Pour de plus amples renseignements sur les organisations partenaires du Réseau de recherche PAR-L, nous vous invitons à visiter notre site Web à : http://www.unb.ca/par-l/partenaires.htm.
Canadian Partners / Partenaires canadiens Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres (CASAC) CASAC has moved into the second phase of its 'Links' research project: "Violence Against Women and the Justice System / La violence contre les femmes et le système juridique." This five year research and community development project investigated the public legal education and research functions of Canadian transition houses and rape crisis centres, and how frontline service work could be united with federal policy research and law. The findings of this research - Canada's Promises to Keep: The Charter and Violence Against Women - is due to be released this spring by Blackrose Books. You may place an advance online order for your copy.
CRIAW produced the following publications in 2004: Feminist Voices No 15 "On Building Solutions for Women's Equality: Matrimonial Property on Reserve, Community Development and Advisory Councils." Co-editors: Marylea MacDonald, Michelle K. Owen, 2004. Price : $13.95 (+ 2$ posting and handling). Feminist Voices is a series of papers that include a peer-reviewed scholarly research, action research, commentary, and analysis from a feminist perspective. CRIAW/ICREF Fact sheet No. 6: Women, Peace and Security / Femmes, paix et sécurité. For CRIAW's additional current research activities and initiatives, please click Research.
The CWHN produces two publications: Network magazine, and Brigit's Notes. Network magazine, published bi-annually, includes lively, provocative, informative, direct, practical, accurate and creative articles on Canadian women's health topics. Most articles are analytical and include contact and resource information for a readership that consists primarily of health intermediaries: health educators, researchers, activists organizations and practitioners. Visit the CWHN's Web site for Submission Information. To subscribe, or to receive a one-time free hardcopy of the magazine, send your mailing address and name to cwhn@cwhn.ca. Network Magazine Vol. 7 - No. 2/3 (Summer/Fall 2004) / Le Réseau volume 7, numéro 2/3 (Été/Automne 2004) Network Magazine Vol. 6/7 - No. 4/1 (Winter-Spring 2004) / Le Réseau Vol. 6/7, Numéro 4/1 (Hiver/Printemps 2004) CWSA members -- Women's Studies faculty and students, policy researchers, and community activists – work to build a Women's Studies network across Canada, and to promote Women's Studies as an interdisciplinary field within the academic community. Members have access to various research and bibliographic resources, as well as the CWSA's annual newsletter. Click here for CWSA membership information.
En 2004, le CDÉACF a développé de nouveaux outils en ligne à l'intention des groupes de femmes du Québec: Un bulletin électronique Espaces en ligne sur la commission parlementaire québécoise: Vers un nouveau contrat social pour l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes La rubrique publique sur le site Web de NetFemmes dresse le portrait du contexte de la commission parlementaire sur l'égalité, et offre de nombreux hyperliens vers les informations pertinentes, y compris les verbatim et la banque vidéo des auditions. On trouve également à cette rubrique de nombreux mémoires de groupes de femmes et d'organismes communautaires du Québec, soumis dans le cadre de la commission parlementaire. Ces documents viennent alimenter la Collection F de la bibliothèque virtuelle du CDÉACF. Des liens vers d'autres groupes de femmes, publications et dossiers pertinents sont aussi présentés à cette rubrique. Ces outils ayant connu du succès auprès des femmes, le CDÉACF compte les poursuivre et les consolider, en fonction de l'évolution des besoins des groupes de femmes du Québec.
CoolWomen posts a series of real-life stories about women in Canada. These historical and contemporary stories promote the contributions that women make to their country and the world. Click here for CoolWomen's current feature story.
Quelques-unes des nouveautés mises en ligne dans Cybersolidaires en 2004: La pensée féministe au Québec. Anthologie 1900-1985 En complément: Histoire chronologique des femmes du Québec et du Canada au 20e siècle. Le féminisme virtuel pour changer le monde cybersolidairement. Seule la lutte libère. Quand des cultures cohabitent, dialoguent et s'affrontent : la vie trépidante des immigrantes africaines au Québec. L'épisiotomie est-elle une mutilation génitale? Pourquoi décriminaliser le travail du sexe. DAWN Canada is a national organization controlled by, and comprised of, women who self identify as women with disabilities, and who are working to achieve control over their lives and end the stereotype that labels them dependent.
DAWN provides access to a number of useful resources and publications through its Web site: see the DAWN Ontario Resource Catalogue and DAWN Ontario Fact Sheet. In 2004, DAWN Ontario conducted a Voter Education and Awareness Campaign re: Equality Rights during the last federal election. The results of this study are available online: Voter Education and Awareness Campaign.
In 2004, The Kitchen Table Collective supported the production of the video It's Not Over Yet: Saskatchewan Working Women. This 27 minute video produced by Susan Risk and Live Wire Video Productions, pieces together clips from interviews with the founding and original members of SWW (including McKenzie) reflecting on the history of the organization as well as the political and social struggles of the times. SWW was a left-wing organization that addressed a number of women's issues such as equality, childcare, poverty, racism, benefits for part-time workers, sexual assault and the double-duty day. To order your copy of the video (VHS or DVD @ $7.00 a copy), contact the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (#220-2445 13th Avenue; Regina SK;
S4P 0W1) sfl@sasktel.net (306) 525-0197.
The Métis National Council of Women produced the following two publications in 2004: Métis Womens' Human Rights: Capacity Building, Social Inclusion and Gender Equality. Human Rights: Métis Women's Drive for Equality. (forthcoming) For more information about these publications, please contact the Metis National Council of Women at info@metiswomen.ca.
The National Aboriginal Circle Against Family Violence has an extensive number of resources (guides, manuals, handbooks, brochures, reports, and catalogues) that are available for loan: for specific titles, please consult the association's Publication List. You may also access the association's online Spring 2004 Newsletter (as a PDF file).
We would appreciate hearing from anyone with information about NAC's recent publications. Please email your updates to PAR-L moderators.
NAWL published its newsletter Jurisfemme twice in 2004. Contact NAWL if you wish to contribute to Jurisfemme. Jurisfemme Volume 23, no 2- Fall 2004 (PDF file). Jurisfemme Volume 23, no 1- Winter 2004 (PDF file).
The New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women produced the following publications in 2004: Annual Report / Rapport annuel 2003-2004. Advisory Council Recommendations for Electoral Reform / Le Conseil Recommande une Réforme Électorale. Home Support Services - Cost and Effect, 2004 / Services de Soutien à Domicile - Coûts et Conséquences, 2004. 2004 Report Card on the Status of Women / Bulletin 2004 de la situation des femmes du Nouveau-Brunswick. Click ACSW Media Releases, 2004 / Communiqués aux médias du CCCF, 2004 for additional publication information.
Publications de l'Orégand pour 2004-5: Série Analyses: Série Conférences: Série Formations: No. F-2. Côté Denyse. La economía social: Nuevo modelo de intervención, política social del nuevo milenio. Gatineau, Québec, 2005. Pour obtenir une copie des publications de la série Formations, il faut s'adresser directement à l'ORÉGAND: ORÉGAND 283, boul. Alexandre-Taché C.P. 1250, Succ. Hull Gatineau (Québec), Canada J8X 3X7 Téléphone: 819.595.3900 poste 2398; Télécopieur: 819.595.2515; oregand@uqo.ca.
Aside from providing an online (and bilingual) library of Web sites, documents, and tools to assist with organizational programming and development, POWER Camp National also produces a biannual online newsletter. Visit their Media Centre for archived newsletters, or click on the links below for their 2004 publications: February 2004 (Vol. No. 1) For a complete list of research publications available from the PWHCE, click here. The following research publications were supported by the PWHCE from January 2004 to December 2004, and are available as PDF files by clicking on the links below: Don't We Count as People? Saskatchewan Social Welfare Policy and Women's Health (January 2004). Women Need Safe, Stable, Affordable Housing: A study of social housing, private rental housing and co-op housing in Winnipeg (February 2004). Living Well: Aboriginal Women, Cultural Identity and Wellness (March 2004). Surviving on Hope is Not Enough: Women's Health, Poverty, Justice and Income Support in Manitoba (March 2004). Naspici Miyomahcihowin (Continuous Good Health) and Wellness (May 2004). Ethical Guidelines for Aboriginal Women's Health Research (September 2004). Womennet circulates an e-newsletter, and also provides a list of various research/reference Resources on their Web site.
Visit the Women'space Web site to access their Research Papers and Fact Sheets. These fact sheets, largely completed in 2003, have been compiled into a booklet entitled: Women's Equality and the Internet: Our Realities.
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