NEW NAWL CAUCUSESThe following NAWL (Campus) Caucuses grew out of exchanges between NAWL staff and university students at the “Campus Cocktails with NAWL” events held across the country in 2006-07. This enthusiasm and desire to support feminist research and advocacy was re-iterated by the young women who attended the NAWL Conference in May 2007 in Ottawa.
If you wish to be active on campus and volunteer your time to help NAWL promote equality-seeking laws and legislative reforms, get in touch with one of these Caucus Coordinators listed below. Each Caucus has a private Blog and Discussion Group that allows its members to strategize and plan activities to support gender equality initiatives at the federal, provincial, territorial, and local levels!
> Carleton University Caucus - Calgary University Caucus
> Windsor University Caucus - Caucus de l'Université de Montréal
WANT TO START UP A NAWL CAUCUS ON CAMPUS OR IN YOUR CITY?
SEND US AN E-MAIL.
CAMPUS COCKTAILS WITH NAWL:
Braving the Anti-Feminist BacklashThe National Association of Women and the Law invites you to a funky feminist shindig.
GET THE SKINNY ON:
• recent cuts to Status of Women Canada;
• constraints on feminist advocacy in Canada;
• December 10th 2006 Rally and March in Ottawa.
GET THE NAWL ZINE (magazine) and PARTICIPATE IN:
• the feminist fun by becoming a member of NAWL;
• our reflection on current issues, such as pay equity, family law, religious arbitration,
maternity/parental benefits;
• talking back by writing to Harper and your local MP
• the NAWL conference in May 2007.
Most importantly... NAWL wishes to hear from young women (young in age and/or young to feminism) about their priorities and hopes for feminist advocacy in Canada in 2007!
JOIN NAWL AND OTHER LOCAL FEMINISTS IN YOUR CITY for a (virgin!) cocktail & snacks at one of the following campus locations:
CENTRAL CANADA Campus Drive
UNIVERSITY of OTTAWA: Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007, 4pm
Where?: Fauteux Building, Room 202
Speakers: Nathalie Des Rosiers, Dean of Civil Law; Jackie Steele, NAWL Communications/Conference 2007; Chi Nguyen, NAWL Communications
CARLETON UNIVERSITY: Thursday, March 22, 2007, 6:30pm
Co-hosted by the Legal Studies Association
Where?: Senate Room, Robertson Hall
Speakers: Vinessa Redford, Co-President, Carleton Legal Studies Association; Diana Majury, Professor of Law/NAWL Working Group; Jackie Steele, NAWL Communications
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO: Monday, February 5, 2007, 12:30
Where? Faculty of Law, Room 38, Faculty of Law
Speaker: Chi Nguyen, NAWL Communications
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO: Thursday, February 1, 2007, 12:15
Where? FLB, University of Toronto, 78 Queen’s Park West
Speaker: Chi Nguyen, NAWL Communications
YORK UNIVERSITY: Monday, January 29, 2007, 12:30
Where? Faculty Common Room, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 4700 Keele Street
Speaker: Chi Nguyen, NAWL Communications
McGILL UNIVERSITY: Wednesday, January 24, 2007, 12:30
Where? New Chancellor Day Hall, Faculty of Law, Room 204
Speakers: Professor Colleen Sheppard, NAWL Working Group Member, Jackie Steele, NAWL Communications, Chi Nguyen, NAWL Communications
WESTERN CANADA Campus Drive
***Our gatherings at UBC, UVic, UCalgary and UWinnipeg were a raging success!
UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG: Friday, January 19th, 2007, 4:30pm
Where? C-FIR Board Room, 4th Floor, Centennial Mezannine, Room 41 (Take the Centennial Hall elevator across from the "Beyond Words" University of Winnipeg Bookstore up to floor 4CM. Exit the elevator and walk directly forward to 4CM41 on the left side of the hall.)
Speakers: Yvonne Peters, NAWL Steering Committee Member, Mona Brown, MAWL / Former NAWL Steering Committee Member, Jackie Steele, NAWL Communications.
UNIVERISTY OF CALGARY: Wednesday, January 17, 2007, 5:00pm
Where? Faculty Lounge (Room 3390), 3rd Floor of the Murray Fraser Hall (Law School Building), 2500 University Dr. N.W.
Speakers: Kerry Lynn Okita, NAWL Steering Committee Member, Jackie Steele, NAWL Communications
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA: Monday, January 15th, 2007, 12:30pm
Where? Law School, Fraser Building, Room 142
Speakers: Professor Maneesha Deckha, Faculty of Law / NAWL Steering Committee Member, Jackie Steele, NAWL Communications.
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver): Thursday, January 11th, 2007, 12:30pm
Where? Centre for Feminist Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, 1822 East Mall
Speakers: Professor Susan Boyd, Faculty of Law / NAWL Family Law Working Group, Professor Kim Brooks, Faculty of Law / NAWL Gender-Budgets Working Group, Jackie Steele, NAWL Communications.
