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Mothers, Sisters, Daughters…Did you know that while women make up more than 50 percent of our population, they make up a mere 21 per cent of municipal councillors and 7 per cent of mayors and wardens in Nova Scotia? We need more women mayors, wardens, and councillors to better reflect the society we serve. To help you get ready to run, a series of one-day campaign schools are being held in Port Hawkesbury, Berwick, Yarmouth, Dartmouth, and Amherst. These free sessions will give you the tools necessary to run an effective campaign in October’s municipal election. Subsidies are available to help offset costs required for childcare, eldercare or special needs for those who want to attend the program.

These sessions are free to attend and will provide a fun and educational experience for women interested in running for municipal elected office.

The campaign schools are sponsored by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities in conjunction with Service Nova Scotia & Municipal Relations and the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.

To register, visit wilg.ca.

You can also email lgoldberg@unsm.ca
 or phone 902-423-8673

 Seating is limited so register early!

For more information, contact:

LYLE GOLDBERG, Policy Analyst
Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities

Ph: 902-423-8673
Email: lgoldberg@unsm.ca


Dates and locations:

April 21: Port Hawkesbury, NSCC Strait Area Campus
May 5: Berwick, Berwick & District Lions Club
May 26: Yarmouth, NSCC Burridge Campus
June 9: Dartmouth, NSCC Waterfront Campus
June 16: Amherst, NSCC Community Learning Centre

In Recognition of the

30^th Anniversary

& to Celebrate National E. Fry Week 

  The Elizabeth Fry Society & Our Thyme Café

  invites you to partake of a

Humble Lunch

Beans & Brown Bread

  (Vegetable or Chicken Noodle Soup Alternative)

Bread Pudding or Ginger Cake Dessert

 Key Note Speaker: Kim Pate

National Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies.

When:  Thursday May 10^th , 2012
  
  Time:  11:30am – 2:00pm

Where:   St. Agnes Church 
 (Msgr. Leo Day Auditorium) 
 6903 Mumford Rd.

Admission: $15.00

Payment at the Door

Please RSVP your attendance to

lyetman@ourthymecafe.biz

On Thursday, May 17th, the LGBTQ communities of Halifax will mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia in Halifax's Grand Parade at 6 p.m. 

This year’s theme is “Reclaiming our space, reclaiming our rights.” 

All attendees are encouraged to reclaim public space by wearing the colours of the rainbow or clothes with a message (e.g. "Some girls marry girls. Get over it."),
carrying rainbow flags or displaying signs or banners. Show your pride!

ASL interpretative services will be provided for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. 

The rally will begin at 6 with presenters including the Youth Project’s Queerios; Hugo Dann from the Rainbow Refugees Association of Nova Scotia;
 students from the GSA Network, local artist Leona MacDougall; JJ Lyon, a founding member of Safe Harbour Church; Krista Snow, chair of Halifax Pride;
spoken word artist Dez Adams; and Jesiah Macdonald who has recently launched a human rights complaint against MSI relating to transgender medical care.
Kevin Kindred, a board member for the Nova Scotia Rainbow Action Project (NSRAP) will act as master of ceremonies.

During the rally, several community groups will be present so attendees can take action by becoming informed and finding out how they can do more.
 Groups will include the Youth Project, Amnesty International, the Nova Scotia employees’ LGBTI Network, representatives from Sexual Assault Awareness Month,
the Canadian Federation of Students, the Rainbow Refugees Association of Nova Scotia, the Allies at Dalhousie, the Elderberries, and NSRAP.

Following the presentations, Rebecca Rose, the Maritime Organiser for the Canadian Federation of Students,
will guide attendees in forming a human chain down Barrington Street and around the Grand parade in a community act of reclaiming space.

Look for the rainbow flag flying over Province House and Halifax City Hall this year. 

Detailed descriptions and links to relevant presenters and groups can be found at http://nsrap.ca/may17.

SAAM Activities for Shelburne County

 A PUBLIC FILM SCREENING – May 24, 2012

“KILLING US SOFTLY 4”, By Jean Kilbourne

Place:  Shelburne Regional High School – Shelburne, NS

Time: 7:00 – 9:00 PM in the Commons

(Film length: 45 Minutes, with Discussion to follow)

In this new, highly anticipated update of her pioneering “Killing Us Softly”  film series, Jean Kilbourne takes a fresh look at how advertising traffics in distorted and destructive ideals of femininity.  The film marshals a range of new print and television advertisements to lay bare a stunning pattern of damaging gender stereotypes – images and messages that too often reinforce unrealistic, and unhealthy, perceptions of beauty, perfection, and sexuality.  By bringing Kilbourne’s groundbreaking analysis up to date, “Killing Us Softly 4” stands to challenge a new generation to take advertising seriously, and to think critically about popular culture and its relationship to sexism, eating disorders, and gender violence.

On April 25, 2012, Jean Kilbourne was one of the recipients of the Common Sense Media Awards.  The award recognizes and honours her for the ways that she has encountered and embraced both the outstanding opportunities and complex challenges of raising kids in a digital world.

In the late 1970’s, Jean Kilbourne began to speak out about the stereotypical and harmful ways women are portrayed in print advertising.  Her insights tapped into a tremendous longing in the culture, andbefore she knew it, Kilbourne was traveling the country advocating for healthy and empowering media representations of girls and women.  Over the past three decades, her films

Mothers, Sisters, Daughters…Did you know that while women make up more than 50 percent of our population, they make up a mere 21 per cent of municipal councillors and 7 per cent of mayors and wardens in Nova Scotia? We need more women mayors, wardens, and councillors to better reflect the society we serve. To help you get ready to run, a series of one-day campaign schools are being held in Port Hawkesbury, Berwick, Yarmouth, Dartmouth, and Amherst. These free sessions will give you the tools necessary to run an effective campaign in October’s municipal election. Subsidies are available to help offset costs required for childcare, eldercare or special needs for those who want to attend the program.

These sessions are free to attend and will provide a fun and educational experience for women interested in running for municipal elected office.

The campaign schools are sponsored by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities in conjunction with Service Nova Scotia & Municipal Relations and the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.

To register, visit wilg.ca.

You can also email lgoldberg@unsm.ca
 or phone 902-423-8673

 Seating is limited so register early!

For more information, contact:

LYLE GOLDBERG, Policy Analyst
Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities

Phone: 902-423-8673
Email: lgoldberg@unsm.ca


Dates and locations:

April 21: Port Hawkesbury, NSCC Strait Area Campus
May 5: Berwick, Berwick & District Lions Club
May 26: Yarmouth, NSCC Burridge Campus
June 9: Dartmouth, NSCC Waterfront Campus
June 16: Amherst, NSCC Community Learning Centre

Maple Trade Finance presents and Alice Housing luncheon:

Mothers, Sisters, Daughters…Did you know that while women make up more than 50 percent of our population, they make up a mere 21 per cent of municipal councillors and 7 per cent of mayors and wardens in Nova Scotia? We need more women mayors, wardens, and councillors to better reflect the society we serve. To help you get ready to run, a series of one-day campaign schools are being held in Port Hawkesbury, Berwick, Yarmouth, Dartmouth, and Amherst. These free sessions will give you the tools necessary to run an effective campaign in October’s municipal election. Subsidies are available to help offset costs required for childcare, eldercare or special needs for those who want to attend the program.

These sessions are free to attend and will provide a fun and educational experience for women interested in running for municipal elected office.

The campaign schools are sponsored by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities in conjunction with Service Nova Scotia & Municipal Relations and the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.

To register, visit wilg.ca.

You can also email lgoldberg@unsm.ca
 or phone 902-423-8673

 Seating is limited so register early!

For more information, contact:

LYLE GOLDBERG, Policy Analyst
Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities

Phone: 902-423-8673
Email: lgoldberg@unsm.ca


Dates and locations:

April 21: Port Hawkesbury, NSCC Strait Area Campus
May 5: Berwick, Berwick & District Lions Club
May 26: Yarmouth, NSCC Burridge Campus
June 9: Dartmouth, NSCC Waterfront Campus
June 16: Amherst, NSCC Community Learning Centre

Mothers, Sisters, Daughters…Did you know that while women make up more than 50 percent of our population, they make up a mere 21 per cent of municipal councillors and 7 per cent of mayors and wardens in Nova Scotia? We need more women mayors, wardens, and councillors to better reflect the society we serve. To help you get ready to run, a series of one-day campaign schools are being held in Port Hawkesbury, Berwick, Yarmouth, Dartmouth, and Amherst. These free sessions will give you the tools necessary to run an effective campaign in October’s municipal election. Subsidies are available to help offset costs required for childcare, eldercare or special needs for those who want to attend the program.

These sessions are free to attend and will provide a fun and educational experience for women interested in running for municipal elected office.

The campaign schools are sponsored by the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities in conjunction with Service Nova Scotia & Municipal Relations and the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women.

To register, visit wilg.ca.

You can also email lgoldberg@unsm.ca
 or phone 902-423-8673

 Seating is limited so register early!

For more information, contact:

LYLE GOLDBERG, Policy Analyst
Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities

Phone: 902-423-8673
Email: lgoldberg@unsm.ca


Dates and locations:

April 21: Port Hawkesbury, NSCC Strait Area Campus
May 5: Berwick, Berwick & District Lions Club
May 26: Yarmouth, NSCC Burridge Campus
June 9: Dartmouth, NSCC Waterfront Campus
June 16: Amherst, NSCC Community Learning Centre