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International Women's Day Conference - Women at the Table
Date: Saturday March 6, 2010 from 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm
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Alice McKay Room, Vancouver Public Library, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver
On the eve of International Women’s Day, the B.C. Federation of Labour and more than a dozen other groups are hosting a Conference that will examine the challenges, disadvantages and opportunities facing women around the world. The recommendations which come out of this Conference will be presented to the Federal government to be put forward to the G-8 and G-20 meetings to be held later this year.
Speakers will include:
- Semhal Getachew Asrat is with the Justice Education Society and is a lawyer and pioneer in the field of femicide research and advocacy in Ethiopia;
- Colleen Fuller formed PharmaWatch and works on monitoring prescription drugs improving reporting on drug safety;
- Angela Marie MacDougall is the Executive Director of Battered Women’s Support Services;
- Iglika Ivanova is an economist and public interest researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Come out and join with other women in discussing issues that impact women. Topics include poverty/income, housing, transportation, violence against women, femicide, women in solidarity, education access to justice, health care, leadership & decision-making, media, peace, indigenous peoples and labour rights.
Come early to ensure you get a seat at the table!
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