Trent University Women's Studies

The purpose of this research project was to interview a Canadian woman artist, and create an education guide for the teachers of grade 5 students coming into the Art Gallery. The appendix is a transcript of the interview with the artist.

This project is an extension of previous research (Appendix A) which indicated a need for governing By-Laws and Policies in order to carry out the objectives of Casa de Angelae in creating a home for four developmentally disabled women.

The KWIC Speakers Bureau is a database of local speakers who have volunteered to share their personal knowledge and experiences with the community - as public speakers, discussion leaders, lecturers, and in many other capacities. This year KWIC's focus is on environmental issues, and the expertise that members of the Peterborough community possess in this area is reflected in the wide variety of issues and subject matters that can be found in the Speakers Bureau. This project includes a User's Manual of how to use the database, an article for KWIC's fall newsletter describing the project and it's benefits to the community, as well as a personal reflection, which focuses on the development and implementation of the project.

This report is part of the ongoing process of creating an anthology called GirlSpoken written by girls and young women for girls and young women. The authors took part in the process of soliciting submissions, leading creative workshops, and performing a qualitative content analysis of the submissions received. Working from a feminist, anti-oppressive framework, they analyzed the themes present in all the submissions.

This report outlines the healthy living sections of Ontario's Health and physical education curriculum for grades nine through twelve. It also looks at Ontario's Safe School Act as a foundation for individual Boards to create safe learning environments for all students. The report also examines Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board's Equity and Diversity policy, Safe Schools Policy and the Selection of learning resources policy. The report concludes that OPIRG's proposed 'Queer Workshops" can be implemented in Peterborough high schools.

This document contains the proceedings of a conference entitled "Eyes Wide Open: Breast Cancer and the Environment," that took place in Peterborough, Ontario in [sic] October of 2001. The keynote speaker, Dr. Samuel Epstein, emphasized how cancer organizations are becoming more corporate in their actions, focusing more on treatment options and the generation of money instead of public health prevention.