UCFYV to host several events during Working Together for Change week

UCFV’s Abbotsford campus will host
several events planned for Working
Together for Change, a week of
awareness being presented by the
Abbotsford Task Force Response to
Violence Against Women. Most of the
events are free, but some require
pre-registration. oe

On Monday, October 21 from 7-10
p.m, in the UCFV boardroom (Abby
A229), a workshop that looks beyond
culture, will feature Sue Hammell from
the Ministry of Women’s Equality,
Suneira Thobani, past president of the
National Action Committee on the Status
of Women (NAC), and a community
organizer Satwinder Bains. The panel _
will lead a participatory discussion about
breaking down the isolation and the
. “different treatment” minority women
face.

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Abbotsford Police spokesperson Elly
Sawchuk, and Jane Katz, who runs the
“Home Improvement” program for
abusive men, will lead a workshop
entitled J1’1l Never Happen to Me! on
Tuesday, October 22, at UCFV. The
workshop will explore the issue of denial
in a society that condones violence
against women. It takes place from 7 to»
10 p.m. in Room A229 (board room).

A variety of guest speakers will be on
hand for the citizen’s forum on Violence
in our Community on Wednesday,
October 23 at the Abbotsford campus
theatre, beginning at 7 p.m. Issues for

‘discussion will include concerns about

violence, how to gather information and
statistics, legal implications, and —
community resources. Pre-register for this
free forum by calling local 4534,

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And from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on Friday,
October 25, Seikido Martial Arts will be
giving a demonstration of self defense for
women in the UCFV Abbotsford campus
cafeteria.

The final event of the week is an
evening of readings and short dramatic
works featuring excerpts from the play
This is For You, Anna, a skit on elder
abuse, a reading by Abbotsford writer —
Lorraine Lanteigne, and a presentation
by UCFV theatre students. This event —

begins at 7 p.m. and takes place in the

Abbotsford campus theatre: Admission is
by donation with proceeds benefitting the
Women’s Resource Society of the Fraser.
Valley: ,

For more information about any of
these events contact Carole at local 4279.