October 2, 1996 Over The Edge 4 9 |

This is an ongoing column
highlighting events and
issues pertaining to womyn
at UNBC and beyond.
Anyone who would like their
input or event information to
be included here can submit
information to Britt Amet at
the UNBC Women’s Center.

Friday, September 20th
marked Prince George’s
Annual “Take Back the
Night” rally, an event that
happens in cities across
Canada to denote September
as the official month of
Prevention of Violence
Against Women. About 200
womyn and children met
downtown outside the court

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buildings at 7:00 PM to
protest violence against
womyn. They marched to
Kids ‘R Us Daycare where
they were joined by the group
“Men Against Violence
Against Women,” a group
sponsored by the John
Howard Society, and a few
others. The womyn and
children who had marched
warmed themselves with hot
chocolate and tasty food
prepared by M.A.V.A.W.,
while thoughts, experiences,
and facts about violence
against womyn were voiced
at an open microphone. The
event attracted a greater

turnout than last year; it was -

estimated that this year’s

Wo myn’ S Work by- Britt Arnet (Resource Person)

march had approximately
twice as many participants as
it did in 1995. Take Back the
Night was started up by the
Canadian Association of
Sexual Assault Centers and
is coordinated in BC by the
Vancouver Rape Relief &
Women’s Shelter.

And, in case you’re
wondering, there’s a lot of
other events coming up and
going on at UNBC:

The Women’s Center is
organizing a candlelight vigil
for Desember 6th; in
memory of the fourteen
women who were executed
at L’ecole Polytechnique de
Montreal. This is a major
event for the University, and

requires a lot of planning; we
will be meeting very soon, to
start to coordinate it. Anyone
who would like to help is
putting this year’s vigil
together, please drop by and
check for meeting times.

This week is Sexual
Wellness Week - watch for
events and information. Be
sure to visit the Kissing
Booth!

Once again, the Women’s
Center would like to
welcome one and all to
participate in some of the
groups which have formed:
there is an Arts and Music
circle; a Health and Wellness
circle; and a Lesbian, Gay ,

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more information on these
groups, take a look at the
events board at the Women’s
Center.

The women’s “zine is in the
works as well, so if you have
any writing, art or
photography which you
would like to see in print, or
if you have skills with layout:
and the rest of the nitty-gritty
work, please come on by and
share your talents.

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