Briarpatch articles from March 2005

Briarpatch archives from March 2005

Young women in the struggle.(Intro)(barriers young women are working to overcome)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... While young women do acknowledge the hard work and the achievements made in the quest for equality in our society, they don't have to ponder for long in order to come up with a list of areas that still require more improvements. This issue...

You said it!(Letter to the Editor)
March 1, 2005... Dear Briarpatch, I was most impressed by the letter by Charlie Belhumeur (in the February, 2005 issue of Briarpatch) about what constitutes true human progress. It's taken a long time for me to realize that the "feudal" values that...

Instilling gender: girls will be girls ... regardless of their willingness to accept prescribed behaviour limits.
March 1, 2005... Were are constantly learning throughout our life; from the time we are little, and learning the difference between girls and boys, to our adulthood when many of us learn what it is like to be a parent. We grow and change with every stage in our...

Which side are they on?(Most Additional Hours legislation in Saskatchewan)
March 1, 2005... Because the Saskatchewan NDP government looked like they were poised to cave on an improvement to Labour Standards (Most Additional Hours) as a result of a very loud campaign of misinformation coming from the business lobby, labour held a Truth...

Age as a barrier: gaping holes exist in services and education when determinations about what is suitable for youth are made by the wrong (old) people.
March 1, 2005... Girls between 12 and 15 years of age are at the greatest risk of sexual assault by a family member. This is one of the disturbing truths reported by Statistics Canada's Violence Against Women Survey taken in 1998. It also show that in Canada...

The struggle continues: Briarpatch talks to Sarah Abbott about her inside look at post-Apartheid reality in her film Tide Marks.(Artists' voices: Briarpatch salutes the creative ways that our cultural workers bring messages of social change to the people)(Interview)
March 1, 2005... Briarpatch: What triggered your interest in filmmaking as a career choice? Sarah Abbott: I was taking film in my first year of undergrad at Queen's University. I enjoyed learning about the ways people constructed films and really became...

The art of communication: a community comes together to silently express its collective understanding of violence and silently share its collective hopes.(The Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CASA) at the University of Saskatchewan hosts forum theatre workshop)
March 1, 2005... Movements for social justice have a long history of connection with the arts. Over the past few years, these linkages have only grown and multiplied. We have seen giant puppets take to the streets all over the world. We've seen art auctions and...

Trades jobs are for [begin strikethrough]boys[end strikethrough] girls! Exposing the best kept secret in the labour market.
March 1, 2005... "I'm rich!" Recently I was delighted to hear a young woman gleefully make this proclamation at a Women Building Futures conference in Edmonton. As a second year bricklayer, she can not even imagine what her life will be like in two years...

The binary hoax: honour killings in the Middle East or a Massacre in Montreal--recognizing expressions of patriarchy.
March 1, 2005... The West has a long standing history of preoccupation with Arab sexuality and masculinity, particularly with Muslim male masculinity. By using binary thinking, such as East vs West, barbaric vs civilized, the West has succeeded in demonizing...

Made you look: when racism in Regina was "Indecently Exposed" not everyone felt receptive to what they saw.(documentary focuses on Jane Elliott's diversity workshops)
March 1, 2005... In January, CBC TV aired a hard hitting documentary about racism. Indecently Exposed chronicles a diversity workshop that Jane Elliott ran in Regina. Her controversial approach has resulted in both praise and death threats since she first...

Jenny Gear and the Whiskey Kittens.(Sound Recording Review)
March 1, 2005... Jenny Gear and the Whiskey Kittens by Jenny Gear produced by Duane Andrews and Don Ellis, 2004. www.jennygear.ca Performing from the age of 12, Jenny Gear recently gained national recognition on the television program, Canadian Idol. Gear...

Times Like These ...(Sound Recording Review)
March 1, 2005... times like these... by Sara Marlowe World to Win Records Sara Marlowe is a Toronto-based singer-songwriter-activist. Her latest CD, times like these..., is a follow-up to her successful debut, A World to Win. An eclectic mixture of...

All of Our Names.(Sound Recording Review)
March 1, 2005... all of our names by Sarah Harmer Cold Snap Records, 2004. Toronto, ON * "and the peacemakers who remind us that we are one" Sarah Harmer's follow up to her debut CD, You Were Here, is subtle yet striking. This CD demands to be listened...

Knuckle Down.(Sound Recording Review)
March 1, 2005... Knuckle Down by Ani Difranco Righteous Babes Records, 2005. www.righteousbabes.com Ani DiFranco's new album is a real celebration of friendship. With a history of doing everything herself, from playing all the instruments to engineering...

If I had a Hammer: Retraining that Really Works.(Book Review)
March 1, 2005... If I had a Hammer: Retraining that Really Works by Margaret Hillyard Little University of British Columbia Press, 2005. This is a very good book. Margaret Little begins with a discussion of the neo-liberal attack on single mothers, and the...

Lets fix it.(My Opinion)(eliminating barriers faced by young women seeking equality)
March 1, 2005... "No woman should be shamefaced in attempting through her work, to give back to the world a portion of its lost heart." --Louise Bogan (American Poet) If I could make a few changes to eliminate the barriers faced by young women seeking...