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issue 4 . Fall 1999
Back to school
It's September and time for many people to get back to school. Even if you're not going back to school it's a good time of year to think about education and it's various forms. To that end we carry a number of titles on alternative education, including self-schooling and home-schooling. Check out Real Lives (Lowry House Publishing $22.50), The Home Schooling Handbook (Prima Publishing, $21.00), The Teenage Liberation Handbook (Lowry House publishers, $22.50, and Deschooling Our Lives (New Society Publishers, $17.95).Upcoming community events
Monday September 13 - 6:00-7:30art opening with Sulih Williams - Mkayuga at Venus Envy
Monday September 13 - 7:30
first meeting at
the Dal Women's centre for anyone wanting to
get involved. Call Patty at 494 2432 for details.
Friday September 17
Take Back the Night
March. Gather at Grand Parade at 7:45pm for
the rally and speakers. March begins at 8:30;
reception at 9:15pm at Venus Envy.
Monday September 20 - 7-9pm
first meeting for
coffee and conversation at the Dal Women's
Center.Come discuss feminist issues. Call Patty
at 494 2432 for details.
Sunday September 26
AIDS Walk: check in
9:30; walk 11am-12:30; BBQ after, Afro
Musica 1:00-2:00. Call 425 4882 for
information. Register at Venus Envy; pledge
your support and walk the walk with us.
Sunday September 26
Word on the Street
11am-6pm Spring Garden Road
Sunday September 26
Dog Jog; call the SPCA
468 7877 for more information
Saturday October 9
Women's Dance tickets
$7 in advance at Reflections, Venus Envy and
Entitlement Books, $9 at the door. Proceeds to
charity.
Monday October 18
Persons Day - a
celebration of women becoming persons under
Canadian law. Call the Dal Womens Centre at
494 2432.
Wednesday November 3
"The Herbal Cunt
2" with Danette Steele 7pm at Venus Envy -
Learn how to naturally prevent and treat
Urinary Tract Infections and Bacterial Vaginosis
(more commonly known as the itch or yeast
infection) with Herbalist Danette Steele. $5-15
sliding scale. Call 422 0004 to register - limited
space. This is a continuation of "Herbal Cunt 1"
so if you attended the first Herbal Cunt there
will be lots of new info at this workshop. All
women welcome.
November 22 -26
week of reflection, part of the
global activism against violence against women.
Call the Dal Women's Center 494 2432 for info.
Ongoing events
Women's Pickup Basketball - everyone welcome. Needham Centre, Saturdays 5-6 $1.00
On Dec 6, 1989, 14 women were killed at the Ecole Polytechnique Montreal. In order to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Montreal Massacre, a publication of Women's thoughts and feelings is being planned. Any woman, student or non-student, interested inworking on or contributing in any way to this project can contact the Dal Womens Center 494-2432 or dwc@is2.dal.ca
Events information
We are collecting information about upcoming events such as meetings, fundraisers, dances and sporting events. Please call 422 0004 or E-mail with details and we'll get your event into the next newsletter.
The art and the artists
September - Sulih Williams-MkayugaSulih is exhibiting artwork about women and transformation of the self . . .black women and women of color are especially welcome to come and look at these offerings. Sulih will be at Venus Envy on Monday September 13 from 6-7:30pm. Join us for refreshments and a chat with the artist.
October - Christine Howlett
"Grey Matter":
assemblages and paintings; each piece is an
allegory.
November - Kate Wivell
Offerings include self portrait on
copper and other surprises.
Calendars in stock
It's September and time to get back into activities and organization after a long hot summer.Calendars and day timers available include the Peace Calendar, We'Moon, Polestar Family Calendar, Original Student Calendar, Herstory 2000, The Women Artists Daybook, Housmans Peace Diary 2000, the Rain and Muffin lesbian blow-up doll calendar and the Womans Daybook.
New stuff in store
We're finally getting music - CD's by Veda Helle, Ani Difranco, Ember Swift and other fantastic musicians. We'd especially love to carry local women's music so if you or anyone you know has cassettes or CDs ready to go, bring them down and we'll sell them on consignment. We also have a small selection of books on tape and CD, including Larrys Party, Fugitive Pieces, and The Glace Bay Miners Museum.Chocolate body paint - pure Belgian chocolate turned into a creamy rich treat to paint your lover with . . . and of course it's meant to be licked off again. A 5oz bottle is $14.95 and only requires a minute in the microwave before it's ready to go.
Alchemical Gold Perfume Oils - these beautiful and natural scents are created in Canada and packaged in glass bottles or in pendant form. There are 12 scents, including a couple of very unique combinations such as Ishi (sweet grass and sage), Sula (citrus and magnolia) and Raphael (peach, strawberry and apple).
Sex toy workshops
Join the Venus Envy staff and find out how to choose and use dildos, vibrators, harnesses, butt toys and more. These workshops are free and open to all women over 18.Saturday October 23, 1999 7pm-8:30pm
Saturday November 20, 1999 - 7pm-8:30pm
Please register in advance for these workshops.
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