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[Paul Browning]

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> From: Jane Pulkingham <pulkingh at sfu.ca>
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> > Subject: Conference Notice - Imagining Public Policy to Meet Women's
> >         Economic Security Needs
> > From: Brant Cheetham <brant at bcpolicyalternatives.org>
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> > Hello ESP partners and collaborators,
> > Below is an announcement of the first ESP conference Imagining Public 
> > Policy to Meet Women's Economic Security Needs to be held in October 
> > of 2005.  As mentioned, a call for papers will be sent in the fall, 
> > but in the meantime please pass this notice to those in your network 
> > who might be interested. Thanks.
> > Enjoy the rest of your summer.
> > Brant  
> >
> >
> >     *
> >     Conference Notice Imagining Public Policy to Meet Women's Economic
> >     Security Needs*
> >
> >
> >
> >  
> > This is a notice of a conference on women and public policy to be held 
> > in *Vancouver *on *October 14 and 15, 2005*.  A detailed call for 
> > conference paper proposals will be sent in November 2004.
> >  
> > The intent of the conference will be to "imagine" and analyze 
> > effective public policy as it pertains to women in the areas of: 
> > employment standards and barriers to labour market participation; 
> > welfare and social policy reform; and the restructuring of 
> > community-based health-care.  While some critique of existing policy 
> > will certainly occur, the main point will be to try to advance a 
> > progressive agenda for the future.
> >  
> > The conference is sponsored by the Economic Security Project, a 
> > multi-year research initiative funded through the SSHRC 
> > Community-University Research Alliance.  The principle partners in 
> > this alliance are the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives BC and 
> > the Women's Studies Department at Simon Fraser University. 
> >  
> > The Economic Security Project's primary focus is on public policy in 
> > British Columbia, but the conference particularly welcomes the 
> > participation of others in Canada and internationally as we are very 
> > interested in hearing about best practices from other jurisdictions.  
> > There will be some travel funding available for those giving papers.
> >  
> > *Please pass this email on to other interested parties.
> > *Apologies for any cross-postings.
> >
> > ----
> > Brant Cheetham
> > Manager - Economic Security Project
> > Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (BC)
> > web: http://www.policyalternatives.ca
> > tel: 604-801-5121, ext 230     fax: 604-801-5122
> > email: brant at bcpolicyalternatives.org
> > mail: 1400-207 West Hastings St, Vancouver, V6B 1H7
> > CAW3000
> 
> Dr. Jane Pulkingham
> Associate Professor, Sociology,
> Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,
> Simon Fraser University,
> Burnaby, B.C., V5A 1S6
> Canada
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> Tel. (604) 291-3388
> Fax. (604) 291-5799
> email: pulkingh at sfu.ca
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