[Wamvan] Univ, of Toronto study on organized feminism in Canada recruiting Vancouver research participants

[Janet Hudgins]

I'm an old feminist and interested in the subject but not clear on your target. However, I'm willing to participate if I can be useful 

Cheers 

Janet Hudgins 
TREASON: THE VIOLATION OF TRUST 
http://www.amazon.com/TREASON-Violation-Trust-Janet-Hudgins/dp/1436349249 

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From: "Joanna Chiu" <chiu.joanna5 at gmail.com> 
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From: Jaime Nikolaou < j.nikolaou at utoronto.ca > 
Date: July 1, 2015 at 11:00:33 AM EDT 
To: " wam at womenactionmedia.org " < wam at womenactionmedia.org > 
Subject: recruiting Vancouver sample for UofT study on organized feminism in Canada 





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Dear WAM! 





I'm writing to recruit participants for a research project headed by Dr. Judith Taylor at UofT Sociology. Briefly, it concerns efforts to revitalize the National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) during the period 2004-2006 , and the failure of this initiative. We've almost interviewed 40 feminists in Toronto, and are now expanding our sample to include voices from Vancouver, Calgary, and Halifax. Given your extensive engagement with gender justice in the media, I'm eager to speak with someone from WAM! when I'm in Vancouver in August. 





NAC was a Canadian feminist organization founded in 1971 as a response to a report conducted by the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. Growing over the years to incorporate over 700 member organizations, to date NAC is one of the largest national feminist organizations in Canadian history. Beyond organizing to address Royal Commission recommendations about birth control, day care, educational opportunities, and pensions for women, NAC expanded to address diverse feminist issues including same-sex rights, violence against women, povery, and racism. Although NAC never formally dissolved, it effectively dissolved following its 2006 Annual General Meeting. 





Please note that this project is more concerned with respondents' views on whether a national feminist organization should exist rather than how well-versed respondents are with NAC's history and movement trajectory. Also note that our research team does not have a particular position or priority for how Canadian feminism should organize at this time. Respondents should feel free to express any kind of political orientation or set of concerns they may have. The research team also understands that while our sample includes those who are members of various organizations, participants are speaking on behalf of themselves and not the organizations. 



If you have any questions about this project, are interested in participating, or can suggest someone who we might interview, please do not hesitate to email me. 




Best, 


-- 

Jaime Nikolaou, OCT 

PhD Student 

Department of Sociology 

University of Toronto 

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