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

[Jarrah]

Hi Janet - I spoke to the PhD student and she said they are interested in
diverse feminist perspectives. Age is not an issue, nor does someone have
to be familiar with NAC or the efforts to revitalize it.

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Janet Hudgins <jhudgina at sfu.ca> wrote:

> 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>
> *To: *"wamvan" <wamvan at lists.resist.ca>
> *Sent: *Monday, July 6, 2015 9:02:46 AM
> *Subject: *[Wamvan] Univ, of Toronto study on organized feminism in
> Canada recruiting Vancouver research participants
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *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*
>
> 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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