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DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Steiner Rice, Helen; Megan; Barton, Selina K.; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
1999-06
Pages: 
12
Collections: 
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Summary: 
Have a chat with the Volunteer Coordinator, Denise Tang; Poems: The Power of Love by Helen Steiner Rice; Dear friends of mine by Megan; My Self-made Ball and Chain by L.F.; Popular Education is back Wednesday nights with Emma from Vancouver Status of Women; How you can appeal decisions made by the Ministry of Human Resources in three easy steps; Selina K. Barton Aboriginal Poet from the Nisga's Nation has been writing for the past 15 years: Native Images, Friends, Wings of Freedom, in Loving Memory of My First Cousin Beverly Gino; If you have a complaint under the BC Human Rights Code see Karen or Stephanie from the BC Human Rights Commission at First United Church.
Keywords: 
National Aboriginal Day; poems; Popular Education; Ministry of Human Resources; Native Images; Human Rights; Volunteer Orientation

DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
George, Jennifer; Debra; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
1999-07
Pages: 
12
Collections: 
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Summary: 
Financial Managers are Alix and Drew, Administrator is Marlene Trick; For the fourth year in a row the Women's Centre will be going to the NLHA'7KAPMX Healing Gathering held at Pasulko Lake just outside Lytton and the Centre has been asked to lead a workshop; What's up with our Volunteer Manual, the answer: Denise has a mission to update the information and include more graphics; Summary report on the Management Development Meeting to continue the work to make the Centre more member oriented such as Women's Voice; Assault is the intentional use of force against another person without that person's consent; list of phone numbers; Greetings from Alix and Drew the Financial Managers
Keywords: 
NLHA'7KAPMX Healing Gathering; Return of the Elder; Volunteer Program; Management Development Meeting; Legal Advocate; Poem; Financial Managers; Women's Voice; Sexual Assault

DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Barton, Selina K.; Marlene; Low, Cynthia; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
1999-08
Pages: 
12
Collections: 
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Summary: 
Healing Gathering at Pasulko Lake; Volunteer Hot News; Notes from Camp; Women's Own Home Improvement Zone; Poems by Selina Barton; Friendship; Natural Fault; Human Rights Video and Workshop; Discrimination; Special Someone Poem; DEWC Schedule; Programming; Crafty Workshops; Outings; Serving of Seniors and Elders; Mission Medicine Wheel; News from the Administrator; News from the Financial Managers
Keywords: 
Healing Gathering; Volunteer News; Notes from Camp; Tradeworks; Poems; Human Rights; Serving Seniors and Elders; Mission Medicine Wheel; Administrator News; Financial Manager

DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Meshell; Marlene; Poitras, Bernie; Hutchinson, Christine; Low, Cynthia; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
1999-09
Pages: 
12
Collections: 
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Summary: 
Research to Identify Barriers to Women's Participation in Educational Programs and Developing a "Project Profile"; Volunteer News; Tradeworks Women's Own Home Improvement Zone; Take Back the Night Saturday September 25th, 1999; Who's who on Staff; Centre Outings Suggestions; DEWC Schedule; Programming; Crafty Workshops; Outings; Breaking the Silence by Speaking Out; AIDS Walk 99; News From the Advocates; Camping Trip to Fircom on Gambier Island for a Retreat
Keywords: 
Project Profile; Volunteer News; Take back the Night; Staff changes; DEWC Schedule; Breaking the Silence; AIDS Walk; News; Camping Trip

DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Tania; Lucy; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
1998-10
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Summary: 
AGM 1998; DEWC board members elected 1998; BC Tel free cell phone initiative for women at risk; End Legislated Poverty program of United Nations International Day to End Poverty; poem by Tania; Volunteer News (goodbye from Lucy); Volunteer meeting; Child apprehension workshop; Calendar workshops: Beading workshop; Ceramic and tile painting workshop; Fabric arts workshop; Outings (Seymour Forest); Harvest dinner.
Keywords: 
AGM 1998; DEWC board members 1998; Cell phone initiative; End Legislated Poverty; poems; Volunteer News (goodbye from Lucy); Volunteer meeting; Child apprehension workshop; Beading workshop; Ceramic and tile painting workshop; Fabric arts workshop; Outings; Harvest dinner; United Nations International Day to End Poverty; Calendars

DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
1998-11
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Summary: 
November is a cold month so why not spend it in doors at the women's center doing one of many crafts or attend a support group that are being offered at the women's center
Keywords: 
MHR damage Deposits; court rules act; DEWC on-line

DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
1999-01
Pages: 
4
Collections: 
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Summary: 
Wishing all a Happy New Year!; Alcohol and Drug Support Group; Women's Voice; Women Surviving Together; Raffles; Crafty workshops - Beading with Leona; Ceramic and Tile Painting; Fabric Arts with Freeda; Outings: movie outing; Tobogganing at Mount Seymour; Bowling; Road Trip Britannia Beach; Dreamcatcher workshop back once a week in Jan. by Beverly Nelson; Bernice Hammersmith secured funding for Learning Program will start in Jan.; Cynthia working as Centre Programmer; no Volunteer Coordinator, still looking.
Keywords: 
Happy New Year; Calendar; Dreamcatcher workshops

DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Burnett, Cathy; Alice (Advocate); Kimbley, Laurel; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
1999-02
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Summary: 
Women's Memorial March - Carnegie Community Centre at 1pm after gathering, greetings, drumming, dancing, food; Volunteer meeting minutes; Advocacy News includes safety issues and women's needs; BC Benefit all must go to orientation before they complete application with financial aid worker; Changes to Disability Benefits Level 1; Unemployment benefits; Special needs; Ministry of Human Resources; Calendar; Regular Programming: Popular Education Group; Alcohol and Drug Support Group; Street Nurse; Women's Voice; Women Surviving Together; Raffles; Anti-Violence Discussion Group; Yoga; Law Student; Crafty workshops - Beading with Leona; Ceramics and Tile Painting; Fabric Arts with Freeda; Outings: Science World and Omnimax for movie; Buddist Temple for Lunar New Year; Nature hike at Sasamat Outdoor Centre in PoCo; Yoga Sat. aftternoons 2-3pm at centre; Lunar New Year; Chinese year of the rabbit, Vietnamese year of the Cat; Guidlines to guarantee good year; Popular Education at DEWC in February; New to Centre Staffing, Policy, Procedures, Workshops; Laurel Kimbley new director; BWSS not starting until March.
Keywords: 
Women's Memorial March; Volunteer News; News; Yoga at Centre; Popular Education; staff; Policy; Procedures; Workshops

DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Deepa; Alix and Drew; Alice Advocate; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
1999-03
Pages: 
8
Collections: 
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Summary: 
International Women's Day; Volunteer News; Volunteers only retreat - Sasamat Outdoor Centre with beautiful wooded site canoeing, fishing and hiking, workshops on conflict resolution, communication, anger, etc.; Poem about being powerful and Farewell to a Friend poem; Calendar; Regular Programming: Learning Group; Battered Women's Support Services (BWSS); Shiatsu Massages; Alcohol and Drug Support Group; Law Student; Women's Voice; Women Surviving Together; Raffles; Spanish Classes; Anti-Violence Discussion Group; Crafty workshops - Beading with Leona; Ceramic and Tile Painting; Fabric Arts with Freeda; Dreamcatchers; Outings: Swimming Evelyn Daly Center; Nature Walk at Serpentine Fen in White Rock; Bowling at Commodore Lanes; going to sweat afterwards with Reta Blind at Centre; News from sister Alice Advocate with Residential Tenancy Act; Community Services Fund - fund projects to build skills; Learning Group is back; Volunteer Coordinator position full-time - will see improvements in how program is run; New Logo and Centre Brochure; four nations and four directions; new center brochure coming soon, made possible by grant from Law Foundation; All Funders Meeting - all contract funders invited to meeting; Bridge Housing not ready until 2000; File Income Tax; New To Centre BWSS - starting a 10 week session with 2 new facilitators; Makeovers; New Stopping Violence Worker to replace Deepa
Keywords: 
International Women's Day; Volunteer News; Stopping the Violence; Calendar; News from the Legal Advocate; News from financial Wizards; New to Centre

DEW Drop-In Newsletter

Publication type: 
Newsletter
Author(s): 
Chiu, Karen; Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Agency: 
Downtown Eastside Women's Centre
Date: 
1998-09
Pages: 
12
Collections: 
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
Summary: 
Guide to Municipal Police Complaints; NLHA'7KAPMX Nation Healing Gathering in Lytton; Poem - Talk to me; Women's Voices Against Stigma; Calendar; Funders -Ministry of Attorney General, Ministry of Women's Equality, City of Vancouver, businesses, foundations, United Way and Bingo; Accountability towards funding, Law Foundation provides 50% to run Legal Advocate Program, Management Improvement Project and corporate Solicitation Project; Alix Mathias and Drew Dennis are DEWC Financial Managers; DWC BBQ has water melon eating contest; Arts and Crafts Table at DERA Street Party; St. Paul's Neighbourhood Advisory Committee; Bingo Volunteers; Bridge Building Plans for DEWC; Dirty Needles in bathroom; Follow Up Communications Workshop; Upcoming Volunteer Dates; Camp Capilano - food provided for trip.
Keywords: 
DEWC AGM; AIDS Walk; Calendar; Funders; DEWC BBQ; Volunteer News; Camp Capilano

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