Lifestyle
Wakefield “Quality of Life” Results to be Presented
Residents Invited to June 5th Meeting to Vote on Actions
from Community Vitality Initiative (CVI)
Wakefield, Quebec - Citizens of Wakefield will have an opportunity on Monday, June 5th at 7:00 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall to find out what their fellow citizens think of the state of the community and help design and vote on actions to enhance “community vitality” in the community.
Twelve weeks ago, 55 residents of Wakefield responded to a unique questionnaire and focus groups process about everything from the region’s economic state to its environmental health to its support for the arts. The 102-question survey also asked about such things as safety, learning, heritage and culture, leadership, physical space, sense of community, and entrepreneurship in the community.
Rendezvous Rupert is pleased to present:
Leading Ourselves
How do the choices you make affect your effectiveness, your health, your satisfaction? As most of us know but often forget, you really can’t change other people. You can, however, put energy into learning about yourself and into figuring out ways that you might influence the situation. This workshop is an opportunity to reflect and learn more about yourself, your perceptions, and your style of being. It is an opportunity to discover and influence positively how your strengths and learning edges affect your relationships with others at work (boss, clients, colleagues) or elsewhere in your life (spouse, friends, kids).
Rendezvous Rupert is pleased to present:
Navigating the Waves
Challenges are a part of any journey to living a well lived life. Do you know what you want but find yourself feeling stuck or fearful, unable to move forward? In this one day workshop we explore what’s stopping or stumping you and find ways to uncover, understand and embrace the questions and the clues hidden there. Through creative visualization, expressive arts, dialogue and other activities you will find out more about how you learn and what kind of support systems you need to navigate those waves. (Visioning workshop recommended but not obligatory.)
Visioning: Choosing Your Life
Visioning is a powerful process of identifying clearly that which you want to make real. In a relaxed and informal setting Linda guides you through a blend of questions, activities and exercises that are designed to help you uncover what is truly important to you and encourage the choices that allow you to live aligned with who you are. Together we create a relaxed atmosphere of exploration and fun as you begin to reveal to yourself what the energizing possibilities are. Spaces are limited. Please contact us at:
(819) 459-3580 or lindav@magma.ca, or visit:
by Mara Munro
I sit at one end of a warmly-coloured couch, holding a freshly- pasted collage, the torn sides of the magazine images and words curling upwards with the hastily-laid glue. My free hand waves and points sporadically over the quickly-constructed yet deeply-inspired piece attempting to describe the subconscious significance of the work, which becomes clearer with every word. I am unaware of my body, its appearance or posture as eight strangers around me stare intently during this uninhibited explanation of my ‘work of art’. I am living purely in this moment of free expression derived deeply from within and inspired by childhood crafts. This moment was my apex of a daylong workshop I had the opportunity to participate in called: ‘Visioning: Choosing your Life’.
Visioning: Choosing Your Life
Visioning is a powerful process of identifying clearly that which you want to make real. In a relaxed and informal setting Linda guides you through a blend of questions, activities and exercises that are designed to help you uncover what is truly important to you and encourage the choices that allow you to live aligned with who you are. Together we create a relaxed atmosphere of exploration and fun as you begin to reveal to yourself what the energizing possibilities are. Spaces are limited. Please contact us at:
(819) 459-3580 or lindav@magma.ca, or visit:
Womennet.ca is the Canadian Women's Virtual Information Centre. Womennet.ca est le Centre canadien d’information des femmes.
Features / les ressources:
- The Directory of Canadian Women’s Resources, a searchable database of over 4,000 women’s groups in Canada / l’Annuaire des ressources pour femmes du Canada, une base de données consultable qui regroupe plus de 4 000 groupes de femmes au Canada
- a Links Section, which contains thousands of annotated links to international and Canadian women’s sites / une section Liens, qui regroupe des centaines d’hyperliens annotés vers des sites internationaux et canadiens de femmes
gURL site for Youth
gURL
gURL.com is a leading online community and content site for teenage girls. It contains stories, games and interactive content produced with an independent editorial voice.
You can become a member (for free) if you want to contribute to the site, participate in posting boards, create your own polls, create a profile (we call them rooms) and more.
Girl Tech Site for Ages 8 - 12
Girl Tech
Girl Tech's mission is to enhance girls' lives and foster their use of technology by bringing to market technology-enhanced lifestyle electronics just for girls ages 8-12. These products are designed with girls' play preferences in mind, addressing issues that are important to them such as privacy and communication. The web site (http://www.girltech.com) contains over 600 pages of content to help address girls' issues and acquaint girls with the uses of technology.
March 8, 2006
Beyond Laws: The Right to Be Me
International Women's Week 2006
The Canadian theme for International Women's Week 2006 is “Beyond Laws: The Right to be Me'', which addresses women's rights, women's diversity and the need to put words into action.
2006 marks the 25th anniversary of Canada's ratification of the most comprehensive international treaty on women's rights, the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
The law guarantees women and men equal rights, opportunities and responsibilities in all aspects of Canadian life. Much has been accomplished to put into place legal foundations such as the Canadian Human Rights Act, pay and employment equity laws, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and maternity and parental benefits.
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