http://womennewsnetwork.net/2013/05/13/girl-sports-afghanistan/

Are you a student who is interested in and/or researching any of the following topics?

• Children and violence
• Mental health
• Issues concerning Aboriginal children
• Sexual exploitation of children
• Youth justice

If so, access to a world-class resource is right at your fingertips.

The Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children’s Rights houses a collection of over 10,000 items organized according to the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. These books, documents and reports have been donated to Carleton by The Honourable Landon Pearson.  Pearson has been a life-long advocate for the rights and well-being of children, and a Canadian Senator responsible for children.

The Landon Pearson Resource Centre offers a print library that is rich in relevant materials and also a unique ‘living’ library. These resources would be relevant for students who are studying children’s rights, political science, law, human rights, social work, child studies, women’s and gender studies, public policy, Canadian studies, sociology and international development etc.

The Centre not only offers students access to a vast collection of resources and study aids, it also presents them with the exceptional opportunity to meet and work one-on-one on projects such as honours research papers and theses with former Senator, author and an international representative of Canada, Landon Pearson.

Take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to collaborate with one of Canada’s most prominent child rights advocates.

Please contact Landon Pearson or Associate Professor Virginia Caputo to schedule an appointment.

The Landon Pearson Resource Centre is located in A735 Loeb Building.

Check out the Landon Pearson Resource Centre website for more information:  http://www.landonpearson.ca/

The Conference will take place at the University of Ottawa, on April 11, 2013, from 9:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., in room 4007 of the Social Sciences Building, 120 University Private, Ottawa.

This is a bilingual event, with simultaneous translation.

The event is free, but you must register by email at hboudre@uottawa.ca or by phone at 613-520-6644.

Link to poster

Link to program – English

Link to program – French

NWAC Faceless Doll Project

Come and hear the Faceless Doll story and create your very own doll.

 For full schedule and registration, go to the Carleton University Events Calendar at http://events.carleton.ca/haunted-canada-9th-annual-trent-carleton-canadian-studies-graduate-conference/

Talk by

Annie E. Coombes, professor of Material and Visual Culture, in the of School of History of Art, Film and Visual Media, Birkbeck, University of London

Where: River Conference Room, River Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa

When: Thursday, March 28, 2013, from 11:30 to 13:00

Title: “Gender, Liberation and Futures in South Africa: Women’s Art Practice as Alternative Political Arena”

When the Monument to the Women of South Africa was unveiled in Pretoria in August 2000, much was riding on the ability of the monument to invoke the presence and necessity of women for the country’s past and for securing its success in the future.  The Monument was designed to recall not only the crucial role played in the liberation struggle by women from all constituencies (and across class and colour lines) but also the ways in which such a past can work to enable a new vision of the future.

This lecture argues that while the conventional political terrain in South Africa appears to be stalling on delivering the fruits of a democratic process, a new space for effective political activism on the ground has been opened up by women makers and artists. The lecture explores some of the extraordinary projects which have effectively taken the initiative to transform complex social environments still blighted by the devastating legacy of the apartheid years and the economic and health challenges presented by years of official denialism in the face of the AIDS/HIV pandemic. It argues that gender is a critical component in these art projects’ success.

The talk will be given in English, but simultaneous translation in French will be offered.

Everyone welcome

RSVP: Hélène Boudreault, 613 520-6644, helene_boudreault@carleton.ca

We acknowledge the generous support of the Institute of African Studies, the School for the Study of Arts and Culture: Art History, and the Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art, and Culture, at Carleton University

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Pamela Walker, titulaire de la Chaire conjointe en études des femmes à l’Université d’Ottawa et Carleton University, a le plaisir de vous inviter à une

Présentation  par

Annie E. Coombes, professeure, Material and Visual Culture, School of History of Art, Film and Visual Media, Birkbeck, University of Londom

Quand:   Jeudi, 28 mars 2013, de  11 h30 à 13 h00

Où:   River Conference Room, Édifice River Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa

 Titre:   Genre, libération et futurs en Afrique du Sud: l’utilisation de l’Art par les femmes en tant qu’arène politique alternative

             (Gender, Liberation and Futures in South Africa: Women’s Art Practice as Alternative Political Arena)

Lorsque le Monument des femmes d’Afrique du Sud fut dévoilé à Pretoria, en août 2000, on a fondé beaucoup d’espoir sur la capacité de ce monument à invoquer la présence et l’importance de ces femmes qui ont fait partie du passé de ce pays pour en assurer son succès dans l’avenir. Ce Monument a été conçu pour rappeler non seulement le rôle essentiel joué par les femmes de toutes les sphères, traversant les frontières de couleur et de race, mais aussi les divers moyens grâce auxquels un tel passé peut contribuer à une nouvelle vision de l’avenir.

Cette présentation maintiendra que, bien que le terrain politique conventionnel de l’Afrique du Sud semble tarder à livrer les fruits d’un processus démocratique, un nouvel espace pour un militantisme politique efficace sur le terrain a été lancé par des femmes créatrices et artistes. Cette présentation touchera quelques un des projets extraordinaires ayant eu pour but de transformer des environnements sociaux complexes encore assombris par l’héritage dévastateur des années d’Apartheid et d’enjeux importants relativement à l’économie et à la santé, conséquence de nombreuses années de dénégation officielle quant à la pandémie de VIH/SIDA. On y confirmera que le genre est une composante critique dans le succès de ces projets artistiques.

La présentation sera donnée en anglais, avec traduction simultanée en français.

Accès libre

RSVP : Hélène Boudreault, 613-520-6644 ou helene_boudreault@carleton.ca

Nous remercions de leur généreux appui les instances suivantes : Institute of African Studies, School for the Study of Art and Culture: Art History, et  Institute for Comparative Studies in Literature, Art, and Culture de l’Université Carleton

Thanks and we hope to see you there! – Merci et au plaisir de vous y accueillir!

Hélène

 Please see the attached poster for more event information.  http://www5.carleton.ca/womensstudies/ccms/wp-content/ccms-files/Femmy-Award-Poster.jpg