Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 12, 1979, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press March jump fee Ity news 2nd class Man registration number 0286 women Day March 150 demand funds to Aid crisis Centre by Gary Mcgibney approximately Iso men and women carrying waving pennants and chanting save Osborne House marched from the University of Winnipeg to the legislative building sat urday to confront minister of health and Community services Bud Sherman Only to find he want in not Karen spokeswoman for the coalition against violence towards said of Sherman the coalition had sent a Tetter to Sherman requesting he appear at the rally to indicate his response to Osborne houses funding Debbie a planning com Mittee said that Osborne House is a crisis Centre for battered wives and it had been financed by the Owca but Cut nip Leader Howard Pawley promises to pursue matter backs in that organization had forced the House to seek funding from the provincial government Sherman acknowledged the invitation with a Tetter of his own which was presented to the marchers upon their arrival at the legislative the Tetter said Sherman was sorry he could not attend the demonstration due to prior commitments but that he was aware of the problem and was doing his Best to find a the letter Drew Only shouts and jeers from the demonstrators before they finally broke out with a chant of save Osborne House Sherman is a at another rally prior to the White had said if the government Doest take action then they Are condoning the violence towards if they dont come out it shows dragging their feet and Haven made a but there Are still a variety of things we plan to we will continue our letter Campaign and plan other activities to bring attention to the she while Sherman was Mani Toba nip Leader Howard Pawley was in attendance and offered words of encouragement to the Pawley said that government Cut backs Are affecting not just but northerners and indians As in he these cutbacks were coming at a time when govern ment was decreasing taxation of mining i said that the opposition will pursue this matter in the White said she was glad Pawley came and showed he was supportive of their she was also pleased with the turnout for the March especially considering the temperature and the Lack of the March had originally been planned in Celebration for International women Day and to Cap off a whole Day of activities at the u of in View of the crisis in funding that Osborne House is we Felt that would become the focus of the said she added that an answer is needed soon because the location must be changed As the lease expires in april and the House does not meet fire photo by Alan Mackenzie chanting save Osborne a group of 150 March saturday to the legislative demanding funding Aid for Osborne welfare discussed workshops Mark women Day by Gary Mcgibney almost 300 women of All Ages and walks of life gathered saturday to learn and to celebrate International women Day in the form of a women Sympso the Celebration took place at lock Hart Hall in the University of Winni the symposium consisted of a series of presentations and rallies and was highlighted by a March to the legislature for a Demon stration on behalf of Osborne the crisis Centre for battered wives and children that is presently facing a financial crisis of its there were 10 workshops in Many running the women in University workshop touched on a number of Basic the main ones discrimination against women in classrooms by male pro the Lack of female professors and the development of a greater self appreciation among women they also discussed the possible development of tactics to thwart discrimination against women in the woman in poverty dealt mainly with difficulties of single women with children trying to exist on Wel fare As opposed to getting a Job or attempting to further their Educa women in this workshop Felt that so much was placed on the monetary value of things that even people were judged in this if people know youre on welfare they look Down on said one they dont Stop to think How you got there or if you have tried other Means of support they dont they just look Down on you because youre on another woman said the hardest part for her was having to say no to her children for things other families took for one of the conclusions reached at the workshop was that the poor woman has a poor image of herself while others View her As an under achiever and Little can be done until these attitudes Are a workshop on homemakers de bated the benefits and disadvantages of homemakers staying Home As opposed to going Back to this workshop was one of the live Liest and received the greatest amount of input from those attend the women agreed that the Choice of staying Home or going Back to school was a phenomenon of the Middle and upper for the lower class there is rarely a they also agreed that guilt played a Large role in the in addition to being the most Large Lyat tended family Law was also one of the most inform Jill Oliver and Janet who headed the exposed the inequalities of family Law from prov Ince to province and Why it should come under Federal jurisdiction to ensure they also blamed the conservative government As Oliver phrased taking the guts out of the marital property both women Felt that under the present judges have too much discretion in this area and that the woman is not adequately protect a workshop called lesbians and the social system dealt with the problems of homosexuals in today spokesmen at the workshop sex Winni Eggers More Foolhardy in cold by Allan Wilson there Are More frostbite cases the City than in Rural says Gerry head of the emergency department at the health sciences City dwellers think nothing of walk ing a few blocks with skin which can result in minor but during his six years in Bristow didst see much when people there go its usually for the so they dress for on a c Day with a Bristow said about 100 Winnipeg Resi dents would be Only one or two of them go to and most sustain Only minor freezing of ears or in Bristow said 50 Frost bitten residents were treated at the health sciences excluding the childrens of 10 were severe enough to be most of the and All of the were on drugs or he said most were too intoxicated to notice Bristow outlined ways to avoid the minor frostbite most people mittens Are recommended Over because heat radiated from each Finger helps keep others the greatest danger is wet cloth you believe How fast your hands will freeze in wet gasoline spilled on gloves or feet is particularly gasoline Doest so it conducts heat away from the body longer than the same amount of when skiing or Riding Snow a socks should be checked to make sure perspiration Doest build and Lead to Frozen toes and soles of hands and feet Are the greatest risk the face is less risky because the blood Supply to the face is you very Seldom hear of someone loosing the tip of their when an area stops hurting and begins to turn frostbite has set Bristow it is Best to not thaw the area until it can be kept warming it temporarily will leave it subject to More he said the area should not be since rubbing causes More to thaw the Frozen put it in Bath temperature Between 40 and thawing takes about half an hour t o an the process is painful and hospitals occasionally use drugs to reduce the Frozen area will turn dark and change color As it and Blis ters might form within four to 12 if they Are dark with the area might be permanently a so a doctor should examine fortunately we dont see that very Bristow dehydration of the cells and loss of blood Supply Are the two main effects of he planned that people feel threatened by homosexuals and that society must rid itself of this they also discussed the Legal prob lems and the fear of losing jobs if found at present the women have a coun Selling Telephone line 7864881 available for troubled we work out of the women building and what we Are trying to do is help women with their said one of the other workshops included one by chilean which attempted to explain the current situation in that and one by Donalda Mcewen of planned parenthood on the myths of there was a Wendy workshop on Sel defense for women and a Union workshop at which it was stressed that unions Are one of the vehicles for women to make their voices following the workshops most at tended the theatrical presentation of an Al women theatrical the painted a rally which served As a prelude to the March to the legislature and the subsequent demonstration rapists find Odds change Karen Diell is an attractive Young woman of she stands feet tall and weighs almost 130 if you Are a rapist she is the last person you will Ever want to her Job is teaching other women How to maim or kill attackers and would be Diell was at the symposium for International women Day held sat urday at the University of Winni Peg to give a workshop in the Art of a Sel defense course for there Are two kinds of Wendy hard and she soft will Knock Down an attacker or wind him so you can run hard will maim or kill i teach she describes Wendy As an effect easy to learn system of self de sense designed specifically for it teaches avoid Ance if action to at the mental aspect of the course is considered just As often the most valuable thing that women get from this course is the feeling of the belie in ones ability to defend women Are taught both kinds of Wendy because in a situation where the attack takes place in an isolated it May not be enough to Knock the wind out of an attacker to get away the Cost of the course is such thai anyone can afford to take but at present classes Are booked i Diell says any woman interested a Puzzle marketed by a Junior achievement won the award for the most professional n taking the course should Contact presentation at the organizations Trade fair held Over the Krista and Warren children of her at the worsens 730 Nova advisor Les look Over the Puzzle with Elaine Grade 10 student at Dakota 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