HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-05-20, Page 19THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20,1992. PAGE 19.
May declared as sexual assault prevention month
The Ontario government has
declared May as Sexual Assault
Prevention Month.
Since 1988 the Ontario Women's
Directorate has been co-ordinating
public education activities province
wide aimed at changing the atti
tudes that allow sexual assault of
women to continue.
This year the campaign messages
are:
•any sexual act without consent is
sexual assault
•men have a responsibility to
ensure they have a woman's con
sent to sexual activity
•women have the right to refuse
unwanted sexual contact, no matter
what the situation.
The components of the campaign
will be through radio and television
commercials aimed at teens and
adults respectively. Ads will be
placed in both English and French
in newspapers and brochures dis
tributed in nine languages. There
are new posters and buttons and
about 12,000 mailings of educa
tional materials across the
province. Community groups will
be carrying out local public educa
tion projects on sexual assault.
Locally, Survival Through
Friendship House (STFH), a shelter
for battered women, is sponsoring a
project to create displays of educa
tional materials in various locations
visited by large numbers of resi-
dents, such as churches and hospi
tals.
Statistics report that an estimated
one in four will be sexually assault
ed at some time in her life. Recent
research, according to information
from STFH, indicates a vast major
ity of women live with the fear of
sexual assault.
Fear of sexual violence against
women goes beyond the stereotype
of strangers in dark alley. It extends
into homes, social lives — even into
intimate relationships.
The report from STFH states that
as long as violence against women
is tolerated, women will not be
truly equal in society.
Exchange teacher speaks at WI meeting
The Majestic Women's Institute
held its regular monthly meeting on
Wednesday, May 13 at 2 p.m. in
the Brussels Library.
Mrs. Armstrong commented on
the Wardrobe Wizardry Course
summary day held in Listowel. It
was decided at the end of May
when the Tell-a-thon is on to send a
donation to the children's hospital,
also a donation to an Auburn
district family.
The Institute raised $247 from
their hot casserole supper and card
party with the proceeds going to the
Cancer Society.
Freda Pipe and Alice Brothers
will entertain at the 90lh birthday
party at Howick School on June 7,
and Yvonne Knight and helpers
will set up the display.
Margaret McLeod then read a
reading followed by a prayer in
remembrance of former member,
Effie Hendricks. Margaret also read
some verses out of Effie's
autograph book that dated back to
1924.
Freda Pipe was convenor for the
program. Leona and Margaret
dressed in Century attire sang four
duets with the members joining in
on the chorus and with Alice
Brothers at the piano. With this
meeting being on education Freda
read a poem called “Old Slate.”
Jean Fraser then introduced the
guest speaker Miss Lourdes
Genosa. Miss Genosa said this was
a ‘red letter day’ for her as this was
the first time she was to an Institute
meeting. She spoke on Education
and that she was an exchange
teacher in Nottingham, England for
one year. Then she went to
Czechoslovakia where she taught
English to 54 pupils. She is
presently teaching in Toronto but
will return to teach 50 of her
former pupils.
It was decided that the members
would meet al the library at
9 o'clock on June 9 for the next
meeting and leave by car for the
Heritage Museum and lunch at the
Pinery.
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Draw winner
Anna de Jong of Blyth was the winner of the Blyth CIBC bicycle draw held to raise money for
Children's Hospital in London. Brothers Jonathan (back) and Anthony Sanderson (front)
presented the bike to Mrs. De Jong since both have benefitted from treatment at the hospital-
Jonathan for leukemia and Anthony for juvenile diabetes. The bike was donated by CIBC staff
and the draw raised $366 for the hospital. The staff would like to thank the community for their
support.
Couldn't stop fiddling
This trio of musicians (from left) Arnold De Long of St. Mary's, Stan Lathigee of Camlachie
(near Sarnia) and Margaret De Long didn't stop fiddling even after the power went out and cut
short the Fiddler's Jamboree held at the Blyth Community Centre Sunday afternoon. The
show was supposed to last from 1:30 to 8:00 p.m. but ended at 6:00 p.m. due to the power
failure. Despite the weather, this trio kept jamming in their trailer which they had parked
outside the arena. Before the power went out, over 300 people packed into the arena to
watch 42 participants fiddle away said Gladys Van Egmond who coordinated the event which
was sponsored by the Blyth Lions.
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