HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-09-16, Page 13THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1992. PAGE 13.
Ttie news from
ondesboro Federation of Women Teacher's Association
says no to violence at annual meeting
Compiled by June Fothergill Phone 523-4360
United church to hold craft show
Burns U.C.W. met at the
Londesboro United Church on
Wednesday, Sept. 2 with 18
members present.
Gay Salverda opened the meeting
with a reading. Hymn 494 was
sung accompanied by Ida Leiper on
the piano. Scripture readings were
given by Ida Salverda and Gladys
Leiper. Ida Leiper led in prayer
which was followed by hymn 488.
A reading, “September”, was
given by Renee Snell. Margaret
Taylor talked about the closing of
Bums United Church on Oct. 16,
1969. Margaret had a local
newspaper with several pictures of
the church and congregation after
the last service.
The Lord's Prayer was repeated
in unison. Renee Snell conducted
the business and gave a reading.
Roll call was answered with a Bible
verse and minutes of the last
meeting were read. The treasurer's
report was given by Margaret
Taylor. The Blyth Thankoffering
meeting will be held Oct. 4 at
8 p.m. with Alma Langford as
guest speaker.
The Londesboro Church is
holding a Craft Show in the
Londesboro Hall Sept. 19.
Village committee needs new members
The Village Committee (for
weddings, anniversaries and
farewells) needs new members. It's
a good way to get to know your
neighbours and a great excuse for
visiting. If you are interested call
523-4296 or 523-4427.
Betty Hulley does clog dance for WI
The September meeting of
Londesboro W.I. was held at
Londesboro Hall on Wednesday
evening, Sept. 9.
President Lois Elliott opened the
meeting with the Opening Ode,
Mary Stewart Collect, and “O
Canada” with Ella Flood at the
piano.
Lois read an article on “Walking
For Health”. Betty Hulley gave a
demonstration of the Clog Dance to
the music “Elvira”. Roll call was
answered by ways to improve your
health.
The minutes of the June and July
meetings were read by Helen
Lawson. She also gave the
Financial Report. Correspondence
was read from Hullett School.
The Historical Society meeting
banquet will be at BrucefielcJ
Thursday, Oct. 29. The Huntington
Society County Institute Rally is
Monday, Oct. 5 at Brussels United
Church. London Convention will
be on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at Ailsa
Craig. Renee Snell and Helen
Lawson will be delegates to County
Rally.
Ramona Jamieson introduced
guest speaker, Joyce Feltz, of
Clinton, who spoke on and
demonstrated Reflexology.
Josephine MacGregor presented
her with a gift. Lois Elliott
presented Betty Hulley with a gift.
Grace and the Queen were sung.
Lunch was served by Beryl Reid
and Margaret Taylor.
The Federation of Women
Teachers' Associations of Ontario
(FWTAO) said “No” to violence
this year in their Annual General
meeting held at the Royal York
Hotel in Toronto this August. Nine
women from the Huron Women
Teachers’ Association joined 771
other delegates representing 41,103
women teachers in Ontario. This
constitutes the largest women's
federation in Canada, promoting
the causes of women, children and
education in its lobbies and input
into government legislation and
policy.
Pat Marshall, co-chair of the
federally appointed Canadian Panel
on Violence against Women said
“This (violence) is the number one
health and environmental issue in
Canada for women. If we were
really dealing with the reality ... we
would have ‘VW warnings’,
violence warnings like we have UV
warnings with the weather report.
We'd have messages warning
women about this environment and
how unsafe it is across the
country.”
Marshall's report showed that
violence against women is much
more pervasive than most
Canadians believe. After visiting
139 communities in every province
across Canada, the report identified
22 different types of violence that
women are subjected to, including
sadistic sexual child abuse, torture,
mutilation and murder that can
even occur in a ritualistic or
religious context. By far the most
common form is spousal abuse.
Marshall described the
“landscape of horror” found all
across this country. The panel
heard of abuse systematically
administered in ways reminiscent
of a prisoner of war camp. They
heard of abuse of the disabled and
mentally handicapped in
institutions, they heard of women
of colour and immigrant women
held hostage by sponsors, and of
ritual and cult abuse. In many cases
women were forced to re-enact
violent sexual acts seen in
pornographic videos, or were
forced to perform such violent acts
for filming. And in every province
they discovered state supported
residential abuse.
The panel also discovered “an
absolute vacuum of services” in
helping healing begin, which
Marshall claims is because
Canadian society has too long
denied the size of the problem.
“Denial is part of the tolerance of
the violence we have.”
Marshall outlined necessary
measures which will have to be
taken in a society with zero
tolerance of violence. Police
officers need to be retrained to deal
with abuse and rape cases, and
police abuse needs to be dealt with
more strictly. Doctors need to learn
to read the symptoms of abuse.
Many victims who have mentally
blocked experiences of childhood
sexual abuse have later become
victims of inappropriate medical
diagnosis. Many have consequently
become penalized by inappropriate
medication or by psychiatric
hospitalization. Marshall has also
worked with the College of
Physicians and Surgeons to revamp
new policies by the college where a
policy of zero tolerance has been
adopted. Mandatory reporting by
physicians of victims of abuse will
soon be a condition of licence.
Marshall stressed the need to
enact strict guidelines for the
enforcement of zero tolerance in
institutions or spiritual institutions
where leaders of special authority
could perpetrate acts of violence.
Says Marshall, the day is coming
when unions will demand zero
tolerance of violence as a safely
issue!
The schools also need to focus on
violence prevention programmes
from daycare to college. If
programmes are adopted to deal
with conflict resolution, self
esteem, sexism, sexual violence,
racism, dale rape and street safely,
perhaps educators will have an
effect on lhe younger generation's
attitudes towards zero tolerance of
violence. As well, school personnel
need further training to deal
sensitively with disclosures and
early detection of abuse.
The Federation of Women
Teachers' Associations of Ontario
passed a variety of resolutions
towards lhe issue of societal
violence at their annual meeting.
The federations has lobbied for the
immediate and automatic
cancellation of the teaching
certificate of any teacher convicted
of child sexual abuse. They also
lobbied to replace lhe recently
struck down “rape shield” law. And
FWTAO has circulated petitions to
support various legal cases
involving abuse or murder of
women.
To date the FWTAO has
contributed over $200,000 to
women's crisis centres, with local
women teacher's groups matching
that amount. The Huron Women
Teachers contributed $4,000 this
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Rural life speaker to visit church
Greeters at Londesboro United
Church on Sunday, Sept. 13 were
Len and Betty Archambault.
Ushers were Doug Dolmage, Todd
Shaddick, and Kevin and Kent
Shillinglaw.
The choir sang “The Great
Physician Now is Here.” Rev.
Ross's sermon topic was “Welcome
Mats”.
Huronview Fellowship times
resume Thursday afternoon, Sept.
17.
Confirmation Class (for grade 9
and up) will meet Thursday, Sept.
17 at the manse.
Mr. John King from London
Conference will speak about the
farm crisis for rural life on Oct. 11
in the church.
Choir practice is Sunday, Sept.
20.
The September U.C.W. meeting
will be held at the church on
Monday evening, Sept. 21.
Hullett agrees to hire
Animal Control Officer
Hullett Council accepted the
grader tender from Champion Road
Machinery at a cost of
$168,588.25, subject to Ministry of
Transportation approval, at its reg
ular meeting on Sept. 1.
Road Superintendent James
Johnston was authorized to pur
chase trees as needed from Baker's
Nursery.
Council agreed to pay $100,
$200 to be invoiced to owner, for a
fire call to the Dykstra property on
Lot 25, Cone. 4.
A by-law was passed to impose
special annual drainage rates upon
lands in respect of which money is
borrowed under the Tile Drainage
Act in the amount of $23,700.
Another by-law was passed to
enter into agreement with the town
ships of East Wawanosh and West
Wawanosh to retain the services of
an Animal Control Officer within
the confines of the police village of
Auburn. The costs are to be appor
tioned as per the police village ratio
between the townships of Hullet,
East Wawanosh and West
Wawanosh.
The agreement between Hullett
Township and Gordon Daer for the
rental of lands composed of part of
Lot 12, west of the north and south
road of Hullett township, was
renewed for a further 12 month
period at a rental rale of $420.
Council accepted the petition for
drainage works filed by Ralph
Buffinga and others for the
drainage of the pond on Lol 26,
Cone. 4. The firm of W.E. Kelley
& Associates has been requested to
prepare a preliminary report.
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