Dr. Paulette Roscoe to Lecture in Support of Women’s Centre


Nanaimo—Naturopathic physician, educator and writer Dr. Paulette Roscoe is sharing her knowledge with local women in support of the Nanaimo Women’s Centre. On Wednesday, Feb. 21, Dr. Roscoe will offer Menopause Naturally, the first in a series of naturopathic lectures related to women’s health. Proceeds from this lecture will be donated to the Nanaimo Women’s Centre.

In many cultures in the world, women do not experience bothersome menopausal symptoms. This workshop for both pre-menopausal and menopausal women offers information on nutrition, herbs, and lifestyle suggestions which will help prepare women for a natural, healthy and positive menopause.

Based on the belief that healing of the body, mind and spirit are needed for optimal health, Dr. Roscoe’s therapeutic approach includes lifestyle assessment, nutritional and botanical medicine, and counselling.

All women are welcome at Menopause Naturally, from 7 to 9pm Feb. 21 at the Maffeo Auditorium, Community Services Building, 285 Prideaux Street. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door.

For more information or to buy tickets, contact the Nanaimo Women’s Centre at 285 Selby Street, 753-0633.

Dr. Roscoe’s next lecture, Surviving PMS, is scheduled for April 18. This lecture will also be a fundraiser for the Nanaimo Women’s Centre.

The Vagina Monologues
(by Eve Ensler)

March 2 and 3 at Malaspina University-College
Building 356 Room 109/111 (lecture theatre)
7:30pm

Tickets $15, students and seniors $12
available at the Nanaimo Women's Centre
753-0633

Eve Ensler's dynamic play will be performed at 1101 venues this V-Day season. Nanaimo’s version of the Malaspina University-College campus campaign production will feature local stars including Kait Light and Nicole Busby, along with Malaspina University-College First Nations professor Laura Cranmer who will present "My Vagina was my Village". Mal UC students Lisa Graston and Sarah van Egmond will perform monologues as well.

The production is directed by Eliza Gardiner, and serves to raise funds for the Nanaimo Women’s Resource Centre. Further funds for the centre will be raised through the sale of an original painting by local artist Yvonne van der Kooi, who will create a painting on each evening of the show, a piece of work inspired by the actual live performances.

A silent auction will be held in the lobby during intermission; concession and info tables, and a special tribute to past Vagina Monologues performer Laura Gainey will round out the evening’s entertainment.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students/seniors; available at the Nanaimo Women's Centre on Selby St.

The Vagina Monologues Returns!

Join us for two fabulous performances of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues at Malaspina University-College March 2 and 3 (Friday and Saturday). The play is funny, touching, inspiring and empowering, and proceeds will benefit the Nanaimo Women's Centre. More information will be available shortly.

Journalist Sally Armstrong to speak at International Women’s Day Event

Women’s struggles and achievements in Canada and abroad are the focus of this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations at Malaspina University-College. The day’s events include two ground-breaking films, a gala dinner and silent auction, and an address by internationally-acclaimed Canadian investigative journalist Sally Armstrong.

Films include Daughters of Afghanistan, in which Armstrong exposes the struggle of women in modern Afghanistan, and Finding Dawn, in which acclaimed Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh explores the “Dark heart of Native Women's experience in Canada.”

“We are honoured to be screening these outstanding films, and very fortunate to welcome Sally Armstrong to Nanaimo,” said Jeannie Martin, chair of the International Women’s Day planning committee and past president of the Nanaimo Women’s Resources Society. “These women have done a tremendous amount to expose injustice to women and to reveal the strength that women possess.”

Both films will show at 3:30pm on March 8. Daughters of Afghanistan screens in Building 356, Room 109, with Terre Flower leading a discussion after the film. Finding Dawn shows in Building 355, Room 203, with Laura Cranmer facilitating the follow-up discussion. Admission for both films is by donation.

From 3:30 to 6:30pm, a silent auction and community information tables will be set up in the Cafeteria, Bldg. 300. A gala dinner provided by Malaspina catering service will follow. The evening will conclude with Armstrong’s address Women and Girls Last.

Tickets to the gala dinner and address are $40, available from the Malaspina University-College Students’ Union Office, the Malaspina Welcome Centre, and the Nanaimo Women's Centre at 285 Selby Street.

International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8. Throughout the world, thousands of events are held to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. Nanaimo’s 2007 International Women’s Day event is co-sponsored by Malaspina University-College President's Office; Malaspina Faculty Association; Malaspina’s Students’ Union, Department of Media Studies, and Human Rights Office; Canadian Federation of University Women, Nanaimo; and the Zonta Club of Nanaimo.

Malaspina University-College is located at 900 Fifth Street. For more information, contact the Nanaimo Women's Centre at 753-0633.