eek ees Primm pe ar: ex; . "pressuring Advisory: Couneil ;, on the Status of Woinerr Into: © ~ ‘péatponiny a@ constitutional conference that he feared . night: ‘embarrass. . the governinent, “Axworthy ‘Bet. off a chain‘of events that . Ont. bral v bie Job as the’ ta pinsible for the sta af women ‘and © created "a: potent. new: “feminist: force, - Not daly did Doris. An: derson quit. in. disgust as president of: the advisory. . council, but a ‘fearless new | "group known as the Ad Hoc. Committee ‘of Caziadian - Wometi sprang into, being. Anunstructured, unsalaried _> §roup of zealous women, the . sammittee decided it was no ' longer good enough.to work ” solely within the system, as the council always had, Ii Axworthy .could pressure them, they decided, they could pressure him. In a sitigle year the group has scored some of the most . dramatic victorles the hey mitted © discovered, and “thie : u «pales partles to write the: ‘clause’ into, the: charter, ~ What the: Ad: Hoe. Com ‘would prove in even actde dramatic ‘fashion - November, . was. that! ‘ine: ‘whole’ of the: :Canadian’ women’s. movement was" greater than (he gum-of Its parts; For ihe-firet time a central’ Broup, Was drawing ~ its energies together in a co- women's movement in” Canada has seen. It all started last winter. : With no- resources, ‘ headquarters, or leader, committee. members ‘organized a conference to ’ replace: the. one ‘Axworthy: " Ad Hoe. managed to. scuttle. Thir- teen-hundred: women from ACTOSS Canada, bound - together by a common sense» of putrage, showed up to call for Axworthy’s resignation and: condemn the advisory council. - for . apparent spirielessness in the face of political. presaire To ‘Axynrthy's. “chagrin, the conference generated.a _ personable and persuasive, ordinated effort. The ™ Jobby because. MPq-in_all parties “found themselves déluged in their: constituencies and Parllament Hill oftices by a telegrams, ‘ phione* ealls and ‘demands: ; - for meetings. with feminist 7 CO: . barrage’ of Jeaders. All’ was — . ordinated by the Ad Hoc Committee. Identifying the ‘members : of the Ad Hoc. Committee is. "difficult, - because composition -the individuals could be said to make up the nucleus: — Linda “Ryan Nye Probably the best-known of - committee members, Ryan | Nye, 35, is 4 former Toronto secondary school teacher whose activism dates back to the 1980. When she left © the Scarborough board of education in 1875, Ryan Nye _ ran a freelance contracting business spécializing - in’ educational. workshops. A stint~ with an immigrant worked . changes . regularly. However, four” 4 women’s centre ‘followed, helping -new. arrivals’ in. Canada find jobs. Now she works for an environmental - group, | vival Institute. Articulate, the National Sur-* “Ryan Nye probably, has” been thes imost visible and ‘ ht the.” ‘com-::: “oukéy > mithee’s members. =: ‘Marilou ‘MePhedran — A “media stir several times the - size of the one he had hoped ~ to quell. Moréover, the conference ‘concluded that- the con- stitutional package then in existence | ‘falted to protect women's rights adequately. Delegates. ‘demanded a __ Clause guaranteeing equal « rights for men and women “notwithatanding”. anyt-. hing else the charter might contain. Poe Committee leaders remained in Ottawa - after the conference, and to ‘the ‘surprise of more. | traditional: feminists across am the country, wan their point.- Toronto Jawyer who grew up | in . Manitoba, McPhedran, 30, graduated from Osgoode Law Schoot in’ 1976, lived for a period: in ‘France and.was admitted to the Ontario bar in 1978. She’ _ worked firs! for the Ontario Ompbudsman’s ‘office then “with. the ‘CBC, as'a‘con-° sultant -for the network's © Ombudsman program. ‘ MePhedran ran her own law practice. for.. a year, focusing on human rights for the disabled, Since . December, -she. has. been ‘Health Advocate for the City of Toronto. Incisive and GO0D0LD MILK. » GREATIEN eG ~ DAIRYMAID. Dairymaid is regalar fos 2% partly skimmed”. milk that stores neatly. on your pantty) 0" shelf and stays fresh: : for months without . refrigeration, : YOUU NEVER WL ou, : : Doars Open at 6:30 p.m. m Games Start at 8:00 p.m. . Admission - (Pearse em ee -*8." includes | card ve ; da i ™ ue a oat . . 7 oy Mog Tele ro . . : . ho : .: . oe tole FG - . 4 td , , . 4 ; : oa ete . [ fo he 4545 Lakelse Ave. “north “aid”