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women in a fire at the

p.m. to celebrate International Women’s Day.

International Wom-
‘en’s Day began March 8,
1908, when women gar-
ment workers in New
York’s Lower East Side
marched in the street to
demand an end to sweat-
shop conditions such as
that killed 128

Triangle Shirtwaist Fac-
tory. In 1910, an in-
ternational women’s
conference was held in
Copenhagen, attended
by 100 women from 17
countries, and the pro-
posal was adopted that
March 8 be set aside as
International Women’s

Day in commemoration |

of the 1908 protest.

International Wom-
en’s Day was to be a day
of world-wide solidarity
and action among fe-
males. A day when
working women would
proclaim their right to
decent employment con-
ditions, a day to fight
back, a day to symbolize
women’s struggles.

The first international
celebration of March 8
was in 1911, in Austria,
Denmark, Germany and
Switzerland. Men stayed
at home with the chil-
dren, while women met
and participated in
demonstrations. In
Austria alone, 30,000

women and men march-
ed in the streets.

The 50s brought about
a sluggish and quiescent
attitude among workers
and women’s groups,
and International
Women’s Day lost sig-
nificance, but the Wom-
en’s Liberation Move-
ment of the 70s and 80s
has reclaimed the day as
a time to examine the
past year’s progress in
the many struggles that
unite women, and to
celebrate their continu-
ing commitment to liber-
ation.

In Canada, since 1976,
March 8 has been mark-
ed by large demonstra-
tions led by trade union
women’s committees and
feminist community
groups. The original

Classes for expectant
mothers offered |

TERRACE — A local
childbirth educator has

‘started a program for

pregnant women which
helps prepare them for a
normal birth after
cesarean.

Until recently, women

who had delivered by .

cesarean section auto-
matically had all sub-
sequent babies via

Co-op to
remain
closed

TERRACE — At a re-
cent meeting of the
Board of Directors of the
Terrace Co-operative
Association, it was
decided that their -re-
tail store would remain
closed on Sundays.

The board has re-
ceived several petitions
from their membership,
employees and the
public, indicating their
support for the Co-op to
remain closed on Sun-
days,

In response to these
petitions, and because of
the board’s concern for
their employees’ welfare,
the board decided unani-
mously to maintain the
present retail business
hours.

It was further deter-
mined that if customer
support does not sustain
the store’s operation, the
board may, for the good
of the association, be
forced to review its posi-
tion.

od

Rare Pearls

Naturat pearls are so rare that
thousands of oysters must be
collected lo produce only a hand-
fut of gems. An Australian pear!
farmer once brought up 100 tons
of shells for mother-of-pearl sales
without finding a single natural
pearl worth $100.

c-section. But now
medical research has
proven that a trial of
labor or normal birth is
as safe, if not safer, fora
large number of preg-
nant women. 20 percent
of babies in B.C. are
c-sections.

Marianne Weston,
who herself has had two
successful normal births
following a previous
cesarean, has worked
with mothers for five

years now. ‘‘Now that.

normal births following
a previous cesarean is
becoming a reality for
Terrace residents, I think
it’s time I shared my
knowledge on a broader
scale’, said Weston.

About 60 to 85 percent
of women with a previ-
ous cesarean will deliver
normally if given the op-
portunity, Weston ex-
plained. Fear of scar
rupture is largely un-
founded as the type of
incision used in 98 per-
cent of cases, is con-
sidered strong; if scar
separation should occur,
it is not the medical
disaster we formerly
thought. In fact, in the
last 35 years, there has
not been a Single fatality
to mother and only one
to baby in a low segment
scar in the entire con-
tinent, according to
available literature.

The risks of repeat,
elective cesarean with
out labor is, however,
associated with a number
of problems, said Wes-
ton. Sure it’s ‘‘safe’’, but
a normal birth can be
safer, she added.

Women who wish to
prepare for normal
births must meet certain
criteria. A woman
should be motivated and
should prepare for as
unmedicated a labor as
possible. They need a lot
of support from trusted

friends and staff, since
their previous experience
has often lowered their
belief in their own
bodies.

“The most important
factor is a woman's
determination and her
belief that she can do
it,’’ Weston stated. “She
needs to be surrounded
with an atmosphere
which supports birth as a
natural and well-
designed process. Rou-
tine medical intervention
will undermine this.
Weston’s classes start in
late March.

Women world-wide to ce
TERRACE — On Saturday, March 8 local females
will gather at the Kermode Friendship Centre at 2

concept of the day has
returned with demands
for equal pay, abortion
rights, child care and
jobs, and with protests
against the increasing

poverty of women, and
the growing number of
incidences of violence
against women. —

The mill workers,
mostly women, were

ESSSLLSSSESSCT SAIS SLES:

Bread and Roses, written F- James Oppenheim in
1912 to commemorate a Massachusetts’ Mill
Workers Strike, has since become the symbol of
women’s demand for economic security, improved
working conditions, and better lives. '

As we go marching, marching,

in the beauty of the day,
_A million darkened kitchens,

a thousand mill lofts gray,
Are touched with all the radiance,

that a sudden sun discloses,
For the people hear us singing,
‘ Bread and Roses, Bread and Roses!

Ags we go marching, marching,

we battle too for men,

For they are women’s children,
and we mother them again.
Our lives shall not be sweated,
from birth until life closes,
Hearts starve as well as bodies,
Give us Bread, but Give us Roses!

As we go marching, marching,
unnumbered women dead,
For crying through our singing,
their ancient: call for bread.
Small art and love and beauty,
- their drudging spirits knew,
Yes, it is Bread we Fight for,

but we Fight for Roses, too!

As we go marching, marching,
we bring the greater days,
The rising of the women means,

the rising of the race.

No more the drudge and idler,

ten that toil where one reposes, -
But a sharing of life’s glories, ~
Bread and Roses, Bread and Roses!

James Oppenheim

(SPSS See es SLATS SeSees

College announces

new program

Young people in the
Terrace area will be
given the opportunity for
on-the-job training in
career areas of their
choice. Northwest Com-
munity College recently
announced that it will be
offering ‘‘Job Entry’’, a
federally-funded pro-
gram designed to assist
people who have no
work experience in ob-
taining employment.

The program will in-
volve a combination of
classroom instruction
and’ actual work experi-
ence in local businesses.
Instructor Karen Birke-
dal said that similar pro-
grams in the past have
received wide support
from the Terrace
business community.

There are 12 positions
in the program open to
Terrace residents.
ticipants must be be-

tween 17-25 years of age, .

unemployed or working
less than 20 hours per
week and eligible to
work in Canada. Post-
secondary graduates are

Par- -

ineligible for ‘‘Job En-
try’’. There are no wages

involved in the program,

but student training
allowances are available.
No starting date has

been set for the program.
Registration information
can be obtained from
Karen Birkedal at North-
west Community Col-

lege.

Terrace Review — Wednesday, March 5, 1986 17

lebrate —

protesting the working
conditions for children
in the mills, “and
demanded a 54-hour
maximum per week.
After a lengthy dispute,
they won their demand,
but the management re-
taliated by reducing
everyone's work week.to
$4 hours. The women,
who couldn't afford
such a cutback in wages,
went on strike again.
“What do these women
want?’? the managers

said, ‘‘Roses?’’ The next
_ day women appeared on

the picket lines with signs
that read, “We want
bread and roses.’’

- Courses

Northwest Communi-
ty College will be offer-

ing the following general
‘interest courses in Ter-

race:

Tenant & Landlord

Rights and
- responsibilities

This People’s Law

-. School seminar covers

the rights and respon-
sibilities of tenants and
landlords. Topics cov-
ered include Tenancy

_ Agreement, notice, evic-

tion, security deposits,
abandonment and more.
Date: March 12/86

.. Wednesday
» Time: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Location: Northwest
Community College,

- Room 204

Emlly Carr

Photography (color)
Date: March 15 & 16,
1986
Place: Terrace, B.C.

This workshop focuses
on the development of a
working knowledge of
color negative develop-
ment and printing.

Pre-registration is re-
quired for all these
courses, For more infor-
mation please call
635-6511 (local 222 or

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Come in to our office at

‘Phone 638-8581

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