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class=im>Dear CWSE Friends, </SPAN></DIV><SPAN
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class=im><BR></SPAN></DIV>The Centre for Women's Studies in Education (CWSE) is
deeply troubled over the targeted threats to Women and Gender Studies
faculty and students and the implications for academic freedom with respect
to teaching and producing knowledge relevant to our many women's
communities. </SPAN>
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class=im>We have requested advice from the Dean's Office regarding OISE's
response to the </SPAN><SPAN
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character of these threats and how they affect feminist
faculty, </SPAN><SPAN
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and staff at OISE. We are particularly concerned about issues
of </SPAN><SPAN
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at spaces whose work is focused on feminist scholarship and </SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px">activism
like CWSE where the Women and Human Rights Institute (WHRI), </SPAN><SPAN
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px">Resources
for Feminist Research Journal (RFR) and, WIA projects, a </SPAN><SPAN
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feminist arts-informed research and practice program are </SPAN><SPAN
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class=im><BR>CWSE is supporting the demonstration organized by CUPE 3902 on
Monday, </SPAN><SPAN
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14, 12:30pm. We are also hosting a meeting at 11:00am</SPAN><SPAN
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Wednesday, September 16 </SPAN><SPAN
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the Centre (OISE, Room 2-225) to discuss this matter.</SPAN><BR
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); FONT-FAMILY: arial, sans-serif; COLOR: rgb(34,34,34); FONT-SIZE: 12px">On
behalf of CWSE¹s Executive Council,</SPAN><BR
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Magnusson, Interim Head, CWSE</SPAN></DIV>
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Lytle, Director, WHRI</SPAN></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>