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[Robert Milligan]

Hi All,

My Bioneers conference in Michigan was great. Space is still available  
(see below) for Dr. Shiva's lecture on Earth Democracy -- she will  
also be speaking later this week at another Bioneers conference near  
Boston.

Robert M.




   			 		
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WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE 2009 HAGEY LECTURE


Award-winning ecologist Dr. Vandana Shiva will propose a new form of  
democracy to counter financial, social and climate meltdowns during  
the Hagey Lecture on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 8pm in the  
Humanities Theatre. Admission is FREE; however, registration is  
appreciated.

Dr. Shiva, who completed her PhD at the University of Western Ontario  
in 1978, is a physicist and philosopher of science, as well as an  
ecologist, activist, editor and author of many books. Her most recent  
books are Earth Democracy and Water Wars.

In her lecture, Dr. Shiva will discuss her views on why democracy is  
under siege, yielding to both corporate dictatorship and violent  
extremism from excluded elements of society. "The triple crisis," she  
says, "needs a new imagination that transforms the dominant economic  
systems, political systems and socio-cultural systems into living  
systems that serve the planet and people. I call this re-imagining of  
society 'Earth Democracy'."

Click HERE to register for the upcoming Hagey lecture, co-sponsored by  
the University of Waterloo and FAUW, and supported by Alternatives  
Journal and WPIRG.

On Thursday, Oct. 22, there will be a student colloquium entitled   
Soil Not Oil: Food Security in Times of Climate Change. The colloquium  
begins at 9:30 a.m. in Environment 1 building, room 221. Admission is  
FREE, but seating is limited.



REPORTS OF WORKING GROUPS
Women's Salary Equity
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These working groups were set up in accordance with the Memorandum of  
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SALARY SETTLEMENT 2008-2010

The Faculty Professional Expense Reimbursement for 2008/09 is $1,589.  
Effective May 1, 2009 the FPER is $1,626.



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Update on the invitation to faculty to submit questions for:

The November 8, 2008 Town Hall meeting
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FAUW PRESIDENT CALLS FOR FACULTY FEEDBACK

on consultations about faculty consultation -- see details in the  
Summer 2008 issue of the FAUW Forum.



EQUITY AT UW

UW has low percentages of female faculty compared to other  
Universities, and it would seem that we have a problem recruiting in  
Science and Mathematics.

That's one conclusion of a recent study by an FAUW ad hoc committee.  
FAUW is interested in working with the administration to develop and  
ensure the implementation of fair policies that will lead to equitable  
hiring. Before engaging in that discussion, the FAUW Board agreed that  
we needed a better understanding of the situation at UW with respect  
to the hiring of women. We asked our 2007-08 VP, Susan Leat  
(Optometry), to form a committee to investigate the issue. The other  
committee members were Catherine Burns (Systems Design Engineering),  
Barb Moffatt (Biology), and Catherine Schryer (English Language and  
Literature).To see their report, click here.



FAUW COUNCIL OF REPRESENTATIVES

In January 2008 the FAUW Board of Directors asked Shelley Hulan  
(English Language and Literature) and Paul Eagles (Recreation and  
Leisure Studies) to form an ad hoc committee to look into revitalizing  
the Council of Representatives. To see their report, click here.



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