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Join us for the launch of womenandwater.ca!

EVENT DATE: September 17th 2009, 4:00pm – 6:00pm
LOCATION: Room 140, HNES Building, York University

Please join the National Network on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH) and the Faculty of Environmental Studies in celebrating the launch of www.womenandwater.ca on September 17th 2009 at York University.

Over the past year the National Network on Environments and Women's Health (NNEWH) has been working on a variety of projects related to women and water covering such aspects as privatization, contamination, and meaning within Aboriginal communities. This website will bring together resources related to women and water and serve as a platform for releasing new research and policy tools from NNEWH. Invited guest, Meera Karunananthan of the Council of Canadians, will address the gathering briefly about the controversial proposed dump Site 41 and joint work of the Council of Canadians and NNEWH.

Light refreshments will be served
If possible, please RSVP to nnewh1@yorku.ca

 

Our Commitment

The National Network on Environments and Women’s Health (NNEWH) is focused on creating strategies for effective change through an understanding of relevant policy issues related to the health of all women in Canada.