12 Planet of the Arts / December 1996 The Point of these pages is... We, Monika and Bronwyn, the Women’s liaison Co-reps, think Planet of the Arts is a great forum to air women’s events, women’s art, women’s issues and concerns. To keep doing this, we need your contribu- tions. ~ Whether it be art submissions, articles on women’s issues, ideas on possible newspa- per articles or just events you or a women’s group would like published, we want it. If you are interested in contributing your art or ideas for this page please leave your.’ name and contact number with Bronwyn or Monika, c/o Planet of the Arts. Please complete the survey on page 13 and return it to Planet of the Arts. Even if you do not want to participate in getting this forum happening, please complete the survey anyway. The more input we receive, the more effective we can be. So be bold, and put your best gaze: forward. Photograph by Bronwyn Masson non-escape or dimly lit area. Hi, my name is Bronwyn Masson. I am.the Women’s Liaison, on the Students’ Union Executive. In this role, I am trying to obtain some input from members of the student body. As a part-time student I am not available to participate in all the school’s activities and I am looking for some assistance. 2 I understand that you participated in the Womens’ Self-Defense course held earlier in “the term. I am interested in getting some feedback from a participant’s point of view and publishing it in the next issue of PoA. Perhaps you could answer the following questions: are Yopiale ban 4. settee ees a a nae would Be ieeeave ee ? 6. Are you u supportive that more Student Union money has been allocated for subsequent self defense course over the semesters___ YES 7. What do you consider the least a 8. Do you use the Safe Walk Program ? or the two compatible? NO 9. Other points you would like to contribute SAFETY BITS ¢ If followed, cross the street or change directions. Go to a service/police/fire station or a well-lit area where there are other people. Remain in your car if possible and honk in short repeated blasts to attract attention. This art work was done at Westmere School by Zoe Joanne Edwards, Age 7 Ilo: Dawn Huck SELF- DEFENSE ¢ Have your keys ready instead of fumbling around for them, especially in a ¢ Don’t enter or stay in an elevator with anyone who makes you feel uneasy. Stand next to the control panel in the elevator and, if necessary, push several floor buttons, or the alarm button. ¢ Get to know your neighbours. Everyone wants to feel safe and you can help each other out by creating awareness of anything unusual in the area. ¢ A silent house is an empty house so create some noise while you can’t be there, a low volume radio by the front door, for example. e Always have lights on when you are away at night. Inexpensive automatic timers can take care of this for you, especially when you are away for the holiday. Try to alternate timer program. * Do not indicate that you are alone. (For example: if your partner is not available then simply take the callr's number and say that the call will be refumed ; ¢ Don’t give ‘out personal information (uch as your address, age, who you. live with). ¢ If your phone is programmable make 9-1-1 your first or last programmed button. WORKSHOPS Emily Carr’s Safer Campuses Committee recently approved spending $600 to go towards an ongoing women's self defense course. ECIAD Students’ Union also contributed $200 to this cause. Please look for further information in this space in the future. These workshops will begin in February. Please contact Ling Chiu. 12 Planet of the Arts / December 1996 The Point of these pages is. art or ideas for this page please leave your name and contact number with Bronwyn or Monika, do Planet of the Arts. Please complete the survey on page 13 We, Monika and Bronwyn, the Women’s liaison Co-reps, think Planet of the Arts is a great forum to air women’s events, ‘women’s art, women's issues and concerns. To keep doing this, we need your contribu- and return it to Planet of the Arts, Even if tions. you do not want to participate in getting ‘this forum happening, please complete the survey anyway. The more input we receive, the more effective we can be. So be bold, and put your best gaze forward. ‘Whether it be art submissions, articles on women’s issues, ideas on possible newspa- per articles or just events you or a women's group would like published, we want it. Ifyou are interested in contributing your Students: We want your artwork and writing for the next edition of PoA. Please forward your submissions to Bronwyn Masson do Planet of the As, Room 242 tena tou pci ithe Wore Sel Dome on acti o positing stint ef POA Peps jaca anne ewig sons +f followed, cross the stret or change directions. Go toa servie/policerire ‘tation ora welll area where there are other people. Remain in your car f possible and honk in short repeated blasts to attract attention + Have your keys ready instead of fumbling around for them, especialy in 2 nomescape or dimly It area + Don't enter or stayin an elevator with anyone who makes you fel uneasy ‘Stand next tothe control panel inthe elevator and If necessary, push Several floor buttons, or the alarm button. + Get fo know your neighbours. Everyone want to feel safe and you can help ‘eachother ou by creating awareness of anything unusual nthe area. + Aslent house isan empty house so create some noise while you cant be ‘there, a low volume radio by the front door, for example. ‘Always have lights on when you are away at night. Inexpensive automatic ‘timers can take care ofthis for you, especially when you ae away forthe holiday Try to alternate timer program. + Do not indicate that you ae alone. (For example: Hf your partners not available then simply take the callers number and say thatthe call wil be retuned) ‘Dont give out personal information uch as your address, age, who you. Tie with) + if your phone is programmable make 91-1 your firs o ast programmed button SELF- DEFENSE WORKSHOPS Emily Carr's Safer Campuses Committee recently approved spending $600 to go towards an ‘ongoing women's self defense course. ECIAD, Students’ Union also contributed $200 to this «cause. Please look for further information in this space in the future. These workshops will begin in February. Please contact Ling Chiu.