March 2004

table of contents

Racially Made (In)Visible Women Warriors
by Dr. Fyre Jean Graveline

Walk a Mile in my Moccasins
by Betty Munshaw
People are not so quick to judge others when they realize our society is not based on equality of access to resources

Wounded by Welfare Cuts
by Kuya Minogue
Learning life-skills in the bush doesn’t prepare a person for urban survival

Around the Table Discussion about the Barriers
by Daughters of Africa
Six women compare their experiences

Isolation among Black Women of Caribbean Ancestry
by Judy White

Canadian, eh?
by Uzma Chaudhry
A Canadian-born Muslim woman gets strange reactions to her hijab

The True Name of her Condition
by Judy White
A look at the prevalence and symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in immigrant women

The Real World of Racialized Women
by Kripa Sekhar

When Cultures Differ
by M. Naushaba Habib

The Need to Belong
by Mirtha Rivera
What’s it like to be a refugee?

Preservation and Sharing of Traditional Ways
by Darlene Rose Okemaysim

Culture and Reviews
Book
excerpt from What the Auntys Say

Poem
Honour Song

Music
Educated Guess

Thoughts from our American Sisters

My Opinion
by Janet Marie Rogers
Too Many Babies