Conference Schedule

MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 2010
Draft of PROGRAM SCHEDULE August 13-16, 2010
as of August 8, 2010
DATE	TIME	ACTIVITY
August 13 (Friday)
	10:00 A.M.	MEET THE PRESS	YWCA, Studio 2, 1355 Boulevard, René-Lévesque Ouest, Montréal, H3G 1T3
	6:00 P.M.	WELCOME DINNER	WILLIAM HINGSTON COMMUNITY CENTRE, 419 rue St. Roch, Montréal, H3N 1K2
	7:30P.M.	OPENING CEREMONY: PUBLIC EVENT, ALL WELCOME. Featuring Ellen Gabriel, President, Quebec Native Women; Alexi Conradi, President, Fédération des femmes du Québec; Odaya women’s drum group; Gabriela-U.S.A. cultural group; briefing by conference organizers.	WILLIAM HINGSTON COMMUNITY CENTRE, 419 rue St. Roch
August 14 (Saturday)		CONFERENCE CENTRE: 7400 Boulevard Saint Laurent, Montréal, QC H2R 2Y1 (Metro de Castelnau)
	8:00 – 9:30 A.M.	BREAKFAST and REGISTRATION
	9:30 – 10:30 P.M.	KEYNOTE : “MOVING FORWARD TO A WOMEN’S MOVEMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY ” – Liza Maza, President, Gabriela Women’s Party, Philippines
	10:30 – 11:30 A.M.	PLENARY 1 –“IMPERIALISM AND IT’S IMPACT ON WOMEN” – Mariame Sidibe, Professor, Department of Philosophy, Université du Mali
	11:30 – 12:30 P.M.	LUNCH BREAK
	12:30 – 2:30 P.M.	WORKSHOPS 1 “Women Workers Fighting Exploitation” 2 “Violence Against Women” 3 “Women Resisting Wars and Imperialist Aggression” 4 “Women From The Peasantry & Rural Lands”
	2:30 – 3:30 P.M.	PLENARY 2- “WOMEN’S OPPRESSION and EXPLOITATION” – Dolores Chew, South Asian Women’s Community Centre, Montréal
	3:30 – 4:00 P.M.	COFFEE BREAK
	4:00 – 6:00 P.M.	WORKSHOPS 5 “Women and Migration” 6 “Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights” 7 “Women Resisting Developmental Aggression” 8 “Women and Religion”
	6:00 P.M.	FREE TIME/FILM SHOWING
August 15 (Sunday)		CONFERENCE CENTRE: 7400 Boulevard Saint Laurent (Metro de Castelnau)
	8:00 – 9:00 A.M.	BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION
	9:00 – 10:00 A.M.	PLENARY 3 – “BUILDING RESISTANCES ” – Brenda Stokely, Million March Movement, U.S.A.
	10:00 – 12:00 A.M.	WORKSHOPS 9 “Women Fighting Racism, Discrimination and Genocide” 10 “Struggles and Resistances of Sexual Minority Women” 11 “Struggles of Indigenous Women” 12 “Women’s Experiences with Socialism and National Liberation Movements”
	12:00 – 1:00 P.M.	LUNCH BREAK
	1:00 – 3:00 P.M.	WORKSHOP REPORTS/Question & Answer
	3:00 – 3:30 P.M.	COFFEE BREAK
	3:30 – 4:30 P.M.	SYNTHESIS of CONFERENCE – Emmi de Jesus, Gabriela Women’s Party, House of Representatives, Philippines
	4:30 – 5:00 P.M.	CLOSING – Hon. Flor Marcelino, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Wellington, Manitoba, Canada
	6:00 P.M.	SOLIDARITY DINNER and CULTURAL NIGHT – PUBLIC EVENT, ALL WELCOME	WILLIAM HINGSTON COMMUNITY CENTRE, 419 rue St. Roch, Montréal, H3N 1K2
August 16 (Monday)		CONFERENCE CENTRE: 7400 Boulevard Saint Laurent (Metro de Castelnau)
		LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR FORMATION of the INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S ALLIANCE (IWC-AIF)
	8:00 – 9:00 A.M.	BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION OF IWA DELEGATES
	9:00 – 12:00 P.M.	Discussions on the Objectives, Charter and proposed Constitution of the IWA
	12:00 – 1:00 P.M.	LUNCH BREAK
	1:00 – 3:00 P.M.	Continuation of Discussions of the Objectives, Charter and Proposed Constitution
	3:00 – 3:30 P.M.	COFFEE BREAK
	3:30 – 5:30 P.M.	ELECTIONS
	5:30 P.M.	CLOSING of IWA Conference
Prepared by: MIWC Program Committee	08/08/10