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  The GSA Women's Issues Committee (WIC) has worked hard over the past year
to  establish itself   as  a  viable  organization   within the  University
community.  In addition to the previous workshops and  wine and cheese, the
committee has  carried out  a recruitment campaign,  presented the NFB film
"The Burning Times", and introduced two new magazines to the Graduate house
subscription list.  Graduate students  will now be able to  read Kinesis, a
newspaper from Vancouver which covers the national  news on women's issues,
and the resurrected MS magazine.

  WIC has also begun a boycott against Random House Inc. in response to the
company's decision to profit from the  misogynistic novel, American Psycho.
The  committee has  written  to Random house,  New York  and  its affiliate
Vintage Books in Mississauga.  Letters were sent  to all university women's
groups across Canada, all  local  book  stores, and  all  on-campus women's
groups. An article outlining WIC's position  will appear in  the UW Gazette
May  1st.  WIC is  asking  individuals to carefully consider the  issue, to
join the boycott, and to write to Random House Inc.

  WIC is creating a UW women's directory.  The committee believes that such
a directory will  be an invaluable  resource to all university  women.  WIC
strongly encourages all women's groups,  both formal and  informal, to fill
out  a listings form.  No  group is too large  or  too  small,  and all who
submit a listing will receive a free copy of the directory.

  Over  the summer,  the committee  will   plan its  agenda  for   the fall
semester.  All those interested in becoming involved  are welcome to attend
the Committee meetings which are now held every Thursday at 3pm upstairs in
the Grad House.  An hour a week is all it takes to make a difference.


                                                 - Teena Carnegie
                                         Women's Issues Committee