~. Women,

Women’s committe

‘Towards purchase of women's buildi ing

KR newly-formed womens
- committee is engaged in a

province-wide .campaign to.
encourage people to donate
‘ B.C.R.L.C. shares towards
the purchase of a women’s |

; _ building i in Vancouver.

. The committee,. -com-
‘prised of representatives
from Vancouver. Status. of
.Women, B.C. . Federation of

Women’s Health Collective
as well as feminist lawyers
_and other professionals, is
distributing thousands of
donor” pledge . forms ‘which
ask people to. pledge their

five free shares to a trust -

- fund. which, it is hoped, ‘will
provide collateral for a down
Payment.

Committee " spokesperson
-Paullette Roscoe says if at
least 6,000 men, women and
children collectively pool
their: shares, the committee

Vancouver.

: this

.the

will have a minimum of
30,000 shares. At a face
value of $6: pér share, the
trust. fund ‘will total
$180,000. The committee.

plans to borrow up to 75 per”
. cent of the collateral trust

for: a down payment. ©

Says Roscoe? “at a time
when we are all suffering
from government’ cutbacks
in .essential :services _ like
crisis centres for women,
daycare and others, it is
exciting to have-the chance
to build. upon our own
resources...

“In order to short circuit
government. depen-.
dency,
payments will be met by

‘short or long term leasing of.

space within the building.
This will mean an end to
insecurities caused by lease
renewal and will counteract
low priority the

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-ilities,

. birth. During the mids 1920
monthly mortgage —

sun- -

government is siving | to
services for women.”

Roscoe said the women-:
run multi-use facility will.
include the following ser-"
vices: meeting .. areas, -
banquet/dance/benefit fac-"
‘cultural
childcare
restaurant area, recreational:
facilities, office space and a
centralized - information
servicé for B. Cc. women.

Plans fora a women’ S centre -
to serve the diverse needs: of —
B.C: women.is actually a re-

a group -of- courageous -
women formeéd a joint stock

company and sold shares at —

areas, |
facilities,

Current ‘plans for the
women’s - building of. the
1980’s -are. similar to the
organizational structure of
. the -original building which.
miet..its demise during the ~
_ financial perils of the Second
. World War.. ork

Day-to-day operation. of”
. the building will be.run by an |
all-woman board of directors _
.elected by _ the mem-

_ __ber/donors.. Decisions. ‘af-

$25 each. They then pur- ° 4

chased the Vancouver.

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- 752 © Thurlow . St. .

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