Canadian Feminist Periodicals / Périodiques Féministe Canadien (May 1986) – NFB Screening Program

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Title: Canadian Feminist Periodicals / Périodiques Féministe Canadien (May 1986) – NFB Screening Program
Date: 1986
Region: Ontario
City/Town: Orangeville

The 1986 Feminist Periodicals Conference was hosted in Orangeville, Ontario from May 10-12. It followed the successful conference held in Montreal in June 1985. Representatives from various feminist publications attended the conference in order to network, attend workshops related to the development of their periodicals, and strategize for the future of feminist publishing. The National Film Board (NFB) hosted a screening and discussion with Kathleen Shannon, Executive Producer of Studio D. The films screened were “Spirit of the Kata,” “Speaking Our Peace Series: A Writer in the Nuclear Age,” and “Speaking of Nairobi.”