SASKATOON (Staff) – A coalition of five Canadian groups is asking farm women to define their legal problems.
The process begins with two workshops in Saskatchewan in February. Co-ordinator Shannon Storey said the five-year project is at the midway point in trying to uncover which legal issue “has the biggest effect on farm women’s economic security.” Each province has different legislation so issues could differ. The long-term plan is to hold workshops in each province. For 1996 the work will concentrate on the western provinces.
Storey said workshops are scheduled for Feb. 16 in Yorkton, Sask. and Feb. 28 at Rosetown, Sask.
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Once the legal issues have been identified, workshop participants are encouraged to develop action plans to remove the barriers.
Each of the five partners in the legal rights project takes a turn at running it for a year. For 1996, it is the responsibility of the National Farmers Union. Other partners in the project are the Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada, the Canadian Farm Women’s Network, the National Association of Women and the Law and the Association des collaboratices et partenaires en affaires.
The coalition has produced two pamphlets available from the NFU office in Saskatoon. These outline what farm women should know about finance, matrimonial property and inheritance law.
