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GUEST
COMMENT
Hinterland
syndrome
by
Daughters
of
Lilith
Now
that
the
dignitaries
have
had
their
day
at
C.N.C.,
it
is
high
time
that
we,
the
students,
take
inventory
of
what
has
been
provided
for
us
so
gracefully.
In
general,
this
institution
caters
more
and
more
to
the
business
interests
of
this
community
in
fact,
business
seems
to
become
synonymous
with
community.
The
strictures
imposed
on
the
college
by
the
political
elements
which
ANALYSIS
It's
the
year
of
the
child
by
john
McGregor
The
United
Nations
has
declared
1979
as
the
Year
of
the
Child.
It
is
to
be
a
year
when
legislators
and
citizens
of
all
countries
are
to
pay
attention
to
childrens'
special
needs
of
protection
and
to
facilitate
their
well
being,
as
stated
in
these
principles
in
the
declaration
of
the
rights
of
the
child.
control
the
Province
of
B.C.
become
ever
tighter.
Efficiency
and
profit
are
the
overriding
values.
The
avenues
provided
for
student
participation
seem
rather
farcical
in
view
of
the
hierarchy
of
control
and
values.
No
wonder
that
student
participation
at
C.N.C.
outside
the
classroom
is
low
and
student
apathy
seems
high.
We
are
at
the
bottom
of
the
heap
and
our
needs
in
terms
of
developing
our
potential
as
thinking,
active
humans
are
of
low
priority.
If
we
are
aware
of
it
or
not,
our
low
priority
status
as
students
often
is
at
the
bottom
of
the
problems
we
encounter
at
this
institution,
particularly
if
we
are
women.
Even
before
entering
college,
women
encounter
problems
in
addition
to
those
encountered
by
men.
Society
tells
us
in
so
many
ways
that
our
destiny
is
motherhood
and
being
a
wife.
We
are
rarely
able
to
secure
well-paying
jobs
which
allow
us
to
finance
extended
training;
or
our
provider-father,
husband,
welfare
agency
might
be
in
opposition
to
our
plans.
If
we
have
children,
we
are
subject
to
feelings
of
guilt
since
we
are
told
that
our
place
is
with
them
and
at
home.
Quality
day-care
is
hard
to
come
by,
and
often
we
lack
the
necessary
finances.
We
encounter
transportation
problems.
Principle
6:
The
child,
for
the
full
and
harmonious
development
of
his
personality,
needs
love
and
understanding.
Principle8:
The
child
in
all
circumstances
be
among
the
first
to
receive
protection
and
relief.
Principle
9
:
The
child
shall
be
protected
against
all
forms
of
neglect,
cruelty
and
exploitation.
In
the
spirit
of
the
Year
of
the
Child
the
community
should
work
together
to
end
child
abuse.
Though
it
is
not
a
new
problem
it
still
shocks
us.
It
is
difficult
to
believe
that
children
may
be
harmed
by
their
own
parents
or
guardians.
Child
abuse
or
neglect
can
occur
in
any
family
regardless
of
education,
income,
ethnic
or
racial
background.
Parents
who
abuse
or
neglect
their
children
almost
always
have
had
"Don't
Stop!"
"Don't
Stop!"
"Don't
Stop!"
"Don'tStop!"
Cabaret
sorry
Meribeth!
Your
ad
could
be
here.
For
more
information
phone
Kaleidoscope
at
562-7441
C.N.C.
does
not
yet
provide
daycare
and
the
promises
in
this
regard
remain
vague.
So
we
still
have
to
cart
children
of
different
ages
to
opposite
ends
of
the
town
that
is,
if
we
have
a
vehicle
to
cart
them
in.
If
the
children
are
sick,
we
are
usually
the
ones
to
stay
home
to
take
care
of
them.
And
what
programs
are
offered
to
us
a
C.N.C.9
It
definitely
caters
to
the
traditional
female
work
ghettos
such
as
nursing,
dental
assistance,
clerical
and
secretarial
jobs,
early
childhood
and
elementary
school
education.
This
would
not
be
so
bad
if
our
chances
to
enter
into
other
areas
were
better.
But
we
still
encounter
discrimination
in
trying
to
secure
apprenticeships.
Technical
and
arts
and
science
programs
are
usually
on
a
transfer
basis
to
an
institution
hundreds
of
miles
away
from
the
north.
This
is
a
very
expensive
propostion
which
most
women
cannot
afford,
aside
from
the
fact
that
it
helps
to
perpetuate
the
hinterland
syndrome
of
the
north.
Since
C.N.C.
still
does
not
offer
womens'
studies
courses,
we
have
to
sit
in
classes
where
we
are
indoctrinated
with
a
male-centered
point
of
view
of
the
world
that
relegates
women
to
the
point
of
invisibility
in
any
area
of
human
endeavour.
By
no
means
does
this
short
review
poor
rearing
experiences
and
have
not
received
sufficient
mothering
or
nurturing
themselves.
They
are
usually
frightened,
isolated
people
who
don't
want
to
abuse
their
children
and
who
experience
intense
guilt
about
their
powerlessness
to
control
their
behavior.
Often
it
is
one
child
who
is
the
target
for
abuse
or
neglect
because
he
is
seen
as
"different"
or
"difficult."
Abuse
or
neglect
can
be
precipitated
by
adding
a
crisis
or
series
of
crisis
to
the
family
with
potential
and
a
child
who
is
seen
as
a
problem.
One
of
the
biggest
problems
with
child
abuse
is
peoples'
misconceptions
about
the
law
regarding
it.
Since
1974,
B.C.
law
requires
reporting
suspected
child
abuse
cases
manditory
for
all
persons.
A
person
can
make
a
report
by
telephoning
the
Ministry
of
Human
Resources
(563-
KALEIDOSCOPE
March
1,
1979
3
touch
on
all
problem
areas
encountered
by
women.
Nor
are
all
women
encountering
the
same
problems.
All
we
can
do
here
is
to
encourage
you
to
think
about
your
own
situation
and
that
of
women
around
you,
and
encourage
you
to
discuss
matters
of
concern
with
others.
Perhaps
we
can
come
up
with
solutions,
find
ways
'to
affect
change.
Certainly
nothing
will
be
done
for
us
if
we
don't
do
it
ourselves.
Ther
esis-tance
by
the
establishment
against
change
and
innovation
is
mostly
so
great
that
it
overtaxes
the
energies
of
individuals.
So
we
have
to
work
together.
But
we
ourselves
often
resist
change,
because
we
see
it
as
a
threat
to
the
corner
we
have
secured
for
ourselves.
So
we
become
defensive
because
it
was
not
easy
to
get
there
in
the
first
place,
particularly
if
we
are
women.
But
this
def
ensiveness
also
makes
us
blind
to
possibilities
that
make
it
easier
for
us
to
demand
and
secure
our
rights
as
human
beings,
as
students
at
C.N.C.
Voice
your
concerns
and
ideas
in
discussions,
in
the
classroom,
to
the
administration,
through
this
publication,
on
bulletin
boards,
etc.
You
can
also
call
Terry
at
564-3297,
or
Ursula
at
562-3363,
or
write
to
Daughters
of
Lilith,
P.O.
Box
216,rrince
George,
B.C.
1751)
or
by
calling
the
Crisis
Center
(563-1214).
Any
person
who
reports
in
good
faith
is
not
liable
for
any
loss
or
damages.
To
help
break
the
cycle
of
neglect
and
abuse,
families
involved
must
first
be
identified.
Prevention
is
the
only
way
to
break
out
of
the
tragic
cycle
of
child
abuse.
During
the
Year
of
the
Child
all
men
and
women
in
the
community
could
make
a
special
effort
to
support
the
enhancement
of
child-related
services
such
as
supporting
the
C.N.C.
student
councils
efforts
to
develop
a
day-care
service.
Make
it
your
business
to
attend
to
children
who
show
signs
of
neglect,
make
a
special
effort
to
visit
parents
who
are
socially
isolated
in
times
of
crisis,
and
unform
the
Ministry
of
Human
Resources
of
any
suspected
cases
of
child
abuse.
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