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mmÆÊmÊm Serving More Than 18,000 Homes in The Town of Newcastle BlUlliflli Society Teaches Male Violence by Laura J. Richards Violence perpetrated against women and children by men is a learned behavior, students at St. Stephen's Stephen's High School were told on Thursday morning, Nov. 5. "Men are not bom to be violent," said spokesman Marc Brzustowski, of Men Walking Against Male Violence, Violence, in an address to the St. Stephen's Stephen's students. Men learn how to be violent over a period of time, he added. "We learn it from society, our culture and media. It's everywhere," Mr. Brzustowski Brzustowski said. Such violence is especially especially obvious within pornography. "Did you know that the biggest consumers of pornography are people people our age?" he asked the listening students. "The biggest group of consumers of pornography is between 12 to 25 years of age. That means a lot of people our age have a lot of money to waste." In fact, about $8 billion per year in North America is spent on pornographic pornographic films, magazines, video rentals rentals and the like, Mr. Brzustowski noted. Pornography teaches teenagers the idea that a woman's sexuality is not hers but a man's -- any man's, the speaker said. "It teaches rape. It teaches us that a woman's sexuality is there for us. It teaches us that women are there to be raped. As I was growing up, I thought pornography was teaching me about sex. It was, in fact, teach ing me about power, control and domination," Mr. Brzustowski added. added. Pornography is one of the many factors that contribute to a "climate of fear" for women. Courage is one of the elements in a woman's character that keeps her going even in a climate of fear, students students were told. "As men, we think that we have the monopoly on the word courage. We talk about the politicians who show strength and courage when they make decisions regarding war. We talk about sports heroes who show courage when the doctors tell them not to go back out to the playing playing field with a sprained ligament-- but they do. "It takes courage to work at a women's shelter and say no to someone who is yelling that he wants to see his wife while pointing a gun at your head. "It took courage for women to work at rape crisis centres after Marc Lepine when men would call and say 'You're next.'" Mr. Brzustowski told the male students in particular that violence starts off- with the snide comments that they make regarding female students, students, and escalates as they grow older. He also said female students show courage every day when they walk by men making wise-cracks, whistling and telling sexist jokes. Men who care about women -- Turn to Page 2 Marchers Bring Anti-Violence Protest to Bowmanville AftorQ foptfiiipH cnpprh at St Stephen's High School from Marc Brzustowski of Toronto, a group of men walking P across eastern Ontario to promote the awareness of violence against wmnen continued their ioumey. Mr. Brzustowski and his group were joined by a dozen students from St. Stephen's High School for their walk down Lamb's Road to Highway Two. The nj ar chers co s - p a P tlv 0 f female students who wanted to lend their support to the men as well as the school s principal!Mike Nolan, and a male student. The walkers spent their afternoon travelling to Newton- ville and'ended the day with a public meeting in Newcastle Village at the community hall. United Way Reaches 65 Per Gent of Target United Way campaign organizers are beginning to feel quite concerned about the possibility of reaching their $3,124,717 goal.this year. The campaign has been stalled at 65% of target since Tuesday, leaving executive director Cindy Murray counting on every penny from the public to get the momentum going again. ... "We were climbing mce and steady up until Monday," she reports. But, figures tabulated by the campaign campaign cabinet show total donations "sitting flat" at $2,031,066. Ms Murray wants people to know that fund-raising efforts are scheduled to continue for another four weeks yet. "It doesn't matter how small the donation is - be it $5 or $10 - every little bit helps to reach the target." Last year, the Oshawa-Whitby- Nèwcastle United Way was successful in reaching 95% of its goal. Ms Murray reminds area residents that United Way fund-raising events still include a Monte Carlo Night on November 13 th at the Heydenshore ; Pavilion in Whitby, and a special breakfast with the Oshawa Generals on November 18th at General Sikorski Hall in Oshawa. For more information, or to make a pledge, call the Oshawa-Whitby- Newcastle United Way at 436-7377. "We would love to wrap it up early this year," says an optimistic Ms Murray, Murray, "That would be the positive side; if we can finish up early." M&M Meats* ('indicates partial distribution) For information about inserting flyers in 1U our office at 623-3303 by Laura J. Richards , A revised copy of the Town of Newcastle Municipal Housing Statement Statement should be winging its way to Ministry of Municipal Affairs for approval later this month. Town Council is slated to give the document its final approval on Monday evening, Nov. 8. The housing statement, which allows allows an intensification of urban development, development, was endorsed by the town's general purpose and administration administration committee. This analysis of the local housing market is intended to "develop a housing strategy to meet local housing needs," states a report from the town's planning department department staff. Information in the report will be used in the province's Land Use Planning for Housing Policy Statement. Statement. In early April 1992, the council approved their housing statement and then sent a copy to the Ministry of Housing and Ministry of Municipal Municipal Affairs for the final okay. But, the Ministry of Housing sent it back because the study required some changes. Committee members were generally in agreement with the changes. However, Councillor John O'Toole told committee members he would still prefer to see people owning their own homes rather than living in apartment buildings. "I have difficulty with this report and the idea of intensification," said Councillor O'Toole. He stated that intensification be gan with the level of linked and semi-detached homes. Mayor Diane Hamre, however, told the committee the only way to prevent intensification in the urban areas was to look elsewhere for the land on which people will be housed. "The only way to prevent urban sprawl is intensification in municipalities municipalities so we won't eat up prime agriculture lands," Mayor Hamre said. , , . Mr. O'Toole brought back the debate to the idea that people should be made aware of through zoning the type of housing projects going up in new developments. "I want to make sure that we are making it clear -- that there are no surprises. All I want is for people to understand what they are buying, he said in reference to housing development development on Liberty St. North which was opposed by neighbors a couple of months ago. "We've had this debate," Mayor Hamre told her committee. The town has no right to say what type of housing will be placed in new developments, Mayor Hamre said. After discussion, the committee adopted the recommended changes by the Ministry of Housing. Councillor Not Hurt In Two-Car Crash by Laura J. Richards Ward Three Regional Councillor Ann Dreslinski escaped injury in a motor vehicle collision on Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, in Oshawa. The collision happened at the comer of Taunton and Mary Streets in north Oshawa during the height of the evening traffic squeeze. Ms Dreslinski told The Statesman/Weekender Statesman/Weekender that she was taken out of her vehicle, a Mercury Topaz, on a "back board with a head vice to make sure I didn't move." The owner of the other vehicle involved in the collision was "concerned "concerned about me more than he was concerned about his car," Ms Dreslinski Dreslinski said. After being checked out and x- rayed at Oshawa General Hospital for any internal injuries, Ms Dreslinski Dreslinski was released. Although she has heard from her insurance company, she had not seen her car since driving in it on Tuesday. ^ "They told me that I have $750 to put towards a rental car to get me by until my car is fixed -- however long that takes and if it is fixable." To sum up the incident, she told The Statesman/Weekender, "It's a horrible way to meet nice people." The 'Z'Oee&ettd&i IS Printed on Recycled Newsprint with Vegetable Oil Inks