Obiter Dicta Issue 11 - February 24, 2014 | Page 7

page 7 Dress For Success Clothing Drive Calling all students, faculty, and staff! Over Reading Week, take a quick visit to your closet, a parent’s closet, a grandparent’s closet, to consider…is there is any professional attire in here that is no longer being worn? If so, the Osgoode Women’s Network (OWN) wants to help you find the perfect place to donate your gently used clothing. Dress for Success (DFS) is an international non-profit started in New York City in 1997, dedicated to improving the lives of women in our community. The organization “promote[s] the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.” OWN will be holding a clothing drive at Osgoode to aid DFS in achieving this goal. Some interesting facts about DFS: visit http:// www.dressforsuccess.org to learn more! The first time a client visits the organization, DFS provides the individual with a suit (and accessories if available) appropriate for the interview she is attending. Upon securing employment, this client can return back to DFS to create several different outfits establishing the basis for a professional wardrobe. The Professional Women’s Group (PWG) program provides clients with ongoing support beginning with the transition into the working world, continuing throughout her career. Dress for Success offers a Career Centre, helping women build professionalism and confidence, while also developing technology skills for job searches. From the week of February 24 to 28, 2014, please bring in items for collection. DFS accepts clean & ready-to-wear, new and gently-used, women’s and men’s professional attire of all sizes including: • Modern two-piece suits • Blazers • Dress pants • Skirts • Dresses • Dress shirts and blouses • Cardigans • Purses NE W S • Accessories: jewelry, belts and ties • Professional outerwear: coats, scarves, and gloves • Dress shoes & boots • New (unopened) toiletries, hygiene & grooming products • New (unopened) hosiery & undergarments Greatest Needs are for: • Women’s clothing in size 0-2 and 14+ • Women’s shoe sizes 4.5-6 and 10+ • Purses • Men’s small and regular two-piece suits sizes 36, 38 & 40 • Men’s dress shoes The collection bin will be located in Gowlings Hall. Thank you for your support in advance. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected]. Remember to search your closet during Reading Week! own Want to teach in China? Interested in combining a challenging job with travel in a fascinating foreign country? Why not follow in the footsteps of other Osgoode graduates who have taught law and legal English at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law in the city of Chongqing, located in the province of Sichuan, Peoples Republic of China? For the past tweleve years, Osgoode has sent between one and three graduates to teach in this program. The lucky few who are hired leave Canada near the end of August and return the following year at the end of June, unless, of course, they decide to spend some time traveling in Asia before returning. The Southwest University pays roundtrip air travel costs to Chongqing and back to Canada. The monthly wage is the highest standard for foreign experts teaching law courses at Southwest University, (5000 Yuan approximately $900.00 CDN). This is high by Chinese standards and more than sufficient to cover living costs in China, although it does not, of course, compare to “Bay Street” salaries. In addition, an extra month of salary is paid in January to enable the visiting teacher to travel in China or elsewhere during the month-long