Grandmothers Advocacy Network shows "Girl Rising" on November 9, 6:30 pm, Free Admission.
Author: CFUW Victoria
#Give like a Girl (100 Girls Victoria) – October 19, 2016
Salvation Army Citadel, 4030 Douglas St. (map)
7 pm - 9 pm
* Please note that the speaker’s presentation wi
ll begin at 7:15pm
Fall school classes are in full swing and so are our upcoming speakers for the October meeting. Two local girls, Ella Stanger and Lily Coté, started 100 Girls Victoria at age 11. They have titled their talk to us as #GivelikeaGirl.
These energetic young women have held three meetings in which they have raised over $1,200 for local charities. They have inspired many other young girls to want to give back to the community they live in. Even at such a young age, they understand that they are creating an experience that will empower the participants to learn how they can make a difference by collaborating with others around causes that matter to them.
Ella and Lily were successful in engaging corporate and community support to create a logo, build a website, and acquire T-shirts and signage. They have appeared on Chek News and Skype on the national show Canada AM. Community partners are coming forward offering to match donations from the girls’ meetings. They recently were honoured with the 2016 YoUnlimited Women of Potential award recognizing their efforts with 100 Girls Victoria.
Their ultimate goal is to get 100 girls between the ages of 8 and 13 to a meeting and with the help of high school aged chaperones, have the meetings be fully kid-run.
Their mothers will accomp
any them at our event and take part in a Q and A session as well. Angela Coté is a Business Growth and Franchise Specialist as well as an M&M Meat Shops multi-unit franchisee in Victoria, BC. Angela was immersed in the development of M&M Meat Shops from a young age, as her father is the founder of the national coast-to-coast franchise which grew to over 470 locations since 1980. Angela is very community oriented and has been involved in many leadership initiatives in philanthropy. Angela was presented with an opportunity by her philanthropic father, who upon selling M&M Meat Shops in 2014, offered her $350,000 to hand out in small increments to various Victoria charities. Angela has met with various community leaders, non-profit executive directors and other philanthropists to research causes and organizations doing great work in the community. Like daughter, like mother!
Ella's mom, Diane Lloyd, is currently the interim CEO of the Children's Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, and also runs her own coaching business, Inspired Results. In her extensive career, she has served in leadership roles with the Vancouver Island chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Royal BC Museum Foundation, at UVic in Corporate Strategic Part
nerships, and with the staff of the Manitoba Games and the Pan Am Games. She was a synchronized swimming coach and specialized in developing sponsorships and high performing teams. Like this delightful duo!
Please circle your calendars and come early to this
interactive first speaker evening presentation on October 19!
All our General Meetings are open to the public:
bring a friend, relative, neighbour, partner, husband, potential new member.
bring a friend, relative, neighbour, partner, husband, potential new member.
Persons Day – CFUW Nanaimo – October 15, 2016
CFUW Nanaimo would like to invite you to a luncheon to celebrate Persons Day.
Date: Saturday Oct 15, 2016 at 12:00pm
Where: St Andrews Presbyterian Church Hall, 4235 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo, BC
Tickets for the lunch, door prizes and a guest speaker are $25.00.
Persons Day is an annual celebration in Canada that honors the case of Edwards v. Canada. The Famous Five (Emily Murphy, Irene Parlby, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards) requested the Supreme Court of Canada answer the question: “Does the word ‘Persons’ in S. 24 of the BNA in 1867, include female persons?”.
The initial ruling was no and the case went to the Judicial Committee of the Imperial Privy Council, which at that time was the last resort court for Canada. The case was decided on October 18, 1929 by Privy Council, which held that women were persons for all reasons under the British North America Act and eligible to sit in the Canadian Senate.
Please contact Suzanne at CFUW Nanaimo at cfuwnanaimo@gmail.com for further information.
Susan Murphy
CFUW Nanaimo Club President
CFUW Nanaimo Club President
Plaque Placement Ceremony – Honouring Margret ‘Madge’ Watt – 2nd President of CFUW Victoria (Sept. 7, 2016 – 2 PM)
The South Vancouver Island District Women’s Institute has invited CFUW Victoria and its members to attend a plaque placement ceremony honouring Margret ‘Madge’ Watt. She was the second President of CFUW Victoria and has been designated as a Person of National Historical Significance.
There are a number of plaques across Canada honouring Madge, and this one will be placed by Parks Canada in Metchosin on September 7th, 2016, 2 PM (Metchosin Municipal Grounds).
After the ceremony refreshments will be provided by the Women’s Institute.
(Click here for the poster of the event)
There are a number of ways to volunteer or participate in the ceremony. The organizers are looking for the following:
4 Greeters - to help welcome welcome people to the ceremony
6 Singers - for one song to conclude the program
2 Volunteers - for various jobs
2 Aides - to assist and connect with Ruth and Donna, the organizers of the ceremony from the Women’s Institute
If you would like to attend or you would like to get involved please RSVP before August 15, 2016. The contact people are:
Donna Jack donna_jack@telus.net or Ruth Fenner landrfenner@shaw.ca
AGM Dinner – May 17, 2016
Guest Speaker: Shelagh Rogers “Giving Voice”
Our AGM pictures on our Facebook page click here
Location: Victoria Golf Club, 1110 Beach Drive
Registration/Cash Bar: 4:30 pm
AGM: 5:30 pm
Dinner: 7:00 pm
Speaker: 8:00 pm
GIVING VOICE
Shelagh Rogers is the Chancellor of the University of Victoria and a well-known CBC radio host.. Throughout her long career in radio, she has always endeavoured to include as many diverse voices as possible.
About ten years ago, Shelagh realized that the voices of Indigenous people in Canada were at best, muted and at worst, not being heard at all. She sought to change that by creating a series called "Our Home and Native Land" on her program Sounds Like Canada. That led her to some surprising and profound changes in her life. Please join us for our exciting AGM speaker.
The Royal British Columbia Museum, UNESCO
and Opportunities for Canada – April 20, 2016
April 20, 7:00 pm
Salvation Army Citadel, 4030 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC (map)
Please note that the speaker’s presentation will begin at 7:15pm
Dr. Scott Cooper
Vice President of Collections, Knowledge and Engagement
Royal BC Museum
The Royal British Columbia Museum, UNESCO, and Opportunities for Canada Dr. Scott Cooper has spent twenty years protecting, promoting and transforming cultural sites and institutions.
He is the RBCM Vice President of Collections, Knowledge and Engagement.
Scott studied engineering at the University of Manchester, architectural conservation at Edinburgh College of Art, and stone conservation in Venice.
Before his RBCM appointment Scott was Director of Museums at the Qatar Foundation where he developed four museums in Doha. Previously, he was CEO of Fulham Palace-the Tudor residence of the Bishop of London.
At the RBCM Scott is responsible for developing the museum’s collection and knowledge resources. He also designs and presents exhibitions that are as engaging as they are innovative.
The Royal BC Museum communicates knowledge of B.C.’s natural and human history. UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) focus is world peace through understanding of diversity.
Join us to hear Dr. Scott Cooper share how these two organizations work together to achieve global perspectives.
Girl Rising (International Women’s Day Event 2016)
March 8, 7 PM, Cinecenta
International Women’s Day Event 2016
SAVE THE DATE!
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2016, CFUW Victoria is presenting the film Girl Rising at UVic’s Cinecenta, March 8, 2016 at 7:00 pm (doors open at 6:30) All proceeds from this event will benefit CFUW’s event partners: Grandmothers for Africa and PEERS Victoria. The advance ticket price will be $10.00 ($10.50 if purchased at the Cinecenta box office), and $15 at the door. Tickets are available through CFUW (at the February general meeting) and at the following locations:
Cinecenta Box Office, Dig This! (Broadmead), Ivy’s (Oak Bay), Munro’s (Victoria) and Tanner’s (Sidney)
Girl Rising: Nine unforgettable girls – striving beyond circumstance, pushing past limits – are spotlighted in this film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world. The girls are unique, but the obstacles they face are ubiquitous. Like the 66 million girls in the world who dream of going to school, what they want most is to be students. Now, by sharing their personal journeys, they have become teachers. Watch Girl Rising, and you will see: One girl with courage is a revolution. View the official trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/
We are inviting like-minded organizations to display information in the entrance lobby of Cinecenta. If you know of an organization that would like to participate, please have them contact us at beatricelbaker@gmail.com orIWDtickets@gmail.com .
Don’t forget some of the participating organizations will be selling handicrafts to support their causes and there will be a quilt raffle! Last year we raised over $1200 for our event partners! Lets make this year’s event more successful!!
Intercultural Leadership Retreat for Women
April 8 – 10, 2016 (Ladysmith)
Click here for information about the Intercultural Leadership Retreat for Women
Reconciliation with Canada’s First Nations, February 17, 2016
What to do about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action?
February 17, 7:00 pm
Salvation Army Citadel, 4030 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC (map)
Many of you will be aware of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee hearings, a component of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, which occurred across Canada over 5 years. In May, 2015 the committee issued a summary report and 99 recommendations for taking action to right the wrongs against Aboriginal people.
The Sisters of St Ann, were involved in four Residential Schools in BC spanning a period of over 100 years. Sister Marie Zarowny, with the support of the Sisters of St. Ann, has been personally involved for 20 years in bringing about justice, healing and reconciliation for First Peoples in relation to their Residential Schools experiences.
In 2008 the Sisters of St. Ann established a Graduate Nursing Scholarship for nurse practitioners and an undergraduate bursary, both with preference given to students intending to work in rural communities.
Sister Marie Zarowny will present steps leading up to the Residential School settlement and the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, will touch on the healing journey of the Aboriginal Peoples, and will talk about the Truth and Reconciliation Committee's Call to Action.
You won't want to miss this evening on February 17 to share the insights of this amazing woman!
RESOURCE LIST FROM SISTER MARIE ZAROWNY
• Rupert Ross: Aboriginal Healing – Exploring Traditional Paths. (decolonization therapy)
• Ronald Niezen: Truth and Indignation
• Michael Asch: On Being Here To Stay: Treaties and Aboriginal Rights in Canada
• UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• Reconciliation Canada Website
• Wab Kinew: The Reason You Walk
• Nick Sibbeston: You Will Wear a White Shirt
Scholarship and Bursary Lunch, January 30, 2016
SCHOLARSHIP AND BURSARY LUNCH
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30,
At the VICTORIA GOLF CLUB, 12 noon to 2 pm
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Our
 speaker will be Rebeccah Nelems,Trudeau Scholar and recipient of the CFUW Margaret Dale Philp award. She is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Victoria in the department of Sociology and Cultural, Social and Political Thought.
Her topic will be “Exploring Empathy in a Digitalized, Globalized World.” Rebecca has spent several years working for a wide range of youth service agencies and international agencies such as CIDA, IDRC, Oxfam, the UNDP and UNICEF, working in the areas of human rights, children’s rights, gender equality and community development.
Her current research “will explore and compare youth conceptions of empathy alongside an examination of how empathy is increasingly being taught in Canadian schools. Her research will also consider what empathy as a social good can mean this particular juncture in Canadian history.”
This is our one chance to meet the amazing young women we sponsor, so we’re hoping to see many of you there. If you are interested in attending please contact us. The deadline for registration is January 22. |
