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Advocacy Initiatives 2017/18

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Nova Scotia

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All the Nova Scotia Clubs agreed to support the banning of plastics, particularly bags and straws, a topic raised by CFUW Dartmouth.  RD, Eleanor Palmer, wrote a letter on behalf of the Nova Scotia Clubs to the Nova Scotia Minister of the Environment with a copy to other officials.

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CFUW Dartmouth
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  • participated in the CFUW 16 days of Action by encouraging HRM to orange the city

  • sent letters to appropriate officials on - Non-State Torture; protecting children from violence, Trafficking in Persons  and Universal Pharmacare

  • initiated the province-wide Club support for the banning of plastic bags

  • supported a local woman's shelter

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CFUW Halifax
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  • sent a letter supporting Pharmacare to local MPs

  • gathered on International Human Rights Day to write letters in support of Amnesty International's valuable work

  • analysed, and discussed 2018 resolutions

  • sent a letter to federal representatives congratulating them on the announcement regarding an independent human rights Ombudsman

  • for International Women's Day, supported the Junior League of Halifax's Woman in the City event

  • met with Andy Fillmore, Halifax's MP, to discuss childcare, violence against women, Pharmacare and safe drinking water

  • worked with Halifax All-City Music Program in holding a fundraising concert

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CFUW Truro
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  • discussed annual resolutions

  • Linda MacDonald and Jeanne Sarson thanked CFUW Truro for the unending support regrading their work on Nonstate Actor Torture

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CFUW Wolfville
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  • participated in the December 6 Memorial Event in remembrance of the Montreal Engineering students

  • volunteered at the two week Annapolis Valley Music Festival

  • provided paperback to the Port Williams Health Auxiliary and to several food banks.

  • collected cash and food for Chrysalis House, a shelter for women and children

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Newfoundland and Labrador
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CFUW St. John's​
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  • sent messages to MPs and MHAs relating to the resolutions passed at the 2017 AGM

  • members participated in the local "Respect Women" campaign in November

  • members attended the Ecole Polytechnique vigil in December

  • the club is an active member of the Avalon East Coalition Against Violence

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CFUW Cornerbrook
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  • supported the Cornerbrook Status of Women Dinner on International Women's Day

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New Brunswick
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CFUW Fredericton
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  • partnered with the Muriel McQueen Centre for the Elimination of Violence and the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity

  • supported the following community organizations - High School Enterprise Program, the Fredericton Community Kitchen Back Pack Program, the Fredericton Downtown Community Clinic, the Community Action Group on Homelessness and Transition House

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CFUW Moncton
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  • fundraised for IWD campaign for MATCH INTERNATIONAL

  • Karen Dunnett spoke at the Pay Equity IWD Press Conference and was interviewed by the press

  • Karen Dunnett hosted viewing of the NFB documentary And We Knew How to Dance: Women in World War I.  This feature documentary profiles 12 Canadian women who entered the male-dominated world of munitions factories and farm labour during World War I.  In 1994, aged 86 to 101, these women recall their wartime work experiences and the ways in which the commitment and determination helped lead the way to postwar social changes for women.

  • Karen Dunnett sent a letter to the Mayor of Moncton advocating that the city follow the "Cities for CEDAW" initiative.

  • discussed the 2018 CFUW Resolutions with special guest speaker Sue Calhoun on "Homelessness in Greater Moncton".

  • supported the local Food Bank, Crossroads for Women, and NB Coalition for Pay Equity

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