The Early Bird Deadline to register for the AGM is May 21!!!!!  Click here to register. Please note that the Inn at Laurel Point in Victoria is now completely booked, but people can still call 1-800-663-7667 and talk directly with someone at the Reservations Desk in case there is a cancellation or change.

 

We have prepared background materials, a handout, template letters and a press release that clubs and individuals can use to support a ban on the mining, use and export of asbestos. You can download the materials by visiting the Campaigns section of the website.

 

Today, the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This momentous occasion is close to the hearts of many of our members, some of which were involved in the push 30 years ago to have equality rights recognized in the Constitution. Read the full release here.
 

CFUW is calling on Canadian Party Leaders to oppose Motion 312, which seeks to open a debate on giving fetuses legal personhood thus opening up the door to re-criminalize abortion. You can read our letters to Harper, Mulcair and Rae.
 

OTTAWA (April 2, 2012) – The potential impacts of Bill C-19 on women facing violence will not be reviewed by the Senate before it votes on the bill to dismantle the long-gun registry. Service providers supporting abused women and women’s organizations from across Canada, including the BC Society of Transition Houses, the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters, Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters, the Ontario Association of Interval & Transition Houses (OAITH), Fédération de ressources d'hébergement pour femmes violentées et en difficulté du Québec, Transition House Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, PEI Family Violence Prevention Services, , the Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale, the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia, the Ottawa Coalition To End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW), and the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) reacted with shock at the Senate’s decision to close their study of Bill C-19 - Ending the Long Gun Registry Act without hearing from professionals working with women facing violence. Read the full release here.
 

Applications for the Conchita Poncini Jimenez International Human Rights Fellowship are being accepted until June 30, 2012. The Fellowship is sponsored by the International Federation of University Women, of which CFUW is an affiliate. For information on eligibility criteria and the application process visit: http://www.ifuw.org/poncini

 

The 2012 CFUW Annual General Meeting will be held between June 22-24 at the Inn at Laurel Point in Victoria, British Columbia.You can download the printable version of the NOTICE from the Annual General Meetings section of our website.
 

CFUW National Office has just moved to 331 Cooper Street, Suite 502, Ottawa Ontario, K2P 0G5. All mail sent to our old office at 251 Bank Street is being forwarded to this new address.
 

Each year the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD) to mark the many advancements that have been made towards gender equality in Canada and abroad, but also to recognize the many hurdles we have yet to overcome as women. Click here to read more.
 

Following the statement issued by the Honourble Rona Ambrose, Minister responsible for the Status of Women, at the plenary session of the 56th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, CFUW along with the many other representatives from women’s organizations and the pan-Canadian labour movement issued a follow up statement voicing our collective disappointment with the Minister's lack of recognition of the role of government in the development of policies and programs that could empower rural women. Read the full statement here.
 

CFUW has joined forces with several national and local organizations including Amnesty International Canada, Oxfam, Planned Parenthood Ottawa, Inter Pares, WUSC and Families of Sisters in Spirit (and more) to organize an International Women's Day celebration at the National Archives. The event entitled "I AM A FEMINIST, BUT..." will feature the annual Femmy Awards ceremony, the outcome of our Creative Contest, as well as a fun skit. There will also be nibbles and a cash bar. So come join us in celebrating on March 8th at 6pm! See the event poster in English and in French for more details.
 

Registration for the 2012 AGM in Victoria is open. To view the Registration Booklet and Form, please visit: https://www.proreg.ca/events/cfuw/2012/welcome.php
 

CFUW welcomed the introduction of Bill C-398 on February 16th, which is a critical humanitarian bill to reform Canada's flawed Access to Medicines Regime (CAMR). Read the full press release issued by the civil society groups supporting CAMR reform.
 

OTTAWA - The Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) is outraged by the outcome of yesterday’s vote on Bill C-19 in the House of Commons, which seeks to weaken gun control in Canada by ending the long gun registry, deleting data on more than 7 million long guns across the country, and altering the licensing system by eliminating mandatory license checks. With a vote of 159 -130, the bill will now be sent to the Senate for consideration, and one step closer to becoming law. See here for full release.
 

CFUW will be voting on 6 proposed resolutions at our Annual General Meeting in Victoria BC this June.The issues covered by the resolutions include Gender and Climate Change, a Mental Health Strategy for Canada, Accessibility and Barrier-Free Environments For Persons with Disabilities, Food Security, and placing a Moratorium on the Construction of Industrial Wind Turbine Developments. Visit the resolutions page for full details.
 

OTTAWA (December 6) – Today, the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) remembers Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, Annie Turcotte and Barbara Klucznick Widajewicz. As we reflect on the lives of these 14 women who were tragically killed in the École Polytechnique massacre 22 years ago, we are reminded that gender based violence is an ongoing reality in Canadian society. We are also called to action – to do all that we can to bring an end to violence against women and girls. Read more...