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Read CFUW's weekly advocacy newsletter, the Week in Review here. Proposed Resolutions for 2012 Annual General Meeting: 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. The 2012 AGM page is now live! This page will be updated as information on the AGM becomes available. Constitution & Bylaws November 2011 Draft now available. Click here to read the new draft, review the August 2011 draft, and read the November 21, 2011 memorandum on the C&B Process. Resolution Intents for CFUW 2012 AGM are now available. IFUW announces the Conchita Poncini Jimenez International Human Rights Fellowship Letter of condolence from Quebec council to Canada's NDP Letters of condolence to Olivia Chow and Canada's NDP - Jack Layton's passing Report from 2011 Annual General Meeting and Conference 2011 Care Canada Zambia Project 2012 Herstory Calendar order form now available here Message_to_Clubs: Banners for AGM Notice from IFUW on the death of Conchita Poncini IFUW announces the results for the International Fellowships and Grants Competition CFUW Nelson featured in an article in the The Nelson Daily Mother's Day 2011 Challenge: Donate a Loonie this Mother's Day to Support Women and Girls in Zambia! A Message from Brenda Wallace CFUW Urges the Next Federal Government to Put Women Back on the Agenda CFUW Calls on the Next Federal Government to Implement National Childcare CFUW Responds to Proposed Gun Registry Elimination Donate to support our sisters in Japan, more information here. Letter to Justice Minister Nicholson on Bedford v. Canada case on prostitution laws - March 22, 2011 CARE Canada's Give and Get Promotion - March 17-20, 2011 Budget 2011: It's time to put women in the budget CFUW joins other women's organizations to calls on the federal government to put child care in the budget. Susan Russell honoured at 100th International Women's Day celebration Letter to the editor of the Globe and Mail responding to Wente article on women's equality - March 8, 2011 Message from CFUW President, Brenda Wallace on the 100th celebration of International Women's Day CFUW has sent a letter to Justice Minister Rob Nicholson concerning the recent ruling on rape and consent in Manitoba. Ardith Toogood, CFUW CIR, is blogging from New York City on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, 55th Session. To read her posts click here. CFUW writes to Minister Bev Oda on the decision to not fund the Canadian Teachers Federation CFUW supports Bill C-304, for affordable, accessible and secure housing New Tool Kits on Climate Change and Unpaid Work 12 Month Report from CARE Canada on their work in Haiti (Financial Report found here) CFUW urges support for Sisters in Spirit International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Brief to the Standing Committee on Status of Women: Cancellation of the mandatory long form census Mandate for Status of Women Canada Stop Bill C-510, protect reproductive rights


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