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Semaphore
Newsletter of CFUW-Scarborough—May 2015
Co-President’s Message
It is wonderful to finally say “Good Bye” to winter and “Hello” to spring. Our club has had a
wonderfully busy time in the late months of the
winter season with a very successful International Women’s Day Luncheon at Ella’s Banquet Hall on Sunday March 8, co-hosted with
our sister club, Ajax-Pickering CFUW. Our
guest speaker, Anuradha Dugal from the Canadian Women’s Foundation, was truly inspiring. Her speech illustrated, in very clear and
relevant terms, how women have been challenged to overcome the struggles of violence
and prejudice in order to gain equality in the
world. While great strides have been made in
the fight for equality, there is much yet to do,
and Anuradha’s speech provided a positive,
empowering message to go forward and carry
on the fight...
for us and the club, and we are so pleased to
have seen our club grow. We have increased
our membership and raised our profile in the
community. Lenora and I would like to thank
all the club members for their continued support and advice as we negotiated our way
through our first year as Co-Presidents. Without the membership’s help and guidance, we
would not have been able to achieve our
growth goals for the club. With your help, we
look forward to leading CFUW Scarborough
into the next year and increasing the community’s awareness of all the good things we do
and offer to the women of Scarborough.
Thank you.
Lenora Fleming and Diana O’Connor
Co-Presidents
We welcomed spring with another successful
CFUW Scarborough
event: our annual Spring Fundraising Fashion
Show on Tuesday March 24 at St. Thomas
More Catholic Church. The sold-out fashion
show featured the funky fashions and accessories of “Eleven Joseph” in Markham. Funds
raised went to support our scholarship awards
at Centennial College, the Scarborough Women’s Centre and the Stephen Lewis Foundation
“AIDS Grannies”. It was an evening full of fun,
fashion, laughter and good times!
Our first year is quickly coming to a close, but
not before we have the opportunity to attend
the provincial AGM in Ottawa at the end of
May, and the National AGM in Quebec City at
end of June. And of course, our own club’s
Annual May Dinner at Bluffer’s Restaurant.
This is always a highlight of the year, as club
members enjoy each other’s company in the
beautiful surroundings of Bluffer’s Park/Marina.
It is a wonderful evening to enjoy the lengthening days and lovely sunsets of the upcoming
summer season...
It has been a busy, jam-packed year of firsts
Important Dates
CFUW
Annual General Meeting
June 18-21, 2015
Hotel Chateau Laurier Quebec
Theme:
“River and Tides, Women on
the Move”
Details Available at:
www.cfuw.org
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MAY DINNER
Monday, May 11th, 2015
Bluffers Restaurant
Speaker: Sandra Joyce
“British Home ChildrenAdvocacy and Research Assn”
Cocktails @ 6:00 pm
Dinner @ 6:45 pm
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ONTARIO COUNCIL STANDING
COMMITTEES
September 2015 date TBA
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Next General Meeting
September 21, 2015
Knox United Church
Social Hour—7:00 pm
MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW!
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CFUW -SCARBOROUGH Newsletter
Interest Groups
Theatre Group
Hiking Group
With the theatre productions in the 2014–15 club year ,
we have had three evenings out. Back in the fall of 2014, we
were treated to an excellent Tarragon Theatre production of
“The Bakelite Masterpiece”. Time frame: end of WW2, Holland
in chaos. “The artist Van Meegeren is arrested.
His
crime? Selling a long-lost painting by the Dutch Master, Johannes Vermeer, to Hermann Goering, Nazi leader. His defence? It was a perfect forgery painted by him. His proof? In
front of his prosecutor (art historian and resistance fighter)
Geert Piller, he must paint another flawless Vermeer to save his
life. A trial of beauty, faith, memory and the reconstruction of a
country.” As a postscript, several months following our viewing,
an elderly gentleman, living on Dupont Street in downtown Toronto not far from The Tarragon Theatre, happened upon the
Tarragon billboard publicizing the production. He made contact
with one of the staff, informing the theatre that the artist in question was his uncle!
Despite the cold weather, we have had some
interesting and enjoyable walks. In March, icy conditions on the trail leading up to Morningside Park forced
us to make a change. We drove up to Cedarbrook Park
and 6 of us headed along the creek to McCowan, then
through the Bens and back through the hydro field to
return along the creek. The water was running high and
we enjoyed the sunshine even though it was cold for this
time of year. We always welcome anyone who would
like to join us even for the occasional hike.
Marilyn Lind
In February, we attended the Berkeley St. Theatre production of Checkhov’s “The Seagull”, a failure in its day, yet one
that has survived to become one of the masterpieces of the
modern era. This past April, we joined he Arts and Culture
group to see “Enchanted April” in performance at the Scarborough Village Community Centre – another excellent production.
Ann Rutherford
No Frills Bridge
.
This group got off to a good start with a roster of ten
players. We play Monday afternoons from 1–3 PM in ten-week
sessions. The third session will end the first week of June,
after which we will break for the summer. We are able to accommodate members’ travel plans or other commitments and
only ask that you notify the hostess so that we have a minimum
of four players. We have been fortunate to have two full tables
on two occasions, but most of the time we play with between
four and six players.
There are no refreshments served, and limited conversation so that we are able to get in a minimum of 16 hands.
Using the bidding boxes concentrates the attention on the
cards, and with the duplicate style of play we are able to examine the hands afterwards (if necessary) to determine how to
improve the play.
If you want an opportunity to simply play Bridge without
the usual distractions, this is the group for you. Thank you to all
the members who came out for this over the course of this year.
I hope to be able to continue the idea in the fall if there is sufficient interest.
Gail Doehler
Out To Lunch Bunch
We meet on the last Tuesday of each month at
various restaurants. This year we visited and enjoyed
two new restaurants: Borsalino on Sheppard Avenue
between Brimley and McCowan, and Sammy’s Family
Restaurant on McCowan south of Lawrence. Centennial
College Restaurant at Markham and Progress now offers take-out lunches of such items as soup and quiche
from 8:00 AM–2:00 PM. This is in addition to their restaurant meals served from 12:00–1:30 PM.
Grace Lord
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More Interest Groups
Arts ‘n Culture Group
MAD (Making a Difference)
The Arts ‘n Culture Group, along with the Theatre Group, welcomed the spring season by attending
the Scarborough Village Theatre’s production of Enchanted April on Thursday April 16 at the Scarborough Village Community Centre. There were 20
members who enjoyed a lovely evening of enchanting
entertainment, with over half the group going out to
enjoy an Italian-style dinner at Scarborough Bluffs
United Church before the performance. The play itself was a charming comedy set in 1922, about four
women who find their lives at a crossroad and decide
to embark on a month-long adventure in a rented castle in Genoa to reinvigorate their humdrum lives...and
all who attended this performance left feeling positively re-energized and glowing with the spirit of spring!
The Arts ‘n Culture Group looks forward to many
more interesting and stimulating arts and cultural
events when the group resumes in the fall.
Diana O’Connor
The MAD group has had only one meeting this year but was
unable to determine any pressing issue that needed immediate attention. Instead, our members have been active in helping out with
our two main events, the International Women’s Day luncheon and
the Fashion Show.
However, both Catherine Molyneux and Gail Doehler are
part of the Ad Hoc Committee on Poverty run by the Toronto Caucus, an umbrella group representing the six Toronto area clubs. For
the past couple of years, this committee has been advocating for
Early Childhood Education. They have met with Margaret McCain,
whose foundation included some of the members in a promotional
video. They have represented the Toronto Caucus in meetings with
child care advocates such as the Atkinson Centre, and have tried to
promote their ideas through the Ontario Council.
They will try to get this issue on the agenda of the upcoming AGM in
Quebec City so that clubs across the country will be aware of the
need for improvement in this area and will add their voices to the
growing clamor for universal, accessible, and affordable Early Childhood Education in every province. Bringing about change in government circles is slow, but with increased attention in the media to this
need we are hopeful that our efforts will bear fruit eventually.
Aside from the work of the Toronto Caucus, MAD has often
asked you to sign petitions on a variety of topics. Most of these
have been done electronically. For the petition encouraging our political leaders to include women’s issues in the debates for the upcoming federal election, signatures were collected in writing and forwarded to the campaign’s headquarters. This is a relatively painless way
of bringing these issues to the attention of our leaders, and we
thank those of you who cooperate with these requests. On a last
note, please let us know if there is any local issue that might benefit
from our advocacy.
Gail Doehler and Catherine Molyneux
Awards Report 2014–2015
Donations from the current year have brought the book value of our awards trust fund at UTSC to $143,768.14 as of
March 2015. This fund enabled us to provide three scholarships totalling $5,427.25 to students at UTSC in the fall of 2014.
Maisha Uddin, a student of Public Policy, received the entrance award. The in-course awards went to Nikki Shah, a fourth
year student of psychology and human biology, and Aakriti Kapoor, a third year student of English and psychology. All three
are excellent students taking on leadership roles in areas promoting education and human rights for women and children. I
want to thank Ann Rutherford and Donna Campbell for assisting in the selection process.
Fundraising from last year’s fashion show enabled us to contribute two $1000.00 awards to students at Centennial
College. The recipients were Kena Bulanda, a student of business and finance, and Jenna Harris, who is studying to be a
law clerk.
Our fundraising also allowed us to contribute $1000.00 to the Scarborough Women’s Centre to help with their programs assisting women.
None of these awards would be possible without the hard work and donations of our members past and present.
Thank you.
Marilyn Lind
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Annual Spring Fashion Show Fundraiser 2015
The 2015 Fashion Show Fundraiser was a huge success! CFUW Scarborough hosted the event at St. Thomas
More Parish Hall on March 24th, 2015. The fashions provided by Eleven Joseph were fun and were worn by a diverse group
of models aged 20 to 80.
Our Master of Ceremonies, Diana O’Connor, welcomed our 210 guests and explained what the CFUW Scarborough, CFUW National, and the International Women’s Clubs represent. She worked tirelessly with Ruthe Raymer of
Eleven Joseph and the Fashion Show Committee to make this event run smoothly.
Upbeat music was provided by our DJ, Jimmy Helverson, while models strutted and showcased the fashions. Eleven Joseph had a display of accessories and an assortment of fashions for sale. Tables were decorated with spring-like favours, something new to the event.
We were deeply touched by our guest speakers Scherry George and Kena Bulanda from Centennial College, and
Arianna Bhagwansingh from the Scarborough Women’s Centre. Kena Bulanda explained how the award she received at
Centennial College helped her further her education and opened up new opportunities.
The ticket sales raised funds to cover the two $1,000 Centennial College Student Awards and $1,000 to the Scarborough Women’s Centre. The Raffle Draw raised $988.00 for the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmother’s Campaign.
Special thanks to all members, Diana O’Connor, Ruthe Raymer and staff from Eleven Joseph, models, guest
speakers Scherry George, Kena Bulanda and Arianna Bhagwansingh, St. Thomas More Parish Staff, Jimmy Helverson, and
all the donors who very generously contributed to this Fashion Show Fundraiser!
Lenora Fleming
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Ontario Council Standing Committees
March 14, 2015
The topic of the morning session was Transforming Ontario’s Post-Secondary Education System. There were
three speakers – Paddy Buckley, director of strategic policy and programs for the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities, Professor Bonnie Patterson, president and CEO of the Council of Ontario Universities and Anna Goldfinch, representative of the Canadian Federation of Students. Paddy Buckley spoke about differentiation and diversity in postsecondary institutions. There are differences in funding, size of the institutions, location and composition of student populations. Differentiation helps institutions build on existing strengths and helps to reduce costs. Bonnie Patterson spoke
about the institutions focuses on strengths and specializations and the alignment with the government’s long term goals to
improve the student experience and workplace preparation and inter-institution pathway building to allow students to
transfer credits from one institution to another. Program Prioritization Processes evaluate the cost to run certain programs as well as revenue generated by these programs. Anna Goldfinch told us Ontario students pay the highest tuition
fees in Canada as well as ancillary fees of about $2680.00 for things such as access to the library and technology. In
1990 the student-faculty ratio was 17:1 in Ontario and it is now 28:1. Increased specialization means higher cost programs are under threat and choice is reduced, especially for northern or aboriginal students. Journalism at the University
of Ottawa was dropped because there is a journalism program at Carleton, but the program at Ottawa was in French and
the one at Carleton in English.
Marilyn Lind
March 14, 2015 Education Committee
Anna Goldfinch spoke to us about issues regarding violence and the rape culture on campus. She said 1 in 5 female students will experience sexual assault on North American campuses and gave us 4 examples of events that contribute to sexism and misogyny, including a pro-rape chant during frosh week at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, t-shirts with
sexual slogans at Carleton, and an article at UWO entitled, “So you want to date a teaching assistant?” that gave a step-bystep guide to stalking the person and getting them alone. The common attitude is that boys will be boys and girls are responsible for the assaults because they wear short skirts or drink too much. The focus of the Canadian Federation of Students is on raising awareness and providing consent education. In January 2015 Premier Wynne hosted a student
roundtable where 22 students from different universities across Ontario each spoke about one thing their campuses are
doing right or wrong in this regard. The Canadian Federation of Students has three recommendations for Kathleen
Wynne’s Action Plan.
1: Create legislation to mandate that all post-secondary institutions have a stand-alone sexual assault studentdriven policy.
2: Create a $6,000,000 sexual assault support resource fund for the post-secondary education sector.
3: Create a post-secondary education sexual assault accountability division within the Government of Ontario.
Kathleen Wynne is drafting an action plan to stop sexual violence and harassment. There are 4 levels of assault
ranging from unwanted sexual touching to violence and physical damage.
With advice from Anna, the Ontario Council will draft a sample letter that we could sign and send to Kathleen Wynne supporting this legislation.
Marilyn Lind
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Ontario Council Standing Committees
March 2015 Continued
March 14, 2015 Legislation Committee
Legislation: Affordable Housing for Older Women: Challenges and Solutions
Speakers:
Erin Harris, Older Women’s Network (OWN) www.olderwomensnetwork.org
Norma Gamble. OWN Housing Committee and SuitePEAS: Reinventing Affordable Housing for Women 55+
www.suitepeas.com
Erin provided information about OWN, which is a volunteer advocacy organization working for social justice, focusing on issues relating to mid-life and older women in Canada and advocating for a National Housing Strategy
(Canada is the only G8 country without one). They were involved in establishing one of the first older women’s cooperative
housing projects 17 years ago, with planning and financial support from the Status of Women.
OWN initiated the Housing Factor Project in 2000, collecting information about the availability of housing and the
associated needs of older women. Key issues of concern were transportation and mobility. Twenty-two recommendations
were made but, to date, none have been followed through by any level of government. A summary of this report is available
on the OWN website noted above.
Norma provided examples from around the world where women have banded together and initiated communal living arrangements – sometimes for safety. The Umoja Village in Kenya is one example. Another is SuitePEAS,
one of the housing models – called cluster-housing – promoted by the OWN Housing Committee. This is a co-op-like initiative where large houses are repurposed into flats with kitchen and dining-room common areas. Residents form a corporation, each buying a share which can be sold. The residents become a community – avoiding isolation.
It was a lively and informative session. For anyone wanting more information about OWN, please visit the OWN
website for its many resource links, including a Housing Literacy Series and advocacy tips on their fact sheet “Tackling the
Housing Crisis for Women over Fifty”.
Margaret Sandall
January 24, 2015 Status of Women and Human Rights Committee
Topic: Countering Exploitive Images of Children
Speaker: Alyssa Blais, Executive Director of "The Agape Centre" – Cornwall's largest hunger relief organization
Alyssa Blais, whose club, CFUW Cornwall & District, prepared the resolution on ‘Countering the Hypersexualization of Children’, presented video evidence of current images of girls glamourized, anorexic, often only white, often too
young and as sexual objects in fashion magazines, music videos, video games and on the Internet. These images sell what
passes as normal, namely heightened sexuality, degradation and violence. Most troubling is the fact that children accept
that these images are normal. They are easily available on mobile devices and cannot be regulated. Parents need to be
very aware of what their children are viewing online and in other media. Products are being marketed in a way that young
girls feel they have to dress and behave in a very provocative and sometimes demeaning way. Music videos are teaching
young boys to see girls as objects of desire. We, as well as parents of young children, need to take action to curb this negative trend. A 2011 documentary "Miss Representation", directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, where Katie Couric, Gloria
Steinem and others discuss sexism in American society and the media, is a highly recommended resource. Suggested actions may be found on the CFUW website under Advocacy Issues (Children).
Bonnie McBride
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Ontario Council Standing Committees
January 2015 Continued
January 24, 2015 Education Committee
“How Single Gender Education Empowers Girls”
Cheryl Boughton, Headmistress of Elmwood School in Ottawa, began her presentation with two slides of the brain
patterns - one of a boy’s brain; one of a girl’s brain. The male brain showed movement of brain activity localized to one
hemisphere at a time, while the female brain showed transfer of activity from one hemisphere to the other proving that each
gender processes differently.
The main goals of the single gender program for girls are: to increase academic advantages, promote confidence,
develop camaraderie and form connections. Slides of sports activity, outdoor education programs and plays from writing to
presentation were shown as examples of focusing a variety of skills. We were told that the school is run as a not-for-profit: all
the fees paid by parents ($2300/month) are used to pay the utilities and maintenance, purchase supplies and pay teachers
and staff.
During discussion someone mentioned that having courses at Teacher’s College and presentations at Professional
Activity Days for existing teachers would open up the programming to more girls – especially those whose parents are unable
to afford the fees. I tend to feel there could be some merit to that approach; but I also believe teachers try different approaches
to students’ learning issues, seeking ways that work for learners. Girl’s only Math classes seemed to experience some
success. Perhaps selectivity like this within the public system might be useful.
Somewhere along the line girls are going to need to interact with boys. Girls being raised in an all-female household
may seldom interact with any males. It may well be a shock to the system when the need does arise.
Pat Westcott
January 24, 2015 Legislation Committee
Morning Session: Integrated Public Transportation
The morning session built on CFUW Stratford’s campaign “You Can’t Get There from Here”, advocating for affordable integrated public transportation through its Stratford Transportation Advocacy Group and promoting this issue to all of
Ontario, as many regions have experienced service cutbacks or are underserved. Go to their excellent site –
www.gettingthere.ca – for more information.
Our speakers were from organizations with different mandates helping us to learn more about issues, challenges
and strategies.
Chris Burke, Director of Policy and Planning, MetroLinx
MetroLinx is the regional transportation authority for the GTHA (Greater Toronto and Hamilton area), the 5 th largest
agglomeration in North America, which includes Durham, York Region, Lake Simcoe, and Hamilton. The GTHA is predicted
to continue growing at a rapid rate (along with congestion), which has both social and environmental impacts.
MetroLinx planning is nested in two government plans designating urban growth areas: the Green Belt Plan and the
Greater Golden Horseshoe Growth Plan. Their mega transportation project is called The Big Move, which aims to have 80%
of the population within 2 kilometers of rapid transit.
Progress is being made – for example, Union Station’s renovation, the imminent express train to Pearson Airport,
and expanding the use of the Presto Card - allowing customers to access all transportation routes across the GTHA. MetroLinx is networking and sharing best practices with peer cities such as Vancouver and Montreal.
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Morning Session: Integrated Public Transportation (Continued)
Peter Miasek, President Transport Action Ontario (TAO)
TAO is an advocacy organization working towards improved intercity train and bus service. Mr. Miasek’s presentation turned away from the GTHA to encompass Ontario, where both rail and bus networks are shrinking. VIA Rail made
drastic cuts in 2012, eliminating and reducing services in several areas.
Canada’s passenger transportation is underfunded compared to other countries – in the USA, AMTRAK is controlled by federal legislation, making passenger service an enforced service. There is no federal mandate, legislation or
standards for VIA Rail currently – and no collaboration between VIA (national) and GO train and bus (provincial) in Ontario.
There are opportunities to advocate for change through Private Member’s Bill C-640, the VIA Rail Canada Act to
give the federal government more control over VIA. Additionally, the Canada Transportation Act is under review and TAO
has made a submission. TAO has also joined with CFUW Stratford and other organizations to advocate for a Southwest
Ontario transportation network.
Peter’s presentation is available on the TAO website (http://transport-action-ontario.com). Additionally, you can
read UNIFOR’s recent report, Passenger Rail in Canada on the UNIFOR website, www.unifor.org, in the Take Action Campaign section.
The Q & A session was informative and left us with the sense that these two men and the organizations they represent are committed to changing how we will be “getting there” in the future. Both indicated their awareness of the social
and financial issues surrounding accessibility to public transportation systems of all kinds .
Afternoon Session - Getting There: Integrated Public Transportation for Ontario
The afternoon session continued the discussion of public transportation with Sheila Clarke, Anne Carbert and
Leslye Glover of the CFUW Stratford Transportation Project. This project is one of the partners with TAO (Transport Action
Ontario) of the SWOTA (South Western Ontario Transportation Alliance), www.swota.ca.
Sheila Clarke introduced the session by emphasizing the importance of public transportation as a social justice
issue (encompassing barriers to accessing school, family, work, health care, etc.) and related the history of “Getting
There”. She also offered guidelines for getting involved in a transportation campaign like theirs.
We broke in to small discussion groups to brainstorm three sets of questions:
Transportation Consumers: who needs/wants public transportation in your community? Where are they and how do
they travel now? The exercise highlighted the problems for the disabled, people on social assistance, people without a car or the means or desire to own one - generally people in all types of communities, whether rural, small
town or big city depending on family, friends, neighbours, Wheel Trans, bicycling.
Who can advocate for transport? Examples of answers, the United Way, elected representatives, University/College
Student Organizations.
What are potential resources/action networks in your area? Suggestions included Public forums, unions and Advocacy
Groups such as CARP, TAO and SWOTA
Please visit CFUW Stratford project’s website at www.gettingthere.ca for info about their activities and level of involvement.
They are fully committed to and passionate about this issue.
Margaret Sandall
CFUW -SCARBOROUGH Newsletter
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International Women’s Day 2015
The CFUW Scarborough and sister club Ajax-Pickering co-hosted the International Women’s Day Event on Sunday, March 8th at Ellas Banquet Hall on Danforth Road, where tables were decorated with purple, the theme colour for International Women’s Day.
Our Master of Ceremonies, Diana O’Connor welcomed our guests and introduced, Nonna Schiefer, President of
the Ajax-Pickering Club. Nonna presented the history of International Women’s Day and talked about how our two clubs
worked together to bring forth this event. We were honoured to have our Regional Director, Pat Joyce in attendance. A
photographer from the Scarborough Mirror snapped some pictures, with the event later being published in the paper.
Following lunch, our keynote speaker Anuradha Dugal, Director of Violence Prevention Programs at the Canadian
Women’s Foundation, addressed a total of 63 guests, focusing her presentation on empowering women and how inequality
leads to gendered violence.
Anuradha made special reference to two women who had experienced gender violence: Jackie Kirk, a friend; and
Jyoti Singh who was recently featured in a CBC documentary, “India’s Daughter”. She also spoke specifically of the struggles of Aboriginal women and women new to Canada, and also reiterated how violence affects us all.
Anuradha mentioned that many years ago, her sister had hired a nanny and paid her full benefits. This was not
common at the time, but was an example of equalizing women’s pay. She inspired us to think about the women in our lives
that are underpaid and uneducated, and to find ways to give a hand up, not necessarily a handout. She thanked us all and
made special note to thank the staff at Ellas Banquet Hall, a reminder that every women counts.
Anuradha chose the words of Rosemary Brown, Canada’s first Black female member of the Provincial Legislature
(British Columbia 1972), to close her presentation: “Until all of us have made it, none of us have made it”. This powerful
message instilled in us the courage to move forward and end inequality among women.
A special thank you to CFUW Scarborough, Ajax-Pickering and North York Clubs, Pat Joyce, Anuradha Dugal,
Ellas Banquet Hall staff, the Scarborough Mirror and all the guests for supporting this successful event.
Lenora Fleming
Membership List
Please add the following member to our directory:
African Women on Philanthropy,
Change & Power
Diana Quan
1705-225 Bamburgh Circle, Scarborough
Ontario, M1W3X9
Phone: 416756-3612
Email: ddix_quan@rogers.com
Toronto Ask Her Talks
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Isabel Bader Theatre
7:00 pm – Reception to follow
Please amend the following in your directory:
Dagmar Freeland’s email “fdfreeland@bell.net”
Margaret Currie’s phone # 416-293-3046
Tickets: $20
(Stephen Lewis Foundation)
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Your Executive for 2015–2016
Co-Presidents
Lenora Fleming
Diana O’Connor
Past President
Lynne Anderson
Vice President
Gail Doehler
Treasurer
Ann Patterson
Recording Secretary
Marg Creen
Executive Secretary
Jean Witherspoon
Membership
Bonnie McBride
Marilyn Lind
Program
Jean Patton
Lyn Forbes
Publicity
Janet Holt
Interest Groups
Catherine MacOdrum
Awards Chair
Sharon King
Social
Rosemary Dennis
Sandra Campbell
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May Dinner Speaker 2015
Sandra Joyce is the author of two books
based on her British Home Child father, Robert Joyce,
her uncle Thomas Joyce, and aunt Emma Joyce.
The Street Arab was launched at the first British Home Child Day in Ontario in September 2011 and
chronicles the life of a young boy torn from his family
by the First World War, life in an institution in the
UK and the subsequent emigration of him to Canada to
work
as
an
indentured
farm
worker.
Belonging, the sequel to The Street Arab,
looks at the struggles Robert faced as an adult because of his upbringing.
Sandra Joyce has given up to 160 presentations on the subject right across Canada. She is a
native Torontonian and studied journalism at Ryerson
University. During her tenure at CBS Records, she
was an award-winning publicist. She also was a contractor negotiator for the German Department of Defence.
After her return to Canada, she became a
consultant for an independent music company, an
English teacher and a storyteller.
Newsletter edited by
Thanks to our executive members, standing committee representatives and interest group conveners for
Corona Liscio
their contributions to this newsletter/annual report. Please send any submissions for the August newsletter
Content accurate as of
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Have a great summer– See you all in September!
May 9, 2015
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