CFUW Fredericton Newsletter October 2015 Celebrate Together

CFUW Fredericton Newsletter
October 2015
Sharon Crabb, President—sharonacrabb@gmail.com
Celebrate Together
CFUW Fredericton Luncheon Social was held for
the first time at Dolan’s Pub & Restaurant.
Delicious food; great company; compliments to
the chef.
Membership Dues
Thank you to the many CFUW Fredericton members who have already
renewed their membership for the 2015-2016 year.
Membership dues are $60.
Please contact Ruth, Membership Convener and arranged payment.
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Take Action
Seniors Vote Rally and CARP Fredericton Flag Raising:
On October 1 CFUW Fredericton
members Jenipher, Leitha, Paula
and Sharon attended the Seniors
Vote Rally and CARP Fredericton
Flag Raising event held in the
Boardroom at Fredericton City
Hall. Madeline Gaudet chaired this
event; speakers included Penny
Ericson and Suzanne Maltais. The focus of this rally was to bring attention to the
need for a national seniors’ strategy on income inequality, health care, income
and retirement security and accessible housing; national programs for homecare
and pharmacare; improvement to CPP, OAS, GIS; and access to affordable and
supportive housing as well as assisted living.
This Rally was just the beginning. There are
four areas of concerns as listed above.
Perhaps we can choose one of these
concerns and investigate further, gather
information, talk with the appropriate
people, ask the important questions and
identify some (or even one) actions. Perhaps
this is another “get together” group of
“Wine/Cheese/Desserts/Seniors Care Get
Together. Please email me (sharonacrabb@gmail.com) so we might strategize the
next step.
Reminder: Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence is collecting
previously used cell phones which will be given to women in transition houses
thus giving them access to 911 if needed. Please bring your previously used cell
phones to the Wednesday, October 28, CFUW Fredericton General Meeting.
Analog phones cannot be accepted as this system is no longer operational.
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Interest and Information
Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence extends an invitation:
MMFC Awareness Day 2015
“Collaborating with Immigrant Women in Responding to Family Violence
Thursday, November 12, 2015, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
MacLaggan Hall, Room 53
UNB Campus (Dineen Drive)
Registration is required—cost $50
“The day will feature the voices of diverse immigrant women reflecting on the
challenge of speaking out on the issue of family violence amongst immigrant
groups while at the same time coping with the daily realities of life on the
margins of society. Perspectives of community allies such as those from
immigrant settlement services, cultural associations, universities, government
and domestic violence service providers will also be shared.”
Contact for registration: fvrc@unb.ca or 506.453-3595
CFUW Fredericton Presentation to the University of New Brunswick for
Scholarships:
CFUW Fredericton is pleased to
announce the presentation of
cheques totaling $50 000 to the
University of New Brunswick for
the endowment of (a) a new
scholarship to be awarded to a
Masters or PhD female student
enrolled in Interdisciplinary
Studies and (b) an increase in the
value of an existing graduate
scholarship. These two
scholarships are the Dr. Althea Warren Macaulay CFUW Fredericton Scholarship
and the Dr. Nora Ni Chuiv CFUW Fredericton Graduate Scholarship. Picture:
Sharon Crabb, President, CFUW Fredericton; Jayne Nichi, Convener of the
Education and Scholarship Committee; Dr. Althea Macaulay; Dr. Nora Ni Chuiv;
Kim Anderson, Manager of Estate Gifts, UNB.
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Welcome New Members to CFUW Fredericton
Welcome Baukje (Bo) Miedema:
Dr. Baukje (Bo) Miedema is a professor of
Family Medicine and Director of Research at
the Dalhousie University Family Medicine
Teaching Unit in Fredericton and Adjunct
Professor in the Department of Sociology at
the University of New Brunswick.
She has trained as a general and psychiatric
nurse in Holland before she earned her PhD
in Sociology at the University of New
Brunswick.
Over the years she has developed a robust program of research in cancer
survivorship and primary health care issues. She received provincial, regional and
national grants as principal investigator and as co-investigator to support her
research endeavours.
She has published extensively with more than 60 peer reviewed papers and three
books as author or editor. She has strong working relationships nationally and
internationally by being involved in various professional organizations related to
cancer in primary care.
Currently she is president of the Board of Directors of the Multicultural
Association of Fredericton (MCAF), a newcomer settlement organization.
Our CFUW Fredericton scholarship recipients
along with Education and Scholarship Convener
Jayne Nicki at the recent CFUW Fredericton Open
House held in September at Renaissance College.
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Of Interest to You (and Possible Action)
AN INVITATION TO JOIN
THE CFUW AFGHANISTAN STUDY GROUP COAST TO COAST
Together we can help Afghan women and girls help themselves.
ENOUGH TALK ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN: LET US PARTNER WITH THEM SO THEY CAN
EMPOWER THEMSELVES
Proposal from Dr. Ghani, Chatam House, London Conference
Hally Siddons, Convener, University Women Helping Afghan Women (UWHAW)
and member of CFUW Ottawa, sends the above invitation and following
information. The invitation is an opportunity for you or/and interested CFUW
Fredericton members to join the CFUW Afghanisgan Study Group Coast to Coast.
“What could the CFUW National Afghanistan Study Group Do?
1.
We can continue to learn of the issues facing girls and women in
Afghanistan and stay
abreast of current progress or backslides.
2.
We can raise public awareness in our communities and in clubs across the
country.
The Afghan project is long term and there are no quick fixes. Canada
needs to stay
informed and committed.
3.
We can advocate for Afghan women and girls as occasions arise.
4.
We can work together to develop extensive networks.
5.
We can share ideas of ways to help.– lots of possibilities..”
Does this appeal you? Would you like to know more? Do you have specific
questions? This is of interest to me and I would welcome an opportunity to get
together with other CFUW Fredericton members do discuss further. Please email
(sharonacrabb@gmail.com) with your expression of interest.
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Advocacy and Action
CFUW Fredericton Women Getting Involved—the 2015 World March of Women
New Brunswick:
CFUW Fredericton and CFUW Saint John members March in the World March of
Women NB reminding people that CFUW Fredericton Wants You to VOTE.
The introduction to the 2015 World March of Women NB Demands paper states
“We recognize these lands—the homelands of Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik and
Passamaquoddy sisters here today—as unceded territories. We stand in solidarity
with the struggles of women locally and around the globe for a more equal and
just world. We march for a society that ensures freedom, equality and dignity for
all. We march for an economy based on the values of feminism, ecology and
solidarity, focused on the common good and the well-being of all our
communities. We march for a world free of all forms of violence and for the
respect of reproductive choice, sexual orientation and gender identity. We march
for reconciliation between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples, to build and
maintain relationships based on mutual respect. We march for equal rights and
opportunities for immigrants, refugees and migrant workers.”
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Special thanks to CFUW Fredericton members Pam, Claire, Paula, Jean, Kathleen
and CFUW Saint John member Cheryl for joining with me in the 2015 World
March of Women NB.
National and International News
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW)—March 14-24,
2016—Call for Delegates:
The Commission on the Status of Women is held at the United Nations
Headquarters in New York. The priority theme this year is “Women’s
empowerment and it link to sustainable development.” The review theme is “the
elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.” If
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this is of interest to you and you wish to put your name forward as part of the
CFUW delegation attending the session, please email Robin Jackson at
cfuwed@rogers.com by November 27, 2015.
CFUW Members Elected to the House of Commons:
The following CFUW members were elected as Members of Parliament on
Monday, October 19: Elizabeth May, Karina Gould, Brenda Shanahan and Karen
McCrimmon.
Online Discussion re CFUW and IFUW/GWI:
Would you like to learn more about the relationship between CFUW and
IFUW/GWI? Do you have some specific questions? Would you like to engage in
conversations with other CFUW members or read what other CFUW members are
saying? Here is your opportunity. This online discussion is monitored by Chitra
Chopra, past resolutions chair, and Brenda Wallace, past National President. This
is a chat room discussion where you can pose questions and/or share comments.
You can access this forum at www.cfuwforum.org and register.
New CFUW Member Resource Website:
There has been a revamping of the CFUW Admin website, now referred to as the
CFUW Member Resource website. This is a very user-friendly site affording you
the opportunity to easily access information. The CFUW Member Resource
website is divided into the general sections of: Governance, Member Tools and
Resources, Club Awards and Grants, CFUW History, Charitable Trust, Club Supplies
and Merchandise, International Women’s Day, and 100th Anniversary Celebration.
Please visit the site. It can still be accessed as www.cfuwadmin.org with the user
name: viewonly and the password: cfuw4321.
Karen Dunnett, VP Membership, has added two specific items to the CFUW
Member Resource website under Member Tools & Resources—Membership.
These items are:
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The Elevator Speech—How to Roar about CFUW
Club in a Bag
Please visit the site, check out these two features and email me your
thoughts/opinions.
CFUW Women on the Go
An Interesting Library Concept:
CFUW Fredericton member Jenipher has installed
this lending library on her front lawn; needless to
say there has been a lot of interest and a number
of customers.
Notice of Dates/Activities—Save the Date
 October 28 (Wednesday)—CFUW Fredericton General Meeting—Seniors
Room, McConnell Hall, UNB Campus—Welcome Doris Mae Oulton, CFUW
President and Grace Hollett, CFUW VP Atlantic—6:30 pm
 November 2 (Monday)—CFUW Webinar: Power up your Membership
 November 4 (Wednesday)—Dr. Bernie Vigod Memorial Lecture—Ted Daigle
Auditorium, Edmund Casey Hall, STU—6:00 pm
 November 7 (Saturday)—Jan Wong presentation “Rape Culture on
Campus”, sponsored by CFUW Moncton and held at Moncton Public Library,
Main Street, Moncton—1:30-3:30 pm
 November 10 (Tuesday)—CFUW Fredericton Luncheon Social—Fredericton
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Inn—12:00 noon
November 12 (Thursday)—Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family
Violence—Awareness Day—MacLaggan Hall—8:30 am to 4:00 pm
November 19 (Thursday)—CFUW Fredericton Executive Meeting—
Althea’s—1:30 pm
November 25 (Wednesday)—International Day for the Elimination of
Violence Against Women
November 25 (Wednesday) to December 10 (Thursday)—16 Days of
Activism against Gender Violence
November 27 (Friday) Call for Delegates—United Nations (UNCSW)
Do you remember . . .
Another great Happy Yappy Appetizers Social:
Delicious food, great company,
good wine and Friday night—
what a wonderful mix; thanks
to Edye and David for hosting
another CFUW Fredericton
Happy Yappy Appetizers Social.
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