Talking about women’s rights: Every year the United Nations holds the Commission of Status of Women (UNCSW) series of global meetings with governments and non- government organizations (NGOs). You are aware CFUW has UN consultative status and a delegation will be virtually attending the 65^th commission.   I was selected as a delegate along with Teri Shaw, OC Secretary and Sandra Shaw, OC Chair of the Status of Women and Human Rights Committee. I am also pleased to announce that there are quite a number of OC women on the delegation too!   More news to come following the March 14-28 schedule of meetings and presentations.

Several Ontario clubs are hosting virtual events to mark International Women's Day on March 8th and throughout the month. Click here to view the Club Events calendar, or read all about it below!

CFUW Aurora Newmarket March 8, 2021 @ 10AM

Our guest speaker is Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux the first Indigenous Chair for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada for Lakehead University. She is a member and resident of the Chippewa of Georgina Island First Nation and has dedicated her life to building bridges of understanding between peoples. Contact CFUW.info@gmail.com to register for this virtual event. All Ontario club members are invited to attend. See more ...

CFUW Barrie & District and the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada, Simcoe County, invite you to join their Choose to Challenge celebration on March 8th. The 50th anniversary of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women, a landmark report that called on the federal government to begin working towards a more gender equal Canada, took place on December 7, 2020. One of the highlights of the Celebration will be a video that looks at what has been accomplished in the last 50 years and also looks forward to the work still to be done. Read more here! Register in advance here!

Three community leaders--Sue Sturdy, Pam Wolf, and Jayne Herring--will share their personal journeys in leadership and their involvement with the Cambridge Poppy Project, which is a community art project of remembrance honouring our veterans. The ZOOM link will be available on the CFUW Cambridge website from March 8th to March 22nd. Read more ...

All are invited to celebrate International Women's Day in a presentation and discussion of leadership, mentorship and an equal future. This event is being brought to you by The Community Engaged Scholarship Institute/The Research Shop at University of Guelph, CFUW Guelph, Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis and the Zonta Club of Guelph. The webinar will highlight the results of CESI's project that interviewed women leaders in Guelph and Wellington about the barriers and opportunities they have experienced on their journey to positions in various leadership roles. The event will also feature a performance by a spoken word poet and a panel discussion on the role of mentorship. To register click here! See more ...

UWC Toronto March 8, 2021 @ 4PM

Betsy McGregor is the author of Women on the Ballot: Pathways to Political Power and will speak about some of the trailblazing women in her book. Betsy’s talk promises to be a dynamic and inspiring address for International Women’s Day. To register go to info@uwctoronto.ca, and to find out more about her book visit https://womenontheballot.com. All are welcome. See more ...

CFUW Georgetown March 2

CFUW Georgetown is asking their members to wear purple to their general meeting on March 2nd. At the meeting attendees will strike the #ChooseToChallenge pose--a raised hand as in "I will!"--ZOOM screen shots will be captured and posted on their website and social media to honour IWD.

CFUW Milton March 8

CFUW Milton is raising awareness about International Women's Day by collecting 100 selfies of women striking the #ChooseToChallenge pose. The selfies will be incorporated into a video that will be posted online on March 8th.

CFUW Aurora Newmarket March 12, 2021 @ 7PM

These are the women whose stories you will discover at this year’s virtual LUNAFEST®, an on-line film festival, co-hosted by the Charitable Trust of CFUW A/N and Soroptimists International of York Region. Starting March 12th, at 7:00 PM, LUNAFEST films can be streamed any time during a 48-hour viewing window. Click here to buy tickets! See more..

CFUW Sudbury March 25, 2021 @ 7PM

CFUW Sudbury, in partnership with YWCA Sudbury and LEAF Sudbury, presents the 25th Annual Celebrate Women on March 25th at 7 p.m. This year’s author is the prize-winning Canadian novelist Mary Lawson. She will be talking about her new book A Town Called Solace which, like her previous books, is set in Northern Ontario. Tickets are only $10. To register, or to learn more, go to CFUW Sudbury Celebrate Women 2021. See more ... 

Women have been hit hard in the pandemic fallout. This year's Ontario Council AGM is an opportunity to learn about Women's Leadership in the economic recovery.

We will take this beyond an advocacy plan to a personal Call to Action. Participants will hear Keynote Dr. Wendy Cukier, work in small groups to develop personal action plans and wrap up the Friday reception with the Ontario Council awards, door prizes, and then break into conversational groups for a wine and cheese social. This ZOOM session has no cost and online registration will open on March 26th.

The Business Meeting will take place on Saturday May 15th through OneCast. A separate registration will be required, details to follow.