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Our speaker this month was Elizabeth Clarke, the CEO of YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo, and a part-time Practicum Professor with Wilfrid Laurier University’s Master of Social Work program. Ms Clarke has over 25 years’ experience as a social worker and social work manager and administrator in the not-for-profit sector. Her topic: Violence and Women with Addictions andContinue reading “Elizabeth Clarke discusses Violence Against Women”

Please click on the link below to view the announcement details for CFUW Brampton’s Annual Spring Fashions for Scholarships Event CFUW Brampton’s Annual Spring Into Fashions for Scholarships

Bryan Prince Bookseller has once again generously offered to give a rebate to our Modern Books Group for any purchases made by CFUW members during December. If you are planning on shopping there during the month of December please identify yourself as a CFUW Hamilton member when you make your purchases so that the groupContinue reading “Byran Prince Bookseller and CFUW Hamilton Modern Books”

This month our guest speaker Doug Oliver, M.D. Associate Professor , McMaster University Department of Family Medicine, delivered an absolutely fascinating presentation on The Tapestry Project. A government sponsored project that encourages: “ A person centered approach “ to “ Foster Optimal Aging for older adults living at home”. It is described as: “ AContinue reading “Dr. Doug Oliver”

In support of the Hamilton Achievement Breakfast Club CBC Radio presents a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Sunday December 7, 2014 for details see  Dickens A Christmas Carol Poster Hamilton Third Age Learning has released the spring lecture series and registration information for details see HTAL Spring 2015

Last week Action and Advocacy sent out an announcement advising that: In support of the CFUW National’s direction for clubs to support their local women’s shelters that CFUW-Hamilton would offer our support to INASMUCH House locally by bringing personal care items and new clothing to our meetings for donation to the shelter. A quick phoneContinue reading “Support for INASMUCH House”

CFUW Call for Delegates – United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) From CFUW News & Updates November 3, 2014 The fifty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, will be held from March 9 – 20 2015 at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The main focus of the session willContinue reading “CFUW Call for Delegates”

Tuesday evening an enthusiastic group, braved the wet weather and joined us to listen as our guest shared the stories of a group of Hamilton women who certainly stepped into the beach during WWII.They were interesting, intriguing, intelligent and strong pioneers who led the way for women working in non traditional professions.    

CFUW FCFDU has launched a new Public Facebook Page. Check out the Hamilton connection in the post CFUW Trailblazers Women Who Knew How to Roar at  https://www.facebook.com/cfuw.fcfdu . Don’t forget to like the page and share the page with your friends.