Chair: Wes Delve (Woodland P.S.)

Members:
Nadia Ciacci (ex-officio)
Pam Beetlestone (ETFO-YR)
Shannon Taylor (W.J. Watson P.S.)

Upcoming Events:

• March 5, 2009 – International Women’s Day Dinner, Meron Banquet Hall - Click Here
  

For your interest/information:

Equal Pay Coalition
jmitchell@etfo.org
“Close the 29% Gender pay Gap�? Campaign
www.equalpaycoalition.org

Equality – Once and for All!
Resources from the Canadian Labour Congress in support of their “Women’s Economic Equality Campaign�?
Visit: www.onceandforall.ca

9th Annual Leadership Conference: “…and Still We Rise 2009�?
Registration begins October 24th, 2008, and is available on the provincial web-site at http://www.etfo.ca. For more information, contact Sherry Ramrattan Smith, at srsmith@etfo.org.

“Roots of Equality: Ending Violence against Women�?
A New ETFO Resource
Please visit http://www.etfo.ca/resources/forteachers.
You may also contact Carol Zavitz at czavitz@etfo.org.

United Nations “Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women�? (CEDAW) Report Grills Canada
Click here for more info
Relevant documentation:
http://www.fafia-afai.org/files/FAFIA_Canada_CEDAW_2008.pdf

Canada Plummets in the Gender Gap Index
(An article in the Calgary Herald)
Available at: http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/story.html?id=a819af3c-1d2b-4d63-8421-1f52ce46a6a8

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th Anniversary
The “Every Human Has Rights�? Pledge / Petition
Sign up at: www.everyhumanhasrights.org

The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
The Annual 2009 Calendar Fundraising Drive: “Sisters in Spirit�?
Visit: www.nwac-hq.org

Neighbours, Friends and Families Engage Men to Stop Abuse
Media Release / Article available at:
www.neighboursfriendsandfamilies.ca

Canada Failing to Uphold Human Rights of Women, UN Committee Observes Anti-Poverty Group Urges Reform of Welfare System
From: Imagine… Canada Without Poverty (The National Anti-Poverty Organization)
For more info, phone Elaine Garland, President, at 902-695-6118

Report Card on the Throne Speech
From: The National Association of Women and the Law
Visit: http://www.nawl.ca/ns/en/Actions/2008.11.24.ThroneSpeech.html
Français: http://www.nawl.ca/ns/fr/Actions/2008-discours-du-Trone.html

YWCA Canada Rose Campaign Calls on Federal Government to Form a National Action Plan to End Violence against Women and Girls
Visit: www.ywcacanada.ca

Women and Violence in the Workplace: The OFL launches a campaign to commemorate December 6th – the “National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women�?: “Ontario’s Working Women Should Not Have to Choose between their Safety or their Job.�?
Visit www.ofl.ca for details, or www.etfo.ca.