Nov 1, 2024 | Advocacy, Events, Violence Against Women
On Dec. 6, again this year, CFUW Stratford will organize the lowering of the flag at City Hall in remembrance. We will again be asking members to wear white ribbons in remembrance of these murdered young women and urging you to attend the lowering of the flag. ...
Sep 13, 2024 | Advocacy, Events, News, Violence Against Women
Take Back the Night! We will gather at Market Square on Friday, September 20th at 6:30pm CFUW is assisting StopVAW Coordinating Committee of Perth County. There will be speakers and a short march. It would be wonderful if our members attended to help build awareness...
May 28, 2024 | Advocacy, Events, News, Violence Against Women
Marlee Liss, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at the Falstaff Centre, 6:30 to 8 p.m. 2024, In 2019, Marlee’s sexual assault case became the first in North America to conclude with restorative justice through the courts. At this special event, Marlee will discuss openly and...
Apr 18, 2024 | Climate Change, Events, News, Poverty and Housing, Speaker Program, Violence Against Women
Advocacy. What is it? How do we do it? How do we decide what we do? What has CFUW Stratford been doing this year? Violence Against Women Our speaker, Jasmine Clark has been the Executive Director at Optimism Place Women’s Shelter and Support Services since 2017, and...
Dec 2, 2023 | Advocacy, Events, News, Violence Against Women
Canadian Federation of University Women Stratford and members of Stratford city council will commemorate the massacre of 14 engineering students at École Polytechnique during a ceremony on Wednesday, December 6 at city hall. The flag at the front of city hall will be...
Nov 10, 2023 | Advocacy, Violence Against Women
Violence Against Women is the intent by an intimate partner or other, to control a woman’s behavior or to induce fear by means of verbal abuse, psychological or emotional abuse, sexual or physical abuse, or intimidation. Isolation, financial degradation, public...
