SPEAKER PROGRAMME

Speaker Program
Meetings are held monthly September to May, and include guest speaker presentations. Virtual Meetigs using the Zoom platform are scheduled for September, October and November 2020. The location and format of subsequent meetings is to be determined.
Topics are diverse, current, educational and thought-provoking.
Topics from previous years include:
- Lady Medicos: Dr. Jennie Kidd Trout and the Audacious Feats of Women in Medicine
- Women’s Place: The Bench. Women and the Law in Canada
- The Impact of Textile Waste
- The Stratford Chef’s School: Then & Now
- Success Strategies from Women in STEM
2020-21 Speaker Programme
Pathways to Enrichment
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Zoom Meet & Greet: “Cannabis: A Public Health Perspective”
Courtney Feeney, Public Health Promotor, Huron Perth Public Health
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Zoom “Expressive Arts Therapy”
Lorrie Gallant, Professor for Mohawk College’s Expressive Arts Program, and Assistant Clinical Professor for the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University
NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Zoom “Chronic Inflamation: Panel Presentation”
Benefits of Yoga: Linda Mackay, Registered Social Worker and Certified Yoga Instructor
Anti-Inflamatory Foods: Diana Sutherland, Registered Dietician, Zehrs
Therapeutic Touch: Jennifer Brion, Registered Nurse and Registered Practitioner: Therapeutic Touch Ontario, Wellspring Volunteer
DECEMBER 2020
Special Seasonal Social Event: To be determined
JANUARY 26, 2021
Zoom “Business as a Force for Good”
Sandi Hester, Senior Director Natural and Organic, Tree of Life, Canada
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
Zoom “The Local Community Food Centre: A Cultural Perspective”
Debra Swan, Executive Director
MARCH 23, 2021
Zoom Resolutions: Discussion of proposals for provincial and national CFUW policy and advocacy
APRIL 27, 2021
Zoom “Injichaag: Storytelling and the Soul of an Indigenous Artist”
Rene Meshake, Anishinaabe Elder, multi-faceted artist, recipient of Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal Kim Anderson, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Relations and Univeristy of Guelph
June 1, 2021
7:00 p.m. “Reflections on the Pandemic”
Skylar Franke, Executive Director, London Enviromental Network and Dr. Hilary Bergseiker, Psychology Department, University of Waterloo
7:45 p.m. CFUW Stratford AGM
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