CFUW-Ottawa Speakers Series & General Meetings

2023-2024

Meetings are held at Riverside United Church, 3191 Riverside Drive.

January and February meetings will be held on ZOOM 

Club Business Meeting Follows

2023

7:00 pm, Monday, September 18th  - Riverside Church - Season Opener

7:00 pm, Monday, October 2  – Dr. Michael Kempa, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa

Topic: Beyond the Freedom Convoy: The Rise of Populism and Prospects for Democracy

7:00 pm, Monday, November 6 - Adrian Cho, Lecturer, Carleton University

Topic: Understanding Creativity

2024

7:00 pm, Monday, January 9 (via Zoom) – Dr. Cynthia-Wesley,

Esquimaux, Professor, Lakehead University, First Indigenous Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Topic: Restoring Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Health to Indigenous Communities

7:00 pm, Monday, February 5 (via Zoom) – Dr. Jim Davies,

Institute of Cognitive Science, Carleton University, Director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory

7:00 pm, Monday, April 8  – Dan Kraus, Director of National Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Topic: TBD

7:00 pm, Monday, May 6 – Sister Pauline Gagné, Member of PACT-Ottawa (Persons Against the Crime of Trafficking in Humans)

Topic: The Many Faces of Human Trafficking/Modern Slavery

7:00 pm, Monday, June 5, - CFUW Ottawa Annual General Meeting