CFUW-Ottawa Speakers Series & General Meetings

2016 – 2017

  Riverside United/Church of the Resurrection Anglican, 3191 Riverside Drive

       All members of the community are welcome. 

There is no charge.

 General Club Business Meeting follows the Speaker

2016

7:30 pm October 3.  JENNIFER BOND Specialist in refugee law and advisor to the Ontario Government's Syrian refugee project.       Topic:  Canada's Role in the Global Refugee Crisis

7:30 pm November 7.  ANITA VANDENBELD Member of Parliament for Ottawa – West Nepean Topic:  Report of the Pay Equity Committee, and its recommendations to Parliament.             New Members Welcome Reception

2017

1:00 pm January 9.   SUE GARVEY   Executive Director of Cornerstone Housing for Women, a community organization dedicated to improving the lives of homeless women. Topic: Mobilizing to End Homelessness for Women

1:00 pm February  6.   ALLISON FISHER   Executive Director, Wabano Health Centre, Topic: Wabano Health Centre Services to indigenous peoples and, in particular, women and girls.  

7:30 pm March 13.  Speaker and Topic to be confirmed   "Scholarship Trust" Evening    

7:30 pm April 3.   DR. THIERRY MESANA, President and CEO,  University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and  one of the world’s leading heart valve surgeons. TOPIC:  Heart Institute for better healthcare, with special attention to Women’s Heart Health.  "Resolutions" Meeting