CFUW-Ottawa Resolutions Meeting & Speaker: The History of CFUW-Ottawa

Dr. Dianne Dodd, CFUW Ottawa Member

Topic: History of CFUW Ottawa

Dianne Dodd earned her PhD from Carleton University (1988) in Ottawa, and was employed at Parks Canada as an historian where she helped to enhance the commemoration of women in the Parks/Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada’s program.  Recent projects include a centennial history of CFUW, Our 100 Years, The Canadian Federation of University Women, as well as popular history articles in Canada’s History on astrophysicist Allie Vibert Douglas and the deaths of 14 Canadian nursing sisters in the sinking of the Llandovery Castle.

CFUW Resolutions Meeting

Being the largest of the 90 clubs within CFUW, CFUW-Ottawa is allotted more votes at the national AGM than the smaller clubs. In July, our club’s President or her voting delegate will be required to vote at the policy session in accordance with club members’ instructions, and on the evening of Monday, April 6, you can help to determine how she will vote. CFUW-Ottawa’s advocacy committee will present the drafts of this year’s resolution proposals at our General Meeting, along with the Committee’s proposed amendments, after Dr. Dianne Dodd’s talk on the History of CFUW-Ottawa.

Two resolutions are under consideration this year. Ahead of our meeting, please review them, along with their background notes.  Click here to download resolutions #1 and here to download resolution #2.

Your opinions count. 

• Would you like to see amendments to these draft resolutions before they are voted upon? 
• Do you think it is appropriate for CFUW to ask for government support of the Afghan girls and women wanting to pursue a secular education (not allowed beyond Grade 6 under the present régime in Afghanistan)? 
• Should CFUW call for Canadian government intervention to counteract the spread of false information on social media platforms? 

Come to the meeting and help us decide how we should answer those questions. 

Unfortunately, proxy votes on this occasion will not be possible. For more information contact advocacy@cfuw-ottawa.org.