Volume 48 No. 1 October 2014 Canadian Federation of University Women – Ottawa CapitalCapital CarillonCarillon October General Meeting PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE CHARLOTTE RIGBY elcome to the 2014-15 season at relationships, partnerships, and coopera- DATE: Oct. 6, 2014 WCFUW–Ottawa! We started the tion within and between clubs and the TIME: 7:30 p.m. year with a wonderful Season Opener, and community. In the current climate of PLACE: Riverside United Church/ fresh enthusiasm for our exciting upcom- shrinking resources and increasing needs, Anglican Church of the ing events. But we haven’t been idle over we need to work together for advocacy, Resurrection, the summer! Highlights included: 3191 Riverside Drive, fundraising, and community service. ■ Ottawa, ON K1V 8N8 Our Annual General Meeting (AGM), National president Doris Mae Oulton, where we enjoyed dinner prepared by SPEAKER: Elizabeth May, MP for called on us to “Be Brave and Strong and Saanich-Gulf Islands and Algonquin College students, and Roar” in support of social justice and in Leader, Green Party of introduced our 2014-15 CFUW- defence of human rights. She reminded Canada Ottawa Board. I succeeded Nancy us that CFUW is known and respected TOPIC: Who We Are – How We Can DeVillers as President, and I thank nationally and internationally for its Rebuild the Canada We Want her for her outstanding leadership advocacy and support for the rights and and guidance. She’s set high standards! advancement of women and girls, and Elizabeth May be- ■ Our first Trivia Night, where 70 that our CFUW National Office provides came the Leader members and friends had a fine pub strong support for our community service of the Green Party dinner and then matched wits in a (see President on next page) of Canada in brain-twisting Trivia quiz; August 2006 and ■ Our Dragonauts once again set re- made history in cords for community fundraising at INSIDE the 2011 federal the Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival; election as the first ■ The third annual UWHAW CFUW-Ottawa Abridged Income Green Party candidate to be elected to the (University Women Helping Afghan Statement 2013-14 House of Commons. Women) Garden Party was very The Times They Are a-Changin' She is the author of eight books, special because it included Dr. Sima Trivial Pursuits including her upcoming Who We Are: Samar, a friend of CFUW-Ottawa Dragonauts Paddle to Success Reflections on My Life and Canada. and an internationally recognized Empowering Afghan Women in a Garden Elizabeth is one of Canada’s most respect- leader for women’s rights and educa- Susan Scott-Parker Scholarship Launched ed environmentalists and was named an tion in Afghanistan; CFUW AGM 2014 Resolutions Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005. ■ Our new Summer Social Group, Cost-Recovery Carillon Print Version in A graduate of Dalhousie Law which organized several occasions for 2015-16 School, Elizabeth was admitted to the Bar members who are in the city over the Membership Directories 2014-15 Print in both Nova Scotia and Ontario. summer; and Version She was the Senior Policy Advisor ■ The launch of our new Susan Scott- STF Fall Appeal to the federal Environment Minister Parker Scholarship for a disabled New Summer Social Group Works! from 1986 until 1988 and the Executive woman at Carleton University. CFUW AGM 2014 Stratford Pre-Conference Director of the Sierra Club of Canada In June, 14 of our members trav- Tour from 1989 to June 2006. She has served elled to Kitchener-Waterloo for the 2014 CFUW-Ottawa AGM 2014 on the boards of numerous organizations, National CFUW AGM. The theme was Memories of Waterloo (see Meeting on next page) “Our Emerging Mosaic” with a focus on Capital Carillon October 2014 President – continued Meeting – continued CFUW-OTTAWA ABRIDGED and advocacy, including resources, advice, as Vice-Chair of the National Round INCOME STATEMENT and web-based tools. Under her leader- Table on the Environment and the June 1, 2013 to May 31, 2014 ship, we participated in a letter-writing Economy, and is currently a member of “Blitz” urging our governments to address the Earth Charter International Council. REVENUE Canada’s ongoing tragedy of so many In 2010, Newsweek named her Membership Fees 56,075 murdered and missing Aboriginal women. “one of the world’s most influential Advertising 250 Interest 513 Support for women’s education is women.” She was chosen, by a vote of TOTAL REVENUE 56,838 an important part of CFUW’s mission. all MPs, as Maclean’s/l’actualité’s 2012 In 2013-14, our Scholarship Trust Fund Parliamentarian of the Year and 2013 EXPENDITURES (STF) provided 19 scholarships totalling Hardest Working MP, and by the Hill Fees (CFUW, Ontario Council, 33,089 $23,500 to students at Carleton and Times in 2013 and 2014 as Hardest EFry, OCW) Ottawa Universities and the Ottawa Little Working MP. Donations (CFUW-Ottawa STF, 3,200 Theatre. But the STF has been seriously CFUW-Ottawa General Meetings OLT, CFUW National) Carillon Newsletter 4,885 affected by the current financial situation are open to the public. Website/Internet 1,274 as donations (and interest rates) have de- Feel free to invite your family, Administration Fees creased. The coffers need replenishing. friends, and neighbours. Directory, Annual Report, 1,258 Watch for news of new fundraising strat- Brochures egies and fun events. Our Brunch event President & VP Travel & 2,843 Expenses on Oct. 6 is a wonderful start. Bank, PayPal, Secretary 1,004 Our club will host the 2015 CFUW NEWS & Advertising, Rental, 3,012 Ontario Council AGM next May, and the ANNOUNCEMENTS Registration Local Arrangements Committee (LAC) IFUW: The IFUW Update of July TOTAL EXPENSES 50,565 led by Co-Chairs Nancy DeVillers and 23, 2014 announced that the Natalie Lam is already hard at work. 2016 IFUW Triennial Conference SURPLUS 6,273 The 2014-15 season promises many will be held in Cape Town, South To reach more members, we present this exciting new activities and projects. CFUW Africa. abridged version. The complete Financial offers opportunities for social support, life- CFUW: On Aug. 12, 2014, Cana- Statements with comments, as at May long learning, and community involvement. da’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, 31, 2014, will be presented for members’ Experience has taught us that membership is Deborah Lyons, paid a visit to approval at the October General Meeting. the CFUW National Office to most rewarding for those who participate – Pierrette MacLean and I urge you to get involved. Have a great discuss women’s rights. CFUW President Doris Mae Oulton, Treasurer, CFUW-Ottawa, 2010-14 year in CFUW-Ottawa! CFUW VP International Relations Cheryl Hayles, CFUW National Office Advocacy Coordinator Tara Used Book Table Returns Fischer, CFUW-Ottawa President Capital Carillon is published monthly Elaine Copland will Charlotte Rigby, and CFUW- from October to May, except for January. continue to sell used Ottawa’s University Women Help- paperback books at Please send all material for ing Afghan Women (UWHAW) the next issue to the Editor: Chair Hally Siddons, attended. our general meet- Mary Butterill The ongoing work of UWHAW ings. All proceeds at [email protected]. resonated with the Ambassador will go to the Schol- and prompted her to reach out to Next issue: November 2014 arship Trust Fund. Bring in your own CFUW for a meeting. For more in- Deadline: Oct. 15, 2014 discards in good condition and peruse formation, click oncfuwadvocacy. the titles of current bestsellers as well as wordpress.com/2014/08/15/ Links to electronic issues going back to favourite classics. Enjoy the book discus- Feb. 2001 are found under Newsletter, cfuw-meets-with-canadas-am- bassador-to-afghanistan-to-dis- sions around the table. All books sell for Archives on the Club website at cuss-womens-rights/ $1. Last year, the project generated $150 www.cfuw-ottawa.org. for the STF. Thank you, Elaine! 2 October 2014 Capital Carillon The Times They Are a-Changin’ CFUW Ontario Council AGM, May 9-10, 2014 The 2014 Ontario Council AGM in urging educational supports for Ontario’s provincial election by Ann Hoggarth, a Barrie was attended by 85 members from children and youth in care was carried retired teacher. Hopefully, she will carry across the province. Ontario Council unanimously. Rod Jackson, as MPP for the bill forward.) President, Brenda Robertson, welcomed Barrie, had sponsored legislation on CFUW-Ottawa was represented the delegates and spoke briefly about the youth’s right to care (Bill 88) before the at this conference by Nancy DeVillers, conference theme, “The Times They Are election call which wiped out all legisla- Leila Metcalf, and Nancy Vrooman. Click a-Changin’.” The speakers focussed on tion on the books. He thanked us for our here for more information on the 2014 how events in the areas of climate change, support and vowed to bring back the bill Ontario Council AGM. aboriginal issues, and senior care are evolv- once a new parliament reconvened. (As Nancy DeVillers ing. New perspectives were put forward an aside, Mr. Jackson was defeated in the Past President, CFUW-Ottawa and old ideas challenged! Three speakers made a lasting im- pression on me. One was the keynote speaker, Dr. Charles Gardner, Medical TRIVIAL PURSUITS Officer of Health, Simcoe-Muskoka. He came armed with secret weapons - clever said that “communities can be shaped by children, grandchildren, spouses, and choice or they can be shaped by chance. friends, ensuring a wonderful time was We can keep on accepting the commu- had by all. nities we get or we can start creating the The successful event raised $1,300 for kind of communities we want”. With the Scholarship Trust Fund. Jean Chapman that one statement, he had my attention! Ottawa is known as the trivia capital of and I wish to thank the participants, those Dr.