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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
REAL Women's National Board met in Ottawa
for 3 busy days in the middle of June. During this meeting
we laid out our plans for the year 2007 - 2008. Included in
our plans was the preparation of pamphlets on several of the
current problems undermining Canadian society. These include
pamphlets on the issue of prostitution, use of drugs for non-medical
purposes, and on the judiciary. We decided that pamphlets
were a good method of distributing the facts about these issues
in a succinct manner, as many people do not have the time
to read entire articles. These pamphlets will, hopefully,
be made available by the fall.
At our board meeting we also made detailed
plans for our 25th anniversary celebration, which will take
place in Ottawa on Saturday, May 10th, 2008. Board members
are now in the process of booking a place as well as contacting
our illustrious speakers, who we think will be a very big
drawing card for the event. Once we get confirmations from
the speakers, we will let you know who they are. In the meantime,
don't forget to mark May 10, 2008 on your calendar for a great
event!
Another of our decisions at the board meeting
was to change REAL Women's motto which we have had since the
organization began in 1983. The motto, "Women's Rights
Not at the Expense of Human Rights," tended to be somewhat
obscure in its meaning. We now agreed to change the motto
of REAL Women of Canada to a simpler, more direct motto which
is, "Women Building a Better Society." Nothing could
be clearer than that!
At the end of our board meeting we held our
Annual General Meeting, at which Senator Anne Cools was our
guest speaker. As always, she presented us with thoughtful
insights into the current legal and political situation in
Canada. Our thanks to Senator Cools for taking the time to
share with us at our meeting, her well thought-out views.
Our Board meeting left us all excited and
enthusiastic to carry on with our work in our next busy year.
We are ready for anything!
Until next time.
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