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. |
