CFUW

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CFUW HAMILTON 100th ANNIVERSARY

WHY IS CFUW RELEVANT TODAY

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Website : cfuw.org

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May 20th, 2025

Presentation by : Linda Sestock

National President

CFUW.ORG

AGENDA

• Congratulations CFUW Hamilton on your 100th Anniversary
• My role as National President
• What is CFUW
• My recent experience at CSW69
• Why is CFUW IMPORTANT

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Annual Meetings – a chance to connect

Who is Linda Sestock ?

What is CFUW ?

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CFUW is a non-partisan, voluntary, self-funded organization with 90 Clubs across Canada with over 6700 members. We give out over $1,000,000 in bursaries and scholarships and this does not include our CFUW Charitable Trust. We are the largest NFA of Graduate Women International (GWI)

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Founded in 1919, CFUW has been working to improve the status of women, and to promote human rights, public education, social justice, and peace. Something we need more than ever right now

CFUW & Education : Bursaries and Scholarships

• Local clubs give out over 1 million, from across the country to support education, communities, and International projects

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CFUW Charitable Trust:

• 15 Awards are given annually, over $100,000
• https://cfuwcharitabletrust.ca/

Pieces for Peace

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CFUW Coldest Night of the Year

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A HUGE congratulations to CFUW members that participated in #CNOY - they had a goal of $68,000 and raised $76,364

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Un énorme bravo aux membres de la FCFDU qui ont participé à #CNOY - elles avaient un objectif de 68 000 $ et ont recueilli 76 364 $.

Some of our Award recipients from across Canada for 2024/2025

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Some of our Members from across Canada

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The United Nations

• Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

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• Member of UNESCO

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• Every year CFUW members are invited to join a delegation of up to 20 members to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW)

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CSW69 Town Hall with Executive Director UN Women Sima Bahous and

Director-General Antonio Guterres

CFUW Parallel events

CFUW Delegation to CSW69

Graduate Women International (GWI)

• Graduate Women International (GWI) is an international network linking women graduates from all cultures, all fields of study, all professions and all generations. GWI has national affiliates in 62 countries, including CFUW, and individual members in more than 40 others.
• GWI Triennial Meeting is happening this year in Lusaka, Zambia (September 2025)

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WHY CFUW MATTERS…

• Promotes high standards of public education

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• Supports advanced study and research by women

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• Encourages lifelong learning

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• Advocates for the status of women and human rights

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• Promotes cooperation and networking among women

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• Encourages women in leadership and decision-making

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• CFUW is a National Voice :
• Resolutions - Grassroots-derived public policy.
• Talking to governments - meetings, briefs, presentations, letters, and a demonstration or two.
• Partnerships with other like-minded organizations

What has CFUW done ?

• CFUW Statement on Recent Actions of the Trump Administration in the United States of America - March 14th Club Action News
• CFUW National writes letters to the Prime Minister and we encourage our members to write to their local MNAs and MPs
• CFUW National writes opinion pieces and encourages our members to do the same
• We are inclusive
• We are courageous
• We Build alliances, partnerships

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What can we do : Call to Action

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Write letters - Speak up

I have heard that feminism means to

• Be inclusive
• Be courageous
• Build alliances, create partnerships
• We can support one another
• Vote with purpose

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Celebrating a century of sisterhood, service

and social change.

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See you virtually July 11-13th

in Lusaka, Zambia fall 2025

in Montreal in 2026

Merci - Thank you�