AWI Council Minutes - January 2001

              Summary of Reports and Conferences attended after the Ottawa meeting:
Educational Committees:
Agriculture: Maxine Routledge ( Manitoba)
1) Better communication between rural & urban population creating an awareness of environmental and land use
issues.
2) Keeping drinking water safe ( Canadian Industries & Environment)
3) Cheap food policy
International Affairs: Patsy Nagel ( British Columbia)
1) Promote ACWW by attending Hamilton Conference ( June 2001), pennies for friendship, and Iodine Deficiency
Fund.
2) Water for Kids, Lima Peru
Hoodless Homestead: Maxine Routledge
The area around the Hoodless Homestead has been excessively wet this past summer and the Homestead was
experiencing water problems. Bottled water has been installed for drinking.
Maxine's committee felt there was a need for better communication with the local Homestead committee. There is a
need for a better understanding of upkeep costs and a need to revamp the budgeting process for greater fiscal
responsibility.
National Agriculture Awareness Conference 2000 - Oct. 21 - 24, 2000 - Saskatoon, Sask.
Attended by Faye Mayberry
Rosalie Woloski, CBC Journalist addressed " Taking Agriculture to City Folk"
Louise Yates, " Branding Without an Iron" spoke about building an organization's reputation and communicating it to
others.
Wendy Bullock, " Thinking Outside the Box" Search out new ways to change and take risks to enlist members to
grow. Strengthen people by giving power to them.
Women Connecting Women - November 30, December 1, 2000 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Attended by Maxine Routledge
Ann Medina - Try new things and if you fail, does it matter?
THE POWER OF ONE - The following speakers gave this meaning:
Yvonne Peters - Equality rights lawyer ( blind)
Rosalind Peters - Co- founder of Beyond Borders spoke on child sexual abuse and sex tourism
Rosa Walker - Aboriginal Leadership Institute spoke on native issues.
Mary An Kirkby - TV journalist from Hutterite colony , the transition!
Flora MacDonald - Banquet speaker who zeroed in on world problems e. g. AIDS and Orphan Children
Martha Aviles - Nicaraguan, works with immigrant women.
Related and follow up Activities:
CENSUS - May 15, 2001 A request from Stats Canada for a contact with FWIC was made. I have let my name stand.
1 am also working on a request for literature on succession planning for farm women.
Anna G. Kroeker - Saskatchewan farmer in conflict with Revenue Canada over section 31 of the tax act. Request from
National association of Women and the Law to use some of the $ 4,000 fund ( lead agency NFU) to assist in the case.
No decision yet from FWIC
I move the adoption of my report.