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Federated N'onlen's Institutes
) f Canada'I'riennial Convention
Shapuig owe lbmorrow, Today. was the theme
, I the de\ einh National Triennial Convention
il Federated Wimen's Institutes of Canada, held
tine 2, - 27 in St . John's . Newfoundland .
In her opening address. Syl\ is Gold . Presi-dent
of the Canadian Ad\ isors Council on the
status of \\ omen, told delegates, rural women
.' oniuoue to make an mvaluahle contribution to
> ur society and it is a contribution that has, for
t long penal of lime . gone unrecognized .
\\ Sanen's mercasmelw essential contribution a,
tic larin is e% diem \, hen one looks back through
, he \ rars. ln 1U21less than2`: oI[ lie C; madian
Agricultural IaMur force was female . h\ Iy8I .
10 1 - sons female AMout one third of larin
lwonien are working off the farm to supplement
aloe tanul% income and contribute in additional
Bo hours a week of work mthe hone Ms Gold
eels we must continue to support women Call-idrtco
to get them elected into both prow incial
ind federal offices d eowerninem pxlip is to
Vii ct the Conecm, of women and families she
a" what we. nod is more women working
within the pain ( political) structures al a high
c\ ci Women must tore pan of the decision mak-ne
groups m order to help new women can-odutc.,-
vrcometheob, uelcs that politics place
n their paths. \ Is. Gold thinks these 3 words
ic appropriate for women for doe nevi Jew
ears. Inrxosation - must come from women who
an proposedifferent solutions to problems for
he betterment of all . Vigilance - to recognize
ew threats to the social, economic and legal
Iutu\ of women . Courage - to moss ahead
e> pue setbacks . to challenge, to suggest new
ays of doing things . We are tning to reshape
r h\ cs, to make our own decisions and it, take
omibilm for those decisions. We must take
coon to help imprne the status of women and
telie\ e the political process offers the test op-rtunnics
to do this .
A panel discussion entitled "- The Future of
lW'ornen mthe Comment\" was moderated h\
President- Elect . FWIC . Jcnnic hlclnnrs
IPrnchsa were Dale Dewar - Deputy Muenster
kN . Agriculture . PEI: Aforirl MacDonaIJ
IFmigan. Dartmouth. NS : Dr . Huteri Ruche.
St Johns Nfld . and Dr Cheri Bethune. St
John's . Nlld
Other featured speakers, were Dr Margaret
Fulton who spoke on our theme She said we
re still faced with threat of extinction through
ecological damage to our cmironmenl and
through genetic deterioration. Add to that all of
the problems related to sterility . reproductive ex-'
pcrimemanon and genetic engineering and the
human rice might well ask. what shape will
tomorrow be W'e indeed need to tit about anal
transformation of society Worsen now have a
special role to play m finding a creative soda)
as opposed to our current death- dealing one. Dr
Fulton also feels the way to accomplish this n
through the political process. As women and
men re- ex: unmnc all aspectsof past thought. wtit
a new openness. a genuine transformation of the
human race may become possible . No past con-cepts.
no matter how valid they may once have
seemed, can be left unexamined . Ultimately, we
must evolve into an alternative society. where
both sexes sharethe same goals. The very theme
of this conference indicates the courage. of the
Women's Institutes of Canada, to recognize the
problems facing our larger society and
courageously to undertake the difficult risk of
re- ttunkmg and re- shaping our society. now. It'-
dav, or there wdl he nit tomorrow .
Dr . Ellen McClean, President of the
Assocuted Country Women of the World told
us that w\ onicn Ibod producers tare the same
problems world wide . She said we share a
cuinm, lup of the - weld, wilt tills goes respon-s.
ibility She introduced to delegates Faikah
Tepoli, from our sister organization in Malaysia .
F\ 1 IC has raised money to sponsor Faikah to
stud\ social deccloprnent at Antigonish Univer-sn\
. - NB
Resolutions deah with during the Coneetuion
concerned: changes to the Young Ollenders Act
asking that parents of children smoked mcrime
he held responsible for the \ vandalism and pet-lv
theft committed: that we infhrrrt CRTC of our
conceit regarding auto manufacturers' TV com-inercials
that suggest unsafe driving practises,
that we urge F. n\ ironinenl Canada to conduct
a thorough inwcstigar on h\ rode[ Vmdent sources
of any proposals of the nature of the selling of
our fresh water supplies to countries beyond our
borders: urge Department of Employ nrcnt and
Inuiugration to better screen uninigrants to
Canada for the Aids \ iris, our legislation to
snake 3- point seal belts lior rear passengers man-datorw
Also passed were some changes to
FWIC constitution and they are looking into the
possibility of meeting the needs of the hard of
hearing during F\ VIC conventions and Meetings .
F: ne hlavberrv
Beryl Ballhorn, Shirleyan Hammer, Holly Hall
2- Elizabeth Trehub, Beryl Grey, Enid Shar): e,
Vera Tolleimire
3- ? , Marion Brown, Barb Scarlett, Winnie
Hammerlindl, ?
4- Liz McLeod, Betty Welter, Shirley Thomas,
Margaret Hunt, Jo Hutchinson
`- Pr: arrarct Henderson, Betty Lallhor', Forma
i1- 1u .
Downtown and waterfront view of St . John's,
Newfoundland as seen from the South side of the
harbour
i% ewiounal
Lacy French & Beryl Ballhorn selling
"-
Cooking Collections" the FWIC
Cookbook .
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Pine Lake History - 1976 - 1989 |
| Subject | AWI; Pine Lake Branch |
| Description | Branch History |
| Language | en |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Type | text |
| Source | Alberta Women's Institutes |
| Identifier | awi0811093 |
| Date | 2007 |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
Description
| Title | Page 160 |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | AWI Collection |
| Collection | Alberta Women's Institutes - Collective Memory |
| Repository | AU Digital Library |
| Copyright | For Private Study and Research Use Only |
| Transcript | Federated N'onlen's Institutes ) f Canada'I'riennial Convention Shapuig owe lbmorrow, Today. was the theme , I the de\ einh National Triennial Convention il Federated Wimen's Institutes of Canada, held tine 2, - 27 in St . John's . Newfoundland . In her opening address. Syl\ is Gold . Presi-dent of the Canadian Ad\ isors Council on the status of \\ omen, told delegates, rural women .' oniuoue to make an mvaluahle contribution to > ur society and it is a contribution that has, for t long penal of lime . gone unrecognized . \\ Sanen's mercasmelw essential contribution a, tic larin is e% diem \, hen one looks back through , he \ rars. ln 1U21less than2`: oI[ lie C; madian Agricultural IaMur force was female . h\ Iy8I . 10 1 - sons female AMout one third of larin lwonien are working off the farm to supplement aloe tanul% income and contribute in additional Bo hours a week of work mthe hone Ms Gold eels we must continue to support women Call-idrtco to get them elected into both prow incial ind federal offices d eowerninem pxlip is to Vii ct the Conecm, of women and families she a" what we. nod is more women working within the pain ( political) structures al a high c\ ci Women must tore pan of the decision mak-ne groups m order to help new women can-odutc.,- vrcometheob, uelcs that politics place n their paths. \ Is. Gold thinks these 3 words ic appropriate for women for doe nevi Jew ears. Inrxosation - must come from women who an proposedifferent solutions to problems for he betterment of all . Vigilance - to recognize ew threats to the social, economic and legal Iutu\ of women . Courage - to moss ahead e> pue setbacks . to challenge, to suggest new ays of doing things . We are tning to reshape r h\ cs, to make our own decisions and it, take omibilm for those decisions. We must take coon to help imprne the status of women and telie\ e the political process offers the test op-rtunnics to do this . A panel discussion entitled "- The Future of lW'ornen mthe Comment\" was moderated h\ President- Elect . FWIC . Jcnnic hlclnnrs IPrnchsa were Dale Dewar - Deputy Muenster kN . Agriculture . PEI: Aforirl MacDonaIJ IFmigan. Dartmouth. NS : Dr . Huteri Ruche. St Johns Nfld . and Dr Cheri Bethune. St John's . Nlld Other featured speakers, were Dr Margaret Fulton who spoke on our theme She said we re still faced with threat of extinction through ecological damage to our cmironmenl and through genetic deterioration. Add to that all of the problems related to sterility . reproductive ex-' pcrimemanon and genetic engineering and the human rice might well ask. what shape will tomorrow be W'e indeed need to tit about anal transformation of society Worsen now have a special role to play m finding a creative soda) as opposed to our current death- dealing one. Dr Fulton also feels the way to accomplish this n through the political process. As women and men re- ex: unmnc all aspectsof past thought. wtit a new openness. a genuine transformation of the human race may become possible . No past con-cepts. no matter how valid they may once have seemed, can be left unexamined . Ultimately, we must evolve into an alternative society. where both sexes sharethe same goals. The very theme of this conference indicates the courage. of the Women's Institutes of Canada, to recognize the problems facing our larger society and courageously to undertake the difficult risk of re- ttunkmg and re- shaping our society. now. It'- dav, or there wdl he nit tomorrow . Dr . Ellen McClean, President of the Assocuted Country Women of the World told us that w\ onicn Ibod producers tare the same problems world wide . She said we share a cuinm, lup of the - weld, wilt tills goes respon-s. ibility She introduced to delegates Faikah Tepoli, from our sister organization in Malaysia . F\ 1 IC has raised money to sponsor Faikah to stud\ social deccloprnent at Antigonish Univer-sn\ . - NB Resolutions deah with during the Coneetuion concerned: changes to the Young Ollenders Act asking that parents of children smoked mcrime he held responsible for the \ vandalism and pet-lv theft committed: that we infhrrrt CRTC of our conceit regarding auto manufacturers' TV com-inercials that suggest unsafe driving practises, that we urge F. n\ ironinenl Canada to conduct a thorough inwcstigar on h\ rode[ Vmdent sources of any proposals of the nature of the selling of our fresh water supplies to countries beyond our borders: urge Department of Employ nrcnt and Inuiugration to better screen uninigrants to Canada for the Aids \ iris, our legislation to snake 3- point seal belts lior rear passengers man-datorw Also passed were some changes to FWIC constitution and they are looking into the possibility of meeting the needs of the hard of hearing during F\ VIC conventions and Meetings . F: ne hlavberrv Beryl Ballhorn, Shirleyan Hammer, Holly Hall 2- Elizabeth Trehub, Beryl Grey, Enid Shar): e, Vera Tolleimire 3- ? , Marion Brown, Barb Scarlett, Winnie Hammerlindl, ? 4- Liz McLeod, Betty Welter, Shirley Thomas, Margaret Hunt, Jo Hutchinson `- Pr: arrarct Henderson, Betty Lallhor', Forma i1- 1u . Downtown and waterfront view of St . John's, Newfoundland as seen from the South side of the harbour i% ewiounal Lacy French & Beryl Ballhorn selling "- Cooking Collections" the FWIC Cookbook . |
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