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Membership is open to all women who support the purposes of CFUW. It is not limited to university graduates. Our dynamic group consists of women from various backgrounds, education, and interests.
Your membership strengthens our voice when we advocate for change. You may participate in the group as much or as little as you want, knowing that your support is helping to foster social justice.
Our membership year runs from July 1 – June 30. Dues support the operation of the club as well as the CFUW National organization.
Our meetings are held monthly, the second Monday of the month unless otherwise noted, at 7 pm at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre (QCC) or the MacMillan Arts Centre (MAC) in Parksville. Please check the Calendar for dates and locations, and for our list of upcoming speakers.
Purpose
The purpose of CFUW PQ is:
- To promote understanding, friendship and cooperation among members and with like-minded organizations.
- To support excellence in education and to promote access to education and lifelong learning for women and girls.
- To advance the status of women, human rights, and gender equality.
- To stimulate the interests of members in community issues; to encourage active participation in such affairs by women; and to provide an opportunity for effective, concerted action.
- To participate in the work of CFUW National, and CFUW BC Council.
Benefits of Joining
There are many benefits in joining CFUW
- Advocacy – We work together speaking with a common voice for the rights and opportunities for women and girls locally, nationally and internationally.
- Learning – Our programs and special events foster our own learning. Our Scholarships and Bursaries assist others in their learning.
- Friendship – Dinners and lunches, interest groups ranging from book clubs to bridge, out ‘n about, to knitting, we have something for everyone with new groups in development.
Types of Membership
There are three types of membership available. Full membership; dual membership for those whose primary club is elsewhere; and student membership. Please visit Forms & Fees to access the instructions.
- Full membership: $120
- Dual membership: $45.00
- Student membership: $35.00
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On November 25, 1960, the three Mirabel sisters were murdered. On November 25, 1999, the United Nations declared International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Today, November 25th, red dresses are in display in our local community and a ceremony to acknowledge the missing and murdered Indigenous women was held at the Town of Qualicum Beach. Photo: Town of Qualicum Beach
This Friday, November 25th at Qualicum Beach Town Hall at 10:30am and at 1pm at Parksville City Hall, ceremonies will be held to acknowledge the missing and murdered Indigenous women. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Red dresses will be on display in both communities from November 25th to December 10th; the 16 days to commemorate gender based violence.
Warrior Woman mask created by Floyd Tate
The Mirabal sisters were three sisters from the Dominican Republic, Patria, Minerva and María Teresa opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo.The three sisters were assassinated on 25 November 1960.
Minerva, María Teresa, and Patria called together a group of dissidents against the Trujillo regime and called themselves the 14th of June Movement, in honor of the dissidents that were tortured and killed 14 June 1959.Everyone in the family, including Patria's teenaged children, helped distribute pamphlets about the many people whom Trujillo had killed, and obtained materials for guns and bombs to use when they eventually openly revolted. Within the group, the sisters called themselves "Las Mariposas" ("The Butterflies"), after Minerva's underground name. The secret movement was discovered weeks after its founding leading to Patrias house (where the group met) being burned to the ground and María Teresa and Minerva's arrests. Minerva and María Teresa were incarcerated but were not tortured thanks to mounting international opposition to Trujillo's regime. Patria was never arrested but her husband and son were jailed. Their and Patria's husbands, who were also involved in the underground activities, were incarcerated at La Victoria Penitentiary in Santo Domingo.
The assassinations turned the Mirabal sisters into "symbols of both popular and feminist resistance". In 1999, in their honor, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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Huge shout out to our local paper, PQB News. After a devastating fire to their office and surrounding businesses, the paper was still published and available to readers the following Wednesday 🙌Following the massive fire at Parksville Heritage Centre last week, if you're looking to pick up print copies of this week's PQB News - and normally picked yours up at our office – you can find copies at local grocery stores, drug stores, gas stations or community boxes in neighbourhoods. Contact circulation@pqbnews.com for locations of boxes.
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