About Us
The members of the Canadian Federation of University Women Parksville Qualicum (CFUW PQ) acknowledge with respect the ancestral, traditional Aboriginal territories of the Coast Salish on whose territory we live, meet, and learn.
CFUW PQ is a voluntary, non-profit, non-partisan group of women residing in the Oceanside area who are committed to and actively promote equality, education and opportunities for children, girls, and women – locally, nationally, and internationally.
Initiated in 1981, we focus on advocacy, learning, and friendship through monthly meetings, special events, committees, interest groups, and book clubs. Our annual book sale fundraiser began in 1984 and is held in October each year. Funds raised go toward projects and scholarships for local and international girls and women.
CFUW PQ is an active member of CFUW National, along with more than 100 local clubs and over 8,000 members advocating for girls and women. Through the CFUW National founded in 1919, we maintain active liaison with the Federal Government of Canada and the United Nations.
With our local partners, we advocate for issues such as poverty reduction, and access to affordable early childhood education. We have a long history of supporting violence against women. With our members, we celebrate successes, work to meet challenges, and maintain a spirit of friendship, collegiality and enjoyment.
CFUW Parksville Qualicum is a voluntary, non-partisan, non-profit, non-partisan organisation for women. We:
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Provide local scholarships and awards to Oceanside women for post secondary education
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Participate in worthwhile projects within our community and beyond
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Provide our members with many opportunities for personal growth, friendship and fun!
CFUW PQ Vision:
Women and girls are educated and empowered to make transformative change in the world
CFUW PQ Mission:
Promote and enable women’s fellowship, continuous learning and empowerment to achieve educational and economic equality and social justice
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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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