Past Policy Initiatives

The focus of our club’s work is the rights of women and children.  Two internationally marked annual occasions are particularly pertinent to this work:  International Women’s Day and the United Nations initiative 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence.  The former is marked on March 8 while the latter runs from November 25 (International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day).

For each of these occasions, our club had submitted letters about these topics to the editor of our local newspaper, the Vernon Morning Star, in an effort to raise awareness.  The articles below have been published in that paper.

Call to Action 2024

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Listen, Learn, Act

November is a time for remembrance and so we wear poppies, lest we forget those brave souls who fought for...

Breaking barriers

“Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow” is the theme the United Nations chose this year for International Women’s Day...

Be an Agent for Change

Women have suffered from gender-based violence for countless generations and the situation is still rampant today. Reports from help lines...

Women in Leadership

For over 100 years, March 8, International Women’s Day, has served to celebrate the advancement of rights for women and...

Think Equal

The idea of a day to promote women’s issues originated with the Socialist movement in the early 20th century in...

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