Stories to Celebrate our Past:
- January – 70 Years in the Making
- February – Advocacy in Practice: Members Protest use of Provocation as a Defence in Murder Trial
- March – Our Club Statue
- April – CFUW Etobicoke on Television
- May – Helping in the Community: Conversation Circles at Polycultural Immigrant and Community Services
- June – CFUW Etobicoke Takes an Active Role in the 1960s-90s
70 Years in the Making
CFUW Etobicoke marks its 70th year in 2022. It was in March of 1952 that a group of 25 committed and dedicated women gathered for the first meeting of what was to become CFUW Etobicoke. Times were different then: fewer women pursued post-secondary education and universities were the only avenue to post-secondary education, as the Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology had not yet been created; fewer women worked outside the home and most families had at least two children; Etobicoke was not part of Toronto and there was no subway link into the city; the city did not have the rich diversity that is now so valued. What has stayed the same is the commitment of our members to advocacy, to the support of young women’s education through the Charitable Trust, to our support of women’s shelters and other community organizations and to our own on-going lifelong learning with monthly speakers and more than 40 interest groups.
Click on the links above to share stories about some of the things our Club has done over the decades. We hope you’ll find these interesting and thought-provoking. You’ll see how some of our activities began and how they have evolved. You’ll read about some of the “big” things that past members undertook, and these might spark an idea for action today. Our Club has a rich history, which we are PROUD to celebrate!