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CFUW Ontario Council October Newsletter

Oct. 19, 2026

<p class="font_8"><img alt="📰" height="16" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t75/2/16/1f4f0.png" width="16">The October issue of CFUW Ontario Council News is out!&nbsp;</p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8">This month our President, Sandra Shaw, writes about something you might not expect from a feminist advocate: how we’re failing boys and young men, and why that matters for women and girls. Boys falling behind in school can lead to isolation, economic frustration and recruitment by extremist and misogynist movements. Sandra lays out concrete ways our members can push for change.</p> <p class="font_8"><br></p> <p class="font_8">Also in this issue:</p> <ul class="font_8"> <li><p class="font_8">Speaker Series #1: Leading Change Through Legislation. How does a good idea actually become law? Two sitting MPPs and a lobbyist walk through it. Saturday, Oct 24, 10 a.m. to noon, on Zoom.</p></li> <li><p class="font_8">Defence of Democracy &amp; the Politics of Rage. What happened when a club hosted an All Candidates Meeting.</p></li> <li><p class="font_8">The Housing We Need. Questions to ask your municipal candidates, from CFUW Northumberland.</p></li> <li><p class="font_8">Resolution intent deadline is Oct 30. Your club’s ideas shape our advocacy.</p></li> <li><p class="font_8">Women’s History Month, Persons Day and the International Day of the Girl Child.</p></li> <li><p class="font_8">Club news from Sudbury, Aurora &amp; Newmarket, Milton, Grimsby and more.</p></li> </ul>

📰The October issue of CFUW Ontario Council News is out! 


This month our President, Sandra Shaw, writes about something you might not expect from a feminist advocate: how we’re failing boys and young men, and why that matters for women and girls. Boys falling behind in school can lead to isolation, economic frustration and recruitment by extremist and misogynist movements. Sandra lays out concrete ways our members can push for change.


Also in this issue:

  • Speaker Series #1: Leading Change Through Legislation. How does a good idea actually become law? Two sitting MPPs and a lobbyist walk through it. Saturday, Oct 24, 10 a.m. to noon, on Zoom.

  • Defence of Democracy & the Politics of Rage. What happened when a club hosted an All Candidates Meeting.

  • The Housing We Need. Questions to ask your municipal candidates, from CFUW Northumberland.

  • Resolution intent deadline is Oct 30. Your club’s ideas shape our advocacy.

  • Women’s History Month, Persons Day and the International Day of the Girl Child.

  • Club news from Sudbury, Aurora & Newmarket, Milton, Grimsby and more.

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