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Media coverage of IWD event

Global News overage – at 5:49 in the evening news of March 1
http://globalnews.ca/regina/videos/

Leader Post article
http://www.leaderpost.com/life/Women+role+farming+evolving/10853486/story.html

Thanks to Marcella Pedersen, Susana Deranger, Evening Star Andreas, Terri Sleeva and Amber Fletcher for their thoughtful and inspiring contributions to the presentations, to Saskatchewan Status of Women Office for the grant, and to all of the enthusiastic participants! Some great sharing and ideas about  how women can be influential and inspiring. We all left feeling re-energized.

 

IWD event Sun Mar 1 – Influential Women in Our Communities

For women from out of town – we will be setting up a link via Skype, that can also call a home phone, at least for the time period of the speakers at the beginning of the session. Please contact us if you would like to join by Skype or phone. And RSVP for attending in-person is not necessary, but it is nice!

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Celebrate International Women’s Day 2015!

Influential Women in Our Communities

2:00 to 4:00 PM, Sunday March 1, 2015

United Way Building, 1440 Scarth Street, Regina, SK    Please use north entrance off parking lot. The building is wheelchair accessible.

Speakers,  Sharing circle,  Refreshments

We all can be influential in our communities. How do we achieve this while remaining true to ourselves and part of our communities?  Hear from Indigenous, rural, farm and urban women about how they work to create positive change.

Organized by the Women’s Information Network of Saskatchewan

“Providing a forum where women from farm, rural, urban and other locations can connect. “ 

with

Mother Earth Justice Advocates

&

National Farmers Union Saskatchewan Region #6 Women’s Advisory

Appreciation is expressed for the support of the

Saskatchewan Status of Women Office

 For information or RSVP contact:  (306) 535-9570

Email https://winsask.net/contact-us

Poster WIN-S IWD 2015 Poster – Feb15final

SWI in Fort Qu’appelle this weekend

A reminder of the Saskatchewan Women’s Institutes Annual General Meeting in Fort Qu’appelle this weekend.

This amazing organization has been providing education and an opportunity for women to meet and have some fun for over 100 years! (See http://www.fwic.ca)

If you can’t attend the whole conference, consider driving out to the banquet on Friday. (Please RSVP by Wed or Thurs am at the latest to (306) 332-6751. )

“MOVING TOGETHER INTO A NEW ERA”
SASKATCHEWAN WOMEN’S INSTITUTE
2012 GENERAL MEETING
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CALLING LAKES CENTRE
Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan
JUNE 1 and 2, 2012

(Agenda updated May 29, 2012)

Friday, June 1st:
1:30 to 3:30            REGISTRATION
4:00        JAN MISSENS – Co-ordinator, Leading Thunder Bird Lodge
4:15         TOURS:
Leading Thunder Bird Lodge
Fort Qu’Appelle Historical Museum
Henderson Art Studio
5:30         GREETINGS AND WELCOME
5:45         COMEDY HOUR
6:30         BANQUET
7:30         CHARLOTTE SCHRADER – Storytelling
8:15          SING-A-LONG
GOODNIGHT ALL

Saturday, June 2nd:
9:00         OPENING CEREMONY
Flag Ceremony
O Canada, Creed and Ode
Announcements
9:15           INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS
Welcome to Fort Qu’Appelle – Mayor Ron Osika
Greetings  – Don McMorris, Saskatchewan Minister of Health
9:30           BUSINESS MEETING
Minutes from 2011 Annual Meeting
Financial Report
Resolutions
New Business
10:30        COFFEE BREAK
10:45        CONCLUSION OF BUSINESS MEETING
11:15         LARRY EASTON – Pictorial Tour of Saskatchewan
12:15         LUNCH
1:00           “55 ALIVE” drivers refresher course by Sask. Safety Council
2:00           BAG DRAW AND RAFFLE RESULTS
ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF COMPETITIONS****
2:15               COFFEE
2:30              CLOSING CEREMONIES and ADJOURNMENT
COMPETITIONS:    Craft from recycled material and Baked Fruit Loaves

 

Follow-up to AGM

Thanks to everyone who attended our AGM in person or through Skype. It was fun to connect with the participants over the Internet and gain new ideas and perspectives!

May 12 AGM, speaker, food, film, discussions

Individual women and representatives of women’s organizations are invited to our AGM on May 12 in Regina, with a presentation about women’s rights and the UN, a roundtable about current women’s groups’ activities in the province and a film.

WIN-S has just completed a successful year where we established a website, sent out our first newsletter and conducted a province-wide on-line webinar for International Women’s Day.

We invite you to attend all or part of our AGM meeting in person in Regina. For those who are unable to attend in person, we are hoping to be able to connect via Skype though the computer. We would love to meet with other groups and individuals interested in women’s issues.

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Tentative agenda

 Women’s Information Network of Saskatchewan

Annual General Meeting, Saturday May 12, 2012

Room CB106, U of R College Building, College & Scarth (South Side), Regina

 9:30    Coffee and refreshments

10:00  Welcome and Introductions

10:15  AGM Business

–          Minutes of last AGM

–          Financial report

–          Election of Officers

10:30  Sum-up of WIN-S activities this year

10:35  Highlights of Amber Fletcher’s trip to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York

10:45  Roundtable Discussion (all attendees have 2 minutes to discuss any activities they might be involved with on their various organizations) (pamphlets or displays welcome)

11:30 Planning – Actions sharing information and linking women’s groups

LUNCH (potluck, but we will have some extra if its not a cooking day for you!)

1:00    Discussion of Future Activities for WIN-S

2:15    Break

2:30    Film and discussion

–          Food access /security /sovereignty/ rural and urban connections