Threatened by housing projects and highway expansion, the Rouge River watershed in east Toronto has now been preserved as Canada's first National Urban Park. Join us on April 13, as Pauline Browes, former MP and Chair of Friends of Rouge National Urban Park, tells us the story. Guests welcome. Email cfuw.oshawa@gmail.com by April 12 for a ZOOM link.

ARROW (Assembly of Rural and Remote Ontario Women) Is Excited to Present Its Second Speaker Program April 19th, 2022 at 7:00 pm Run Jane Run--Why We Need More Rural Women in Municipal and Provincial Politics and How We Can Support Them Dr. Shauna Wilton:  Giving Back: Women and Local Politics Dr. Sylvia Bashevkin: "Why get involved in public life? Challenges and opportunities." Drs. Wilton and Bashevkin will be presenting on the virtual platform Zoom. To gain access to this important presentation, send…

Canada and the world are facing devastating environmental problems that make us feel overwhelmed and unsure about what to do and where to start.  To learn what we might do and encourage others to do, join us in this 3-part webinar series, to hear practical advice from three inspiring speakers who will focus on how individuals can take action.  The first webinar takes place on April 20th and features SETH KLEIN, author of A Good War; Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency.…

Professor Amanda Bittner is a political psychologist at Memorial University of Newfoundland, whose focus of research is on elections, voting and public opinion. The Royal Society of Canada, which recently made Amanda a member , describes her as Canada’s leading expert on how voters perceive and evaluate party leaders and the impact those opinions have on elections. In her talk, Amanda will explore the dynamics of voters’ perceptions of political party leaders - both in the US, where voters get…