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"Ending
Violence Against Women Making It Happen in
L.A." The seminar is being held on March
12th, 2008 at the California Endowment. |
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BPW
Burmuda Celebrating International Women's
Day 2008, 07 March. |
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IDP
Leadership Training 2008, 21-23 February. |
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BPW
California's Newsletter January 2008.
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North
America and NSSCC's Mentoring |
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Business
Professional Women's Club Gets New Patron |
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BPW of Port-au--Prince,
Haiti, has honored 4 of its former presidents
on0 3 June 2007 |
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BPW London supports
a new Award for Life Western Ontario, the
Persistence Award |
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Congratulations
and Best Wishes to Ms. Patricia Flanders,
Mrs. Jacinth Bryan Labega and Mrs. Clarita
Bryan, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
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BPW Bermuda : message
from Patty-Ann Flood, President |
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BPW
California will hold "BPW Violence Against
Women Conference" on 12 March 2008 |
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BPW New York Annual General
Meeting, March 2007 |
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The North America and Non
Spanish Speaking Countries in the Caribbean
(NSSCC) Regional Conference on 15-18 February
2007 |
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The International President
visited BPW California in 2007 |
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BPW North
America & NSSCC Regional Conference,
Montego Bay, Jamaica, 15-18 Feb 2007 |
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BPW St. Maarten’s Essay Writing
Contest on “Women in Leadership for a better
tomorrow”, 2006 |
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BPW Barbados collaboration
to prevent human trafficking in 2006 |
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Activities of Young BPW Cayman,
2006 |
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BPW Canada’s 40th Convention
on “Building the Future Together”, Toronto,
July 2006. |
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BPW St. Andrew’s Projects for
women and girls in Jamaica, June 2006 |
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BPW activities during CSW
50th Session in New York, 27 February–10 March
2006 |
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BPW Bermuda’s 30th Anniversary
Banquet and Candle Lighting Ceremony, February
2006. |
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BPW Ontario in partnership
with Ontario Pay Equity Commission, October
2005 |
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| Haiti |
BPW
of Port-au--Prince, Haiti, has honored 4
of its former presidents on0 3 June 2007
On June 3rd 2007, The BPW of Port-au--Prince,
Haiti, has honored 4 of its former presidents:
Odette Roy Fombrun (90 years), Eva Abraham
(90 years), Madeleine Gardiner (81 years)
and Marie Carmel Lafontant (80 years).
During a beautiful ceremony these 4 women
have received the Honor and Merit diploma
for the accomplished work within our organization
during more than 30 years.
As the birthday of Odette Roy Fombrun was
close, we wanted to give her a special birthday
party. Madam Fombrun lived 27 years in exile
and never stopped fighting for national
unity in Africa (where she had lived 17
years) and in our country: Haiti.
She wrote a beautiful poem about AFRICA
before she left. " O Africa".
Personally I, last president of the BPW,
did a musical mounting with her poem including
texts of the famous haitian writer Frankétienne,
showing the similarities between Africa
and our country.
This was a touching ceremony and a beautiful
surprise for Odette Roy Fombrun that she
did not expect . On June 13th, there was
a sung mass in her honor followed by a reception
offered by her 5 children. It's during this
occasion that I, Marie Andrée Manuel
Etienne, former president, did the speech,
redrawing Odette Fombrun's journey in her
tireless campaign in favor of the evolution
and the promotion of women in general and
haitian women in particular; and as instigator
of many valuable projects within our Club
despite of her old age and many other activities
for she is also a writer.
She publishes etudes on education, on history,
writes school books, stories and novels
for the youth.
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This
is this great lady that we honoured
recently. Marie Andrée Manuel
Etienne, councellor and former President. |
BPW North America&
Non-Spanish Speaking Caribbean Newsletter
Monica McNeil Regional Coordinator
Sub Regional Coordinators: Doris Hall &
Linda Lake |
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| Cananda |
Ontario:
BPW London supports a new Award for Life
Western Ontario, the Persistence Award.
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Life Long Learners’
Persistence Award
The Lifelong Learners’ Initiatives
Committee provides an opportunity
to recognize and support the outstanding
achievements of a lifelong learning
student at UWO. BPW London is the
proud sponsor of the Persistence Award
for the first Life Long Learning Award
Program. President, Debbie Taylor
presented the award this year to our
very own member, Susan Dill at the
awards luncheon on Saturday, April
28th, 2007. Susan has been a member
of BPW London for 20 years. She has
been president of London Club, District
Director for District 1, and as a
member of the executive for BPW Ontario,
she has been secretary, editor of
the Annual Report, Vice President
and currently, Chair of Programs and
Projects. |
Between work, marriage
and starting a family Susan had difficulty
continuing her educational goals only
returning to school as a mature student
at age 40, now a single parent in
full time employment. She continues
to persist towards her degree despite
all odds, while being employed as
Director of Residential Programs and
Services at Women’s Community
House, responsible for two Violence
Against Women shelters. In addition
to her BPW Ontario board position
Susan also serves on other community
boards. In spite of these demands
and her family challenges of a dependent
daughter and granddaughter, the loss
of a sister and both parents, she
continues to strive toward her educational
goals. Susan hopes to be enrolled
in courses at UWO again this summer
towards completing her cross-disciplinary
degree in Sociology and Psychology.
Congratulations, Susan! We are proud
to present you with this well deserved
Persistence Award.
Linda Davis,
District Director
BPW Ontario Board |
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| Netherlands
Antilles |
St.
Maarten, Netherlands Antilles |
(r-l) Ms. Patricia Flanders&
Mrs. Jacinth Bryan Labega. |
Congratulations
and Best Wishes to:
Ms. Patricia Flanders,
Mrs. Jacinth Bryan Labega and Mrs. Clarita
Bryan.
Ms. Patricia Flanders
is the founder of BPW St. Maarten was and
still remains the Dutch side of the island’s
first and only female Commissioner of Tourism.
On World Tourism Day 2007,
under the theme “Tourism opens doors
for Women”, Mrs. Patricia Flanders
was recognized for her pioneering spirits.
Mrs. Jacinth
Bryan Labega BPW- St. Maarten
2nd past president was honored with “The
Tourism Lifetime Achievement Award”
for the Dutch side of the island, in celebration
of World Tourism Day. |
An
hotelier and boxing administrator, a tiny
woman who packs a punch, has made St. Maarten
proud by lobbying to form the World Boxing
Organization (WBO), which oversees the sport
management world wide. Mrs. Bryan-Labega
who is also a retired teacher, taught many
prominent persons in the community. To add
to her achievements she is also a retired
politician who made waves by running with
the SPA/SPM many years ago against the ruling
Democratic Party that was cofounded by her
brother Clem Labega and Dr. Claude Wathey
who is locally considered the father of
Tourism
Mrs. Clarita Bryan
an entrepreneur for opening “Claritys
Bridal Store”. We wish BPW- St. Maarten
member, Clarity Bryan Good Luck and success
with her new store!!!
BPW St. Maarten Past
President
Linda Lake |
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| Bermuda |
We
had a wonderful night of laughter and fun
at our Charter Night on Friday. I wish to
thank all the members who attended and helped
to make this event a success.
We had lots of guest and
I think more than half were under 35. We
discussed starting a Young BPW Bermuda with
them and they seemed to be very interested.
We hope to get the Young BPW Bermuda up
and running before the enc of the year.
I am asking that our members to be supportive
and show a positive attitude at all times,
especially when dealing with these young
women. They are the future and survival
of BPW Bermuda. I believe that they will
do us proud if we allow them to move forward
with a New Dimension of Leadership... yes,
over the years the BPWA Bermuda has done
great things. Now a new generation will
do similar things in their way. Of course
our role is to guide them in the process.
If you have something to share, please do
so with a loving and positive attitude.
I want to say thank you
to the Charter Night Committee for pulling
it all together. The committee members are:
Julie Hendrickson, Barbara Lewis-Mills,
Dorothy Butterfield, Omed Joseph and Faye
Butler. A special thanks to Faye and her
family for opening their home to us and
our guest.
Overall it was a fantastic night... I had
a marvelous time and I'm sure everyone else
had a great time also.
Patty-Ann Flood
President,
Other activies:
- · Launch of TREE IS
LIFE project: The ceremony will
took place on Saturday,October 27th,2007.
at 8.30 am at Astwood Park,Southampton.
- " A New Start
" : Free Employment Seminar –
September 22, 2007
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| New
York, United States: |
BPW New
York Annual General Meeting Eileen
Brennen, President of BPW International
New York, organized her first Annual General
Meeting at Harmonie Club on 4 March 2007.
Almost all members of BPW International
Executives were present and many of them
gave talks. Livia Ricci, past international
president, also attended. Mary Jackson,
Public Relations Chair of BPWI/New York
and member of BPW International Public Relations
committee, conducted over 40 video interviews
with BPW members. These interviews, including
the video interview of International President,
will be available for viewing via www.bpw-international.org.
IPC / HPC Meetings
On 1 March 2007, International
Planning Committee (IPC), which is composed
of several Executive Board members and past
International Presidents, met at ByBlos
Restaurant in New York to prepare for Merida
Congress. On 3 March at Nation Café,
IPC and Executive Board members met with
the Host Planning Committee led by Maria
Luisa Moncada. The offer from the professional
congress organizers was discussed as well
as the venue for congress.
Chonchanok Viravan
BPW International President |
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| Jamaica:
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The
North America and Non Spanish Speaking Countries
in the Caribbean (NSSCC) Regional Conference
was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica on 15-18
February 2007. Monica McNeil, North America
and NSSCC Regional Coordinator, did an excellent
job in organizing this event. The first
day was dedicated solely for the Organization
Review and Reform, which allowed adequate
time for the audience to give feedback and
suggestions. The presence of almost all
member countries in the regions and 3 past
international presidents: Dr. Yvette Swan,
Dr. Pat Harrison and Dr. Antoinette Ruegg
enriched the review process.
The conference also featured
many workshops on leadership, violence against
women, etc. Country reports from the regions
were enlightening. An election for the nominee
for the next regional coordinator of North
America and NSSCC was held and the candidate
from BPW New York, Yasmin Darwich, was elected.
At the end of the meeting,
Monica surprised all of the participants
with the draft proceeding of the conference!
The final version of this proceeding is
posted on www.bpw-international.org
At the Gala dinner, BPW
was honoured by the presence of Mr. Clark,
President of Scotia Bank, a major sponsor
for the Conference as well as for many BPW
projects. The BPW International Anthem was
played and CD’s were distributed to
all the presidents and members of executives.
Chonchanok Viravan
BPW International President |
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| California,
United States: |
The
International President visited BPW California
on her way back from the trip to New York
and Mexico. Connie Stahl, President of BPW
California; Joyce Morrisey, Past North America
Regional Coordinator and other members of
BPW California enjoyed a lunch meeting where
President Chonchanok gave a brief presentation
on the Organization Review and Reform. Chonchanok Viravan
BPW International President |
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| Jamaica: |
BPW
North America & NSSCC Regional Conference,
Montego Bay, Jamaica, 15-18 Feb 2007
North America and Non-Spanish
Speaking countries in the Caribbean Regional
Conference will be held at Sunset Beach
Hotel, Montego Bay, Jamaica on 16-18 February
2007. To view the hotel, please visit www.sunsetbeachresort.com
Monica McNeilNorth America and NSSCC Regional
Coordinator
Monica McNeil
North America and NSSCC Regional Coordinator |
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| Netherlands:
Antilles |
BPW
St. Maarten’s Essay Writing Contest on “Women
in Leadership for a better tomorrow”.
BPW St. Maarten in collaboration
with Women’s desk and Women awareness movements
organized the first biennial essay writing
contest among the secondary schools for
International Women's Day. The topic was
"Women in leadership for a better tomorrow”The
award ceremony took place on June 21, just
before the closing of the school year. The
first prize of a Laptop computer went to
Ms. Christy Generlette. The second prize,
a trip for two wherever Winair flies and
1 cellular phone, went to Nitesh Nihalan.
The 3rd prize, a hotel stay for 2 at Summit
Resort Hotel went to Alissa Hoogenboesem.
The 4th prize, dinner for two at Taloula
Mango's Restaurant, went to Christopher
Bell and the 5th prize dinner for 1 at Turtle
Pier Restaurant went to Roald Tjon-Kon-Fat.
The awardees also received 1 National Symbols
book, and a St. Maarten Pin.Annual Mothers
day LuncheonThe Club held their Annual Mothers
day Luncheon on Mothers day and was pleased
with the large turnout of members and non-members.At
the luncheon awards were made to the following
persons :1. Mrs. Mercedes De Polo for her
40 years of service to the community as
a businesswoman. Mrs. Mercedes De Polo owned
4 drugstores, and is a friend and sponsor
of the club. 2. Two young ladies for their
creativity: Ms. Leticia Flanders in making
the tickets and Ms. Angelique Scantlebery
for making the programs
Monica McNeil
North America and NSSCC Regional Coordinator |
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| Barbados: |
BPW
Barbados collaboration to prevent human
trafficking
BPW Barbados partners with
the Bureau of Gender Affairs in a project
sponsored by the International Organization
of Migration (IOM) since year 2005. IOM
wanted to alert the Barbadian Public as
to the nature and characteristics of Human
Trafficking. It wanted to put Barbados on
guard, to prevent the island from being
used as a point of distribution for human
trafficking. A coalition was formed, made
up of representatives of the agencies/organizations.
Planning meetings were held. Three public
campaigns were held in Speightswn, Oistins
and Bridgetown. In 2006, two officers of
IOM came to the island and conducted a workshop
on Human Trafficking, its implications and
ramifications. The outcome of the workshop
was that participants arranged to set up
mechanisms to do empirical research and
to set up a watch- dog operation to scrutinize
events or actions that resembled human trafficking
and report to IOM.
Monica McNeil
North America and NSSCC Regional Coordinator |
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| Cayman: |
Activities
of Young BPW Cayman, 2006
Launching its activities
for the year, the Young BPW Cayman presented
the Young Parents’ Programme with a donation
recently. The Young Parent’s Programme was
created by the Department of Children and
Family Services There are nine young women
on the programme at the moment aged 14 through
21 and 8 babies, newborn to 9 months. Young
BPW members, Joy Coe, Tesia Scott, Alexa
Thomas and Chair, Charmaine Moss were on
hand to present the young parents with 3
gift baskets consisting of baby supplies.
Young BPW members plan to organize a short
talk to the Young Parents Programme on "Personal
Ethics" including: self esteem building
and etiquette
Monica McNeil
North America and NSSCC Regional Coordinator |
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| Jamaica: |
BPW
St. Andrew’s Projects for women and girls
in Jamaica, 2006
BPW St. Andrew Club are
actively worked on three projects: (1) The
Elsie Bernard Home for Girls, which provides
temporary shelter for girls, age 12-18 years
old who need care and protection; (2) Scholarship
Fund for High School Girls, which gave to
9 winners in year 2006 the total of J$147,000
scholarship funding; and (3) Jamaica Women’s
Political Caucus, which trains women to
enter politic and ensure that gender issues
are given priority at policy making level.
The club also hosted a panel discussion
on “Career opportunities in the CSME (Caribbean
Single Market Economy), arranged and moderated
by the Regional Coordinator.
North America and Non-Spanish
Speaking countries in the Caribbean Regional
Conference will be held at Sunset Beach
Hotel, Montego Bay, Jamaica on 16-18 February
2007. To view the hotel, please visit www.sunsetbeachresort.com
Monica McNeil
North America and NSSCC Regional Coordinator
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| Canada: |
BPW
Canada’s 40th Convention on “Building the
Future Together”, Toronto, July 2006.
Toronto: On July
13 to 16th in Toronto, near the base of
the CN Tower in downtown Toronto, BPW Canada
held its 40th Biennial Convention and Leadership
Forum with the theme - "Building the
Future Together - Batir l'avenir ensemble".
The keynote address was about "PowHERful
Leadership" by Elaine Allison. There
was a Political Panel Breakfast - "We
can do better - Elect more women!"
which covered the elections in Canada, Jamaica
and Berundi with suggestions to become more
involved in electing women in Canada. A
Luncheon was hosted by Young BPW on "The
winning fight for equality". Twelve
resolutions, including one commendation
and two emergency resolutions were debated.
Topics included human trafficking, water,
access to employment insurance for entrepreneurs,
support of the proposed UN Agency for Women.
Several amendments to the By-Laws were also
debated and carried. We were honoured to
have BPW members from Jamaica, The Netherlands,
USA and UK at our convention. BPW International
was well represented by 2nd VP - Liz Benham
and Regional Coordinator - Monica McNeil.
Please visit our website www.bpwcanada.com
for more information and photos.
Darla Campbel
lImmediate Past President of BPW Canada |
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| Bermuda: |
BPW
Bermuda’s 30th Anniversary Banquet and Candle
Lighting Ceremony, Feb 2006.
President Chonchanok and
Second Vice President Liz Benham attended
BPW Bermuda’s 30th Anniversary Banquet and
Annual Candle Lighting Ceremony on 18 February
2006. It was a joy to meet Yvette Swan,
Past International President and Ms Barbara
Lewis-Mills, President of BPW Bermuda, and
all other members of BPW Bermuda.
BPW Bermuda members are very keen in getting
more involved at International level. They
were very excited about Liz’s Triple One
formula and eager to formulate a mentoring
project to attract younger members. |
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| New
York: |
BPW
activities during CSW 50th Session in New
York, 2006
During 27 February–10 March
2006, over 100 BPW members from 29 countries
attended the 50th Session of Commission
on Status of Women and its parallel events
in New York. The delegation was led by BPW
International President Chonchanok Viravan.
International members have many chances
to meet members of BPW New York during their
participation at Commission on Status of
Women 50th Session, through events such
as BPW Manhattan’s conference on “Heart
and Health” on 23 February, BPW Briefing
dinner 26 March, UNIFEM Luncheon on 2 March,
BPW official dinner on 3 March and BPW New
York Annual General Meeting on 5 March 2006.
We also have a chance to congratulate Eileen
Brennan for being elected as new president
of BPW New York.
Prior to CSW on 25 February,
President Chonchanok also met other presidents
of Project Five-O to discuss the reform
of Project Five-O.She also had a chance
to meet and to exchange ideas both President
of BPW/USA, Roslyn Ridgeway, and incoming
President, Nancy Jackson at dinner for BPW
members who participate in IDP Leadership
Program Facilitator Certification” sessions
on 24 February. BPW/USA is focusing on lobbying
for “pay equity” and have program to help
women who leave the Army to find alternative
careers. |
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| Canada: |
BPW
Ontario in partnership with Ontario Pay
Equity Commission
Ontario: Business
Women join BPW Ontario and the Ontario Pay
Equity Commission in a thought-provoking,
precedent setting partnership. On October
22, 2005 at the District Meeting, held in
London, Ontario, BPW members and guests
joined Ontario Pay Equity Commissioner,
Emanuela Heyninck, Commission Program Specialist,
Linda Sullivan, and BPW Ontario President,
Sheila Crook to pilot a ground breaking
learning module. The module entitled "You
are Worth It" explores the wage gap
facing working women today and challenges
the persisting inequities that undervalues
women's contribution and threatens the future
economic viability of Ontario. Participants
internalize the thought-provoking subject
matter through a variety of self-directed
learning activities that address such issues
as wage gap, pay equity and salary negotiation.
Monica McNeil
North America and NSSCC Regional Coordinator |
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