Advocacy
Community support, events, & projects for change.
Advocacy
Community support, events, & projects for change.
Coldest Night of the Year
14 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Equality for Kinship Care
Speakers & Donations
- Inviting speakers from local service agencies and encouraging donations from members at our annual Christmas Lunch. Past speakers have been from the Vancouver Island Counselling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees, the Camosun College Foodbank, and Victoria Women’s Transition House.
Fundraising
- Participating in Fundraising Walks, including the Coldest Night of the Year Walkathons in Langford and Victoria to support agencies that provide services to people experiencing homelessness and or food insecurity and the Right to Learn Afghanistan Red Pashmina Walk to support education of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Volunteering
- Volunteering and encouraging donations to community groups in our neighbourhoods. Groups supported in the past include Soap For Hope Canada, an organization that repurposes soap, hygiene products and linens from hotels and distributes them to facilities serving vulnerable people, and Esquimalt Neighbourhood House Society, a charity that offers resources and services to support children, youth, families and seniors.
National & Provincial Advocacy
- Sharing Information on CFUW national and provincial advocacy priorities
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- CFUW National Advocacy website: Advocacy – Canadian Federation of University Women
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- CFUW BC Advocacy website: CFUW BC Council – Advocacy
- Advocacy members participate in monthly Zoom calls with other clubs in BC. It is a great way to learn what the clubs are doing in their communities and share information.
- Advocating for change to address the inequities in government support for children raised by relatives (Kinship Care) and the provision of better home care support to allow seniors to age in place.
Participating in provincial and national CFUW committees and taking action to support priorities such as Equal Education for All, Climate Change, Social Justice and Long-Term Care and Home Care Services for Seniors.
Annual Events
September
- Red Pashmina Walk – Right to Learn, Afghanistan (Sept 7)
- Orange Shirt Day (Sept 30)
November/December
- 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (Nov 25 – Dec 10)
February
- Coldest Night of the Year Walk (last Saturday in Feb)
March
- International Women’s Day (Mar 8)
March/April
- CFUW Provincial & National Resolutions
May
- Red Dress Day (May 5)
- Moose Hide Campaign Day (day varies)
Recent Events
Recent events have included the following:
- Presenting a screening of the Jane Goodall documentary, The Hope, on International Women’s Day to celebrate women.
- Participated in the 2026 Coldest Night of the Year which raised over $88,000 to support local charities that assist people experiencing hurt, hunger and homelessness.
- Invited speakers from the Cridge Centre for the Family and raised over $4,000 for a program that supports women suffering from brain injuries due to intimate partner violence.
- Held a vigil at the Dallas Road memorial commemorating the women killed in the Montreal Massacre on Dec 6 as part of the 16 Days of Activism. Members also attended a presentation by students of St Margaret’s School.