BPW London Executive welcomes a new BPW year.

Our regular dinner meetings start September 20, 2011 at Windermere Manor. September's guest speaker will be Evelina Silveira, President of Diversity at Work in London the topic will be: Suits to Flip Flops:  Managing Generational Differences in the Workplace.

BPW London's 2011-2012 Executive

The Executive welcomes first timers: Karen Fuller, Caley Lunan, Karen Moffatt, Natalya Ioudina and Sue Hillis.

President: Laura Noble
1st VP: Winn Barnett
Past President: Carole Orchard
Treasurer: Linda Dawson
Secretary: Karen Fuller
Membership: Karen Moffatt
House & Social: Winn Barnett
Programs & Planning: Rose Kuchynski
Resolutions and By-Laws: Carole Orchard
Young BPW VP: Caley Lunan
Public Relations: Sue Hillis
International: Natalya Ioudina
Fundraising: Winn Barnett

Also participating on the Executive is Doris Hall, National Rep and Sheila Crook and Linda Davis, 2012 Co-Chairs.

Winn Barnett has accepted the position of 1st VP and will become BPWL's President in May 2013.

BPW London will be welcoming women from all of Canada (and Internationally) as the host Club of both the Provincial Conference and National Convention in June.

We look forward to an exciting year as we continue our path of empowering women toward equality.

Return to "In This Issue"  

2011-2012 Program 

• September 20, 2011 - From Suits to Flip Flops: Managing Generational Differences in the Workplace. Learn about managing diversity and generational differences with some humour. Speaker:  Evelina Silveira, President, Diversity At Work in London Inc.
  
  
• October 18, 2011 - Raising the Inspirational Bar…How Our Educators are Developing Women for Leadership Roles: Join us as we learn about Brescia's educational philosophy of "lighting a fire" and inspiring future leaders! Speaker: Dr. Colleen M. Hanycz, Principal, Brescia University College.
  
  
• November 15, 2011 - Listen & Learn: Developing a Resolution...from Concept to Implementation. Learn from our experts on how to develop a resolution to present to government.
  
  
• December 13, 2011- Winter Wonderland ...join us for our festive social, silent auction and traditional turkey dinner. Guests, friends, spouses, significant others welcome. N.B. This is the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Cost is $30 for members and guests. To contribute an auction item contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
  
  
• For a complete list of upcoming meetings click here.

The season will end with BPWL's Gourmet BBQ.

Thank you to Rose Kuchynski, Programs Chair, and her committee for putting together the upcoming meeting schedule.   

Reserve your spot at the dinner meetings - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - Friday prior to the meeting.

Return to "In This Issue"  

Provincial Conference - 2011

Congratulations to the GTA District for a successful Conference. BPW London was well represented by: Sheila Crook, Winn Barnett, Laura Noble, Carole Orchard, Caley Lunan, Brenda Carpenter, Linda Davis and Norma Yau.

Norma Yau, Linda Davis and Laura Noble continue on the BPW Ontario Board with Linda as the 1st VP, Norma as Treasurer and Laura as Editor.

Return to "In This Issue"    

Our membership continues to grow...

Welcome: Rosemary Adams: Home Safe Property, Aggie Armstrong: Communications Director at The Stiller Centre and Jennifer Dawe: Lab Manager at The Stiller Centre.    

Click here to download our membership application.

Member Profiles: Click here to view member profiles. Members:  click here to complete or revise your membership profile form.

Stay turned to future newsletters for more on our new and returning members.   

National AGM - 2011

The National AGM was held in July in Ottawa. BPWL was represented by Caley Lunan, Brenda Carpenter, Linda Davis, Laura Noble, Doris Hall and Sbeila Crook.

Doris Hall is the BPWC President and Sheila Crook is the National Secretary. Sheila presented the BPWC Value Stream Map - stay tuned for future newsletters on this proactive initiative.

BPWC members were honoured to have a tour of The Senate as well have "tea" with the Famous Five.

BPWC Plaque honouring the Famous Five: Outside of The Senate		Sheila Crook, Connie Friesen, Doris Hall, Kathy Laing, Karin Gorgerat, Vi Andersen
Doris Hall, Connie Friesen and Sheila Crook: Tea with the Famous Five

Return to "In this Issue"

Remain update-to-date with all of BPW London's news and events: join us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. BPW London posts to these sites at least once a week.

Stay connected...have a voice.

Facebook		LinkedIn	Twitter

Combatting Human Trafficking in Canada from the Ground Up, Leanne Kuchynski BPWL Young BPW

“ [T]here is but one coward on earth, and that is the coward that dare not know.”
-W.E.B Du Bois

Human trafficking is an invisible, modern-day form of slavery, that is prevalent throughout Canada.  When one thinks about “human trafficking”, an image of Vietnam or Thailand pops into their head, and not in our Canada.  However, this crime has penetrated our soil and it is a problem needing to be dealt with by force. This unspeakable crime has been invisible to the majority of Canadians, due to the lack of awareness and political will to combat it.  About a year ago, I went to a BPW London meeting, where a speaker named Julia Parker, from the Salvation Army Correctional and Justice Department, enlightened me on the topic.  She stated that human trafficking is in Canada, and is even in London, Ontario.  “At least 2,500 foreign women are brought into the Canadian sex trade each year by human traffickers” and this number does not include individuals trafficked domestically.  (The Salvation Army, 2010) This realization, stunned me.  I was one of those individuals, where the image of a foreign country was closely tied to the thought of human trafficking.

Fortunately, awareness for human trafficking has increased dramatically in recent years, thanks to the help of dedicated individuals and NGOs throughout Canada.  BPW, at the local, provincial and national level has worked tirelessly to advocate and lobby for the combatting of human trafficking in Canada at all fronts of the problem.

The above paragraphs represent an excerpt from a final paper that I submitted to my professor on current criminal justice policy in Canada.  In class, I was trying to determine what my final paper topic would be.  Human trafficking has always been an interest of mine, so I discussed with my professor about writing on this topic.  I also mentioned the NGO I was involved in and how BPW advocates for stronger legislation to act as a deterrent for perpetrators of this crime.  My professor showed an interest in the topic and the group and encouraged me to write on different perspectives and influences on Canadian human trafficking policy.

The dynamic women that I have encountered throughout my two year membership at BPW London, have further developed my interest to write on the “invisible” topic and to bring this issue to the attention of my fellow classmates.  My contacts also provided me with valuable information for my paper, in particular I interviewed BPW London member, National BPW President, Doris Hall and a  BPW meeting speaker, Julia Parker.  Their passion and knowledge of the issues were great assets which contributed towards my paper.

BPW as an NGO is an important part of our society and should continue their advocacy in bringing the issue of human trafficking to the forefront of the Canadian conscience.   

Return to "In this Issue"  

Wine, Women and Shopping

• It’s time for the 5th Wine, Women & Shopping presented by Susan Regier and BPW London member This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .