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l WOMENS INSTITUTE _ ------.--u%-.--" _ B CHRISTINE REABURN _ carried out by various UN agencies details wer ti WEgTMEATH - Greenwood sucha as UNICEF, UNESCO, FAO and didates nigh? to 1e/rtipt,ersie1, (tt Women's Institute were special guests WHO. M in the Westmeath Community Eiir. of Westmeath wr. at their, ' October Comspondsnce broughtnews of the Letters are being sent to all tho'se seek: meeting. The evening s theme Was ln- ffl Homemaking clubs being offered ing election as well as those in by ac tematimal with emphasrs on the m 1986,Milk make It, horticulture, eti- damation i'Giikiiiiiiii; and procedures United Nations (UN). Following an Irv quette and careers. to be used. Candidates invited are tematimol buffet the President Beryl Myrtle Bromley was elected as the those wishing to be representatives on McBride and Secretary Nryeen Desjary branch delegate and Christine Westmeath Township' Council Ren- dins presrded for the business part of Reabum as the altemativeto area con- tree County Board of Education and theprogrem. " ' ' . . vention to beheld Oct 28 and 29in the the Renfrew County RC. Separate The roll call give one 'ir1ticlsre or Talisman in Ottawa. Members can School Board. ptsitivy aspett of the UN 9"”de sidered the resolutions to be presented The Branch accqited an invitation {new imprtssiuCar.1d or?lt?oyedPu.e at the am meeting, they cover capital from Golden Lake WI to visit with it IS trttiy to criticise the UN it is punishment, pornography on VCR's, them on Monday Nov. 11, 1985. htyweverafon1rn 1y.he.reetirnsean sit ir1divitiual prices on items in super- Caryl Yokaié and Christine Rea- down and talkouttheirdifferences and markets, banning alcohol ads on TV bum presented the program the first frustrations Itwa? also felt that the and the curtailing of so called "junk half of which was a report on the yNear1bea.s9onginmysrteeittrpeaas. mail." Federated Women's Institutes of Another positive aspect was the work The executive reported that all Canada (F'WIC) Convention which . they both attended in Londm last June. Mrs. Yokale outlined the conven- , tion agenda and made mention of in- novative programs being offered by other Provincial Wl's. In Nova Scotia a a "Buckle Up Baby" project is spon- The Pembroke Obserwep-Fri., Oct. 25, 1985. 5 'r'g,'il g1t'ftlT,, 2,hgt it]? 23mg; through which the Farm Women's Curr. -"""""---------...--, - -- - - fermce is organized, British Columbia WI's support the Children's hospital 1 and are currently conducting a promo- tion to increase membership and number of branches. One of the pro- ‘ jects undertaken by FWIC is participa- tion in the lntemational Peace Ga en which straddles the brn-der between Manitoba and North Dakota. Fourteen workshops on a wide variety of topirs such as women-how to protect yourselves, family violence, financial management dollars and sense, quality of life for seniors and yviIter-endangered vital resource were I briefly summarized. All of the resolu- _ tions except one were from the western provinces and showed concern for reducing advertising of beer on prime [ time, family law (in respect to divorce), nuclear arms limitation, preservation of seed varieties, sentenc- 1 ing of sex offenders and restriction of l pornographic material. 1 Mrs. Yokale concluded her report l on the FWIC convention by referring to the guest speaker Ellen McLean, l World President Associated Coun- f trywomen of the World (ACWW) who 9 spoke about her travels to women's ' rural groups throughout the globe. ' 1 Mrs. McLean also pointed out how f ACWW helped to fund these groups ; allowing them to conduct nutrition courses, buy sewing machines, hold learning seminars and gain a clean supply of water. Mrs. Reaburn then presented the link between WI members and the UN. When WI members pay their fees a percentage goes to ACWW. ACWW has cmsultative status at the UN as a non governmental organization (NGO). They were one of the first international organizations to gain this status, and through the years have sat on various committees, been part of seminars, 2 cmferaices and forums. ACWW has a} representatives in New York and Geneva who keeg a two way com- munication open etween the UN and ACWW. The number of UN bodies with, whom ACWW works has dgrown over the years, and now inclu es FAO in Rome, UNESCO in Paris, UN Environ- ment program in Nairobi, UN Develop- ment program and UN Fund for Population Activities in New York and of course UNICEF. They also takepart in the activities of ECOSOC‘s various commissions on Human Rights, Status of Women and Social tgMgrk The Save Sight project w ich began as a resolution at the ACWW Triennial Cmference atOsloin 1971 was takenup by UNICEF and by governments. This little project which started in Madurai (India) has led to a whole scrim of pro- grams in different parts of the world. ACWW has played an active part in a number of UN campaigns, Freedom from Hunger, international Women’s Year, and International year of the Child. In July, 1985, ACWW was , represented at Forum 'iS in Nairobi, Ci 11.tderqyytirmwas1esibythePresidG't i" Ellen McLean. ACWW ran one of the ;‘ workshops at the Forum titled "Rural _ Women as Entrepreneurs, Producers i and Managers." One of the Canadian representatives at the Forum was Beatrice Reeves of PEI, President of FWIC. . A quiz on the UN and ACWW was conducted by the President. Elaine Hennessy, President Greenwood WI extended thanks to the Westmeath menbers tor their hospitality and friendship. The November meeting of the WI will be held on the Nth at the home of l Myrtle Bromiey when the program will feature the Branch Tweedsmuir His- ; tory. C i -rrrEyrrirrarrrist--- t In The Pembroke Observer'