LEAF EDMONTON

LEAF EDMONTON AGM: 

The Edmonton branch endeavours to provide LEAF Members, supporters and donors with a forum to both discuss and learn about current equality issues and meet like-minded women.  We also seek to provide our Members with opportunites to learn about, become involved in and contribute to the work of LEAF, through the "No Means No" Committee, our education and events committees, and our branch executive.

In November 2008, LEAF Edmonton signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with LEAF National.  We are currently in the process of reviewing a draft Branch Constitution.

LEAF Edmonton executive members for 2009 are:
Chair:  Rebecca Cuthbertson Hulst
Treasurer:  Geeta Sehgal
Secretary:  Amy Martin- Leblanc
Directors-at Large:  Lucille Birkett, Marcia Tait
Education Committee Co-chairs:  Rakhi Pancholi, Naomi Schmold
Membership Coordinator:  Jennifer Tomaszewski
Persons Day Breakfast Co-chairs:  Deb McElrath, Kim Melynk 

Volunteers
We can always use a helping hand - if you are interested in volunteering for the branch, please contact edmonton@leaf.ca

membership BECOME A MEMBER Sign up now to join LEAF EDMONTON.  Membership is $25 for adults and $10 for seniors/ students which includes updates on cases, LEAFLines our biannual newsletter, invites to events and special meetings with guest speakers on equality issues. SPONSOR A MEMBER Help our LEAF EDMONTON members raise funds for litigation, education and law reform. Register Now Sponsor a Member Store Items Volunteer Registration

Latest News Next Branch Event:   AGM                             Date:  Thursday, June 10 Time: 6:00 p.m.  Location:  10406 - 134 Street (just north of Vi's for Pies off Stony Plain Road) rsvp:  edmonton@leaf.ca by June 8 Branch News: April 17, 2010 marked the 25th Anniversary of Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and LEAF's birthday, too! Thank you for helping us celebrate!

UPCOMING Events:  Name Date Time Location  LEAF Edmonton AGM        June 10, 2010 6:00 p.m.  10406 -134 Street (just north of Vi's  for Pies off Stony Plain Road)           Watch this space!  Details will be available soon regarding our celebration of LEAF's 25 years of incredible work on behalf of women's equality!

Past EVENTS: LEAF's 25th Anniversary Party On April 16th, we celebrated our 25th birthday (and that of the Charter, as well) with dancing, laughter and cake.  Bomba! provided fantastic music and we had a wonderful evening with friends, old and new.  Many thanks to all of those who worked so tirelessly to make this event a success. Dr. Lise Gotell In January, 2010, Dr. Gotell spoke on the Garneau Sisterhood and the community response to sexual assault in Edmonton Persons Day Breakfast - 80th Anniversary On November 6, 2009, Doris Buss delivered a lecture entitled, "What Went Wrong?:  Prosecuting Rape at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda" at LEAF Edmonton's fundraising breakfast in honour of the 80th Anniversary of the judicial recognition that women are indeed "persons". LEAF Edmonton members Jo-Ann Kolmes and Marcia Tait collaborated with LEAF National: On May 19, 2009 LEAF submitted a response to the Federal Task Force Report: Submission of LEAF and LEAF Edmonton on the Length of Service Requirement for Maternity and Parental Leave Under the Canada Labour Code. Edmonton LEAF holds AGM & Equality Day Social On April 17, 2009 LEAF Edmonton hosted their AGM and made it a fundrasier in support of the "No Mean No" Education Program. "Feminization of a Legal Practice: Struggles and Strategies for Practicing Feminist Law"was supported by LEAF Edmonton on February 5, 2009 which was organized by the Legal Activist Collective (LAC) from the Faculty of Law, University of Alberta.  The panelists spoke about the barriers and opportunities faced by those who want to bring explicit feminist principles to their practices in the courthouse, private practice and government.  The five panelists included: Madam Justice Sheila Greckol - previous counsel on human rights cases, in particular the Vriend case which successfully added sexual orientation to the prohibited grounds of discriminaion in the Alberta Human Rights Code. Marie Gordon, Q.C. - a well-known and respected family law lawyer from Gordon Zwaenepoel who helped establish the Morgentaler Clinic in Edmonton. Moria Vane - Animal Protection Prosecuter for the Provicne ofAlberta and former intern at the United Nations Development Programme. Nonnie Jackson - associate with MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP in the area of corporate and commercial law, who advises a number of First Nation economic development organizations and business enterprises. Alia Ally - from Central Legal Services Team, who provides legal services to the Department of Agriculture and works on trade and privacy matters thoughout government.