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2021 Fall Advocacy Package
This publication contains time-sensitive information generally directed to Club Executives and members and pertains to CFUW activities and events. Please send relevant pieces to all Club Members. 
Fall Advocacy Package - Adopted Resolutions 2021

Take a look at the 4 new policies adopted at the 2021 Policy Session. Each policy has a backgrounder, take action page, and template advocacy letter to guide CFUW clubs in their advocacy work this fall. We encourage you to review the “Who Does What?” guidelines to better understand target audiences for advocacy initiatives. Click here to access the “Who Does What?” document.

All 4 policy documents can be found in a single file here: 2021 Fall Advocacy Package PDF

  1. Single-Use Plastics & Plastic Packaging 
  2. “Right to Repair” for Large House Appliances
  3. Canada’s Opioid Crisis
  4. Post-Pandemic  Recovery for Women in Canada and Abroad
All of these documents are also housed on the Member Resources site here: https://cfuwadmin.org/take_action/fall-2021-advocacy-package/ 
  • Head to www.cfuwadmin.org
  • Press Take Action >> Advocacy>>Fall 2021 Advocacy Package
If you have any questions, please email Advocacy Coordinator, Charlotte Akin at advocacy@cfuw-fcfdu.ca or VP Advocacy, Jeannette Mergens at jfmergens@gmail.com
Opioid Overdose Management & Naloxone Training
October 21, 7pm ET
Want to take action on the new policy: "Canada's Opioid Crisis"? CFUW has partnered with NaloxoneCare to offer a free Naloxone training to CFUW members across the country. Join us Thursday, October 21 at 7pm ET for a presentation on the current opioid crisis in Canada, opioid use disorder, and learn how to manage an opioid overdose with naloxone in an emergency. 

Click here to register!
*Residents of Ontario & those with Indigenous status are eligible to have a naloxone kit shipped directly to their home, free of charge. Please complete this form before the training to receive your free naloxone kit if either applies to you

Click here to see where to get a FREE Naloxone kit elsewhere in Canada.
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