Events
Past

April 4, 2024

Eliminating Violence Against Women

Presenter: Alham Mahmod, Executive Director of Women AWARE
- Advocacy Program

March 21, 2024

Meet the Authors

Sandra Cohen-Rose and Ann Lambert
- Advocacy Program

March 7, 2024

Celebrating International Women's Day

Presenter: Lauren Ravon, Executive Director, Oxfam
- Advocacy Program

February 29, 2024

The Dangers of Artificial Intelligence

Presenter: Indra Kubicek, President & CFO at Digital Moment
- Advocacy Program

February 15, 2024

Helping Women in Crisis

Presenter: Sally Richmond, Logifem
- Advocacy Program

January 18, 2024

Nutritional Optimization for Better Health

Presenter: Danielle Moreau, Dt.P. M.Sc.
- Advocacy Program

December 14, 2023

Project Genesis & Current Housing Crisis

Presenter: Margaret van Nooten
- Advocacy Program

November 21, 2023

Our Kids Online: Porn, Predators & How to Keep Them Safe

Presented by: Concordia University‘s 4th Space Initiative
- Advocacy Program

November 20, 2023

World Children’s Day: "How to Protect Children Online"

Presented by: Concordia University‘s 4th Space Initiative
- Advocacy Program

November 9, 2023

Marking Remembrance Week 2023

Presenter: Corporal Alix Haeberle-Savard
- Advocacy Program

October 19, 2023

Financial Literacy: What Women Need to Know

Presenter: Silvia Ugolini
- Social Program

October 5, 2023

Fighting Back: Challenging the Legault Government in Defence of English Language Education

Presenters: Rosemary Murphy, Wanda Leah Trineer, and Andrew Caddell
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder: Hidden Dangers of Pre-Natal Alcohol Exposure

Presenter: Cheryl Charron
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Addiction: The Growing Crisis We Can't Ignore

Presenters: Liane Berry and Professor Felice Yuen
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Women and Climate Change

Presenters: Thalia Valkouma and Nathalie Daoust
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Painting the Colour Back into the World

Presenter: Adrienne Piggott
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, February 16, 2023

The Changing Face of Hunger and Homelessness in Montreal

Presenter:
  • Marina Boulos-Winton of Chez Doris in downtown Montreal
  • Suzanne Scarrow of the West Island Mission
  • Kim Fox of The Depot Community Food Centre in NDG
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, January 19, 2023

WELCOMING THE NEW YEAR AND MAKING THE MOST OF IT!

Presenter: Kathryn McMorrow
- Social Program

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Let's Spend Some Time Together

Presenter: Captain Bonnie Mason
- Social Program

Thursday, December 8, 2022

Raise your voice!

Featuring the insights of Edie Austin, Montreal Gazette; Sarah Deshaies, CJAD 800; Rhonda Massad, blogger and community influencer; and Barbara Kay, National Post contributor.
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Hear My Voice: Afghan Women speak from Canada and Afghanistan

Presenters: Frozan Rahmani, Victoria Jahesh and Makai Harif
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Women’s Economic Inequality

Panelists: Deena Ladd, Katherine Scott and Dr. Claudine Mangen
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, September 22, 2022

A Passionate Journey: Writing My First Novel, WASKAGANISH

Speaker: Sandra Cohen-Rose
- Social Program

Thursday, September 8, 2022

Teaching Empathy: A tool to reducing polarization and a pathway to inclusiveness and tolerance

Presenters: Janique Johnson-Lafleur and Diana Miconi, PhD
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, April 28, 2022

Fairtrade: A Framework for Sustainable Farming

Speaker: Jennie Coleman
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, April 7, 2022

Creativity Instead of Consumption: Why Being a Conscious Consumer is Easier Than You Think

Speaker: Alyssa Beltempo
- Social Program

Thursday, January 27, 2022

The Evolution of Art Deco Architecture in Montreal

Speaker: Sandra Cohen-Rose
- Social Program

Monday, December 13, 2021

Children's Rights in Canada: Supporting Parents in Protecting Children Online

Speakers: Afshan Khan, The Honourable Dr Rosemary Moodie, Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne, Marilyn Evans
- Advocacy Program

Friday, December 10, 2021

Current Challenges in the Fight to Eliminate Violence against Women and the International Response

Speaker: Reem Alsalem
- Advocacy Program

Saturday November 20, 2021

National Child Day Protest

- Advocacy Program

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Stories of Serving our Country

Speakers: Sara Postans, Cpl Florence Regimbald-Roy, Mira Abedi
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Lymphedema: Who is impacted?

Speaker: Anna Towers, MD
- Social Program

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Health and Healing from the Garden

Speaker: Monica Giacomin
- Social Program

Thursday, October 7, 2021

Trafficking and Children: No Safe Space

Speaker: Penny Rankin
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, September 23, 2021

Orientation Event: The MCW and the Council of Women Network

Speaker: Penny Rankin
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Hate Speech: A Violent Attack on Canadian Diversity

Panelists: Dr. Barbara Perry, Dr. Vivek Venkatesh, Amira Elghawaby
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, August 19, 2021

A Day in the Life of CJAD 800

Speaker: Trudie Mason
- Social Program

Thursday, July 22, 2021

The Women's Art Society of Montreal and Its Place in History 1984-2019

Speaker: Cathy Keays
- Social Program

Thursday, June 17, 2021

MCW Social Event: The Art of Etching

Speaker: Annette Wolfstein-Joseph
- Social Program

Thursday, May 20, 2021

AGM and WOTY 2021

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Screening of "The Silent Child and a Discussion on Deafness"

Speaker: Bonnie Stamos-Destounis
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, April 22, 2021

MCW Wellness Event: An introduction to Reiki Workshop

Speaker: Eric Racette
- Social Program

Thursday, April 1, 2021

The Vital Role of Honeybees in Our Ecosystem

Speaker: Nicholas Melka
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, March 4, 2021

A Celebration of International Feminist Energies

Speakers: Wanda Bedard, Peggy Edwards and Armene Modi
- Advocacy Program

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

“Two Perspectives” Coming at art as a Viewer and as a Maker

Speaker: Claudine Ascher
- Social Program

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Montreal Author Ann Lambert - Social Justice issues and Creative Writing

- Social Program

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Dr. Dorothy Williams: "The ABC’s of Canadian Black History”

- Advocacy Program

Thursday, December 17, 2020

Holiday Gathering and Launch of the Pandemic Journal

- Social Program

Thursday, December 3, 2020

PolySeSouvient and the Ongoing Efforts to Protect and Prevent

Speakers: Heidi Rathjen and Dr. Marie-Josée Potvin
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, November 19, 2020

Social: Military Women Past, Present, and Future

Speakers: MWO Stephanie Cyr and Roberta Bolton
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, November 5, 2020

Status of Women and Elder Abuse

Speakers: The Honourable Maryam Monsef, Montreal MP Soraya Martinez Ferrada, and RECAA (Respecting Elders: Communities Against Elder Abuse); Anne Caines, Judy Wong, Marguerite Kephart and Aruna Mahajan
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Social: Cake Decorating: Secrets Professional Bakers Use

Featuring Pastry Chef Extraordinaire: Cindy Chartier
- Social Program

Thursday, October 1, 2020

Bill 21 – The Legalization of Systemic Discrimination

Speakers: Samaa Elibyari and Perri Ravon
- Advocacy Program

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Social: Wine & Cheese

- Social Program

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Montreal Council of Women - General Meeting
Anti-Racism in Education

Speaker: Rola Koubeissy
- Advocacy Program