Past Events
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Interested in learning more about the Montreal Council of Women?
Time: 12:00 p.m. EST
The MCW is pleased to invite members and non-members alike to attend a meeting to learn about the council itself: its history, and current prospects as well as our relationship with local councils across Canada, and the structure of the network that extends all the way to the International Council of Women (ICW).
Join us on September 23rd, 2021, for the opportunity to learn more about the Montreal Council of Women. Invite your friends to discover all that we have to offer!
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About Our Speaker
Penny Rankin
A self-described accidental activist, Montreal-born, Penny Rankin began her eclectic career path in the UK where, having completed her studies in Early Childhood Education, she taught in central London for 2 years before making a radical career shift to the world of marketing and advertising. A columnist for the trade magazine MediaWorld, she worked in news-talk radio at London Broadcasting (LBC) before joining Downton Advertising/Saatchi and Saatchi. A decade later, she returned to Canada and teaching and has sat on several non-profit boards, as well serving as the Executive Director of an inner-city mission.
An active member of the Council of Women of Canada, including serving as President of the Montreal Council, and Board and Committee Chairs on the Provincial and National Councils, she is also an active member of the Anglican Church of Canada, the National Anti-Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Committee, the Sexual Exploitation Working Group of the Canadian Council of Churches, and is Spokesperson on Human Trafficking as well as Chair of the Mission Standing Committee of the Diocese of Montreal.
In 2020 she founded “Canadians4Action” - an informal collective of NGOs and professionals from across Canada dedicated to raising awareness and advocating for legislation directed to protecting children from online abuse and exploitation.