The Canadian Council of Muslim Women
Invites you to

ENGAGE NOW !!

A Civic Engagement Workshop Where you will learn
• The importance of civic engagement to you and your communities
• How to run for public office and participate in the political process
• How to achieve positive change for your communities and contribute to everyone’s quality of life
 

Where: Noor Cultural Centre
123 Wynford Drive, Toronto , Ontario , M3C 1K1
 

Date: Saturday, December 1, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch Provided

Free Admission

Keynote Address
Honourable Jean Augustine
Ontario’s Fairness Commissioner
former Cabinet Minister and MP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore
the first African-Canadian Woman to be elected to the House of Commons.

Presentations from
Honourable Kathleen Wynne
Minister of Education
MPP for Don Valley West
and former school board trustee
Topic: You and Your Provincial Government

Peggy Nash
MP for Parkdale-Highpark
long-time community activist
and first female negotiator on behalf for autoworkers.
Topic: Women in Politics - the How's and the Why's

Nadeen El-Kassem
Doctoral Candidate
Adult Education & Comparative International Development Education, OISE , UofT
Topic: Grassroots Community Activism

Please RSVP to
Eman Ahmed at ccmw_board@yahoo.ca or 416-225-4322
by November 29, 2007