{"id":107,"date":"2023-11-22T17:53:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T17:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.cfuworillia.org\/?page_id=107"},"modified":"2026-04-04T17:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T17:32:37","slug":"interest-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cfuworillia.org\/index.php\/interest-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocacy Interest Group"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"107\" class=\"elementor elementor-107\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40f27b1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40f27b1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172286db elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"172286db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advocacy Group \u2013 in person or via Zoom<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a99f7a2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a99f7a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This group meets the second Tuesday of each mon<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">th at 7:00 p.m. September \u2013 June to discuss current events, write letters to the editor and\/or prepare op-ed pieces for local papers.\u00a0 Speakers occasionally provide information and insight on issues of interest. Resolutions from the National and Ontario Council are vetted through this group for presentation at the March General Meeting.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">CFUW\u2019s membership passes Resolutions on the topics on which we would like to advocate. A full list of all Resolutions CFUW has passed from 1964 to today can be <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfuw.org\/current-campaigns-practising-advocacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>found here<\/strong><\/a>.If you wish to act as a member of the public, these documents can provide information and ideas for areas in which to act.<\/span><\/p><p>In addition to our National CFUW Resolutions, CFUW Orillia also participates in reviewing resolutions proposed at the provincial level. \u00a0A list of the Ontario Council Resolutions can be <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cfuwontcouncil.org\/advocacy\/ontario-council-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found here<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbfbf67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bbfbf67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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