Réseau-Femmes Colombie-Britannique provides this website primarily in French. However, RFCB also provides a pamphlet in English about the organization, the contents of which are located below.
If
the following information does not answer your questions about Réseau-Femmes
Colombie-Britannique, please contact us.
If you wish to become a member of RFCB, please print our online form,
in English or French,
and mail it to us.
RÉSEAU-FEMMES COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE
Mission: to represent, promote and defend women's rights; support and promote the development of networks of francophone women
Francophone
Women's Network of British Columbia
Over 31,000
women in British Columbia are Francophone and over 100,000 women use
both official languages. Réseau-Femmes Colombie-Britannique is the only
provincial association of Francophone women in British Columbia.
RFCB unites individual members and active regional groups throughout the province. RFCB offers all its members and all Francophone women of British Columbia the following services: Inform'Elles (a crisis, information, and referral line); the Resource Centre; the support and development of meeting groups; representation in the defense of women's rights; the Nouv'Elles newsletter; provincial meetings; workshops; special activities to commemorate International Women's Day, March 8th and the National Commemorative Day , December 6; and all other activities related to the goals of the organisation.
Réseau-Femmes
Colombie-Britannique's main goals are:
- To unite Francophone women of British Columbia ;
- To heighten the community's awareness to the reality of Francophone women living in a minority environment ;
- Promote equality for Francophone women in British Columbia ;
- Maintain cooperative relationships with other organisations who share similar goals
Réseau-Femmes Colombie-Britannique's mandate is to work towards social and economic changes to bring equality and equity to francophone women. Our services and programs are available and made accessible to all Francophone women of British Columbia.
Réseau-Femmes Colombie-Britannique is a non profit organisation that depends on the collaboration of all the women interested in furthering its development.
Main Sectors of activities include:
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Réseau-Femmes Colombie Britannique's main objectives are to:
- Support Francophone women's groups and provide assistance in the development of new groups ;
- Name and take action against violence against women ;
- Promote Francophone women's participation in British Columbia's economic life and to improve their financial autonomy ;
- Facilitate greater accessibility to health resources for Francophone women in B.C. ;
- Improve the visibility of the Francophone women in the community ;
- Maintain all
programs and services offered by Réseau-Femmes Colombie-Britannique
RESOURCE CENTRE
The RESOURCE CENTRE is available to all RFCB members. It is located in the office of RFCB in Vancouver at:
302-1037
Broadway West
Vancouver, BC, V6H 1E3
The Centre offers:
- Consultative documents
- Feminist litterature
- Research paper
- Various references
NETWORKS
RFCB encourages its members and any interested woman to get involved with the development programs and activities.
Throughout the province, our members meet and start their own local branches. Local RFCB groups already exist in these areas:
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Contact us to find out if there is a group in your area and to learn more about the activities they offer.
You can depend on our support whenever you decide to organize a group in your community giving francophone women the opportunity to meet. RFCB encourage their local groups to partner with other local groups and with other local French organisations. When our board of director meets in person, the location is chosen in order to best serve its members and to facilitate development and exchange of ideas.
THE WORK COMMITTEES OF RFCB
RFCB welcomes everybody's involvement in its various committees. These committees include anti-violence, health, strategic positioning, finance and economics, and human resources. Committees are often created ad hoc.
