About the Congress
Our Mission
Our Mission is to provide a forum for Black Women to improve their lives by identifying and addressing issues which affect them, their families and their communities.
With or without assistance, the black woman manages to educate her children, tend to her sick and aged, labours both inside and outside her home.
She survives-and the race survives.
Mrs Vera Jackson, President, CBWC (Montreal) 07-07-08
The Cactus - A Fitting Symbol
The Congress of Black Women of Canada chose the cactus as a symbol to show the strength and resiliency of Black women.
The Cactus is of a family of plants that thrives under the most adverse conditions. No matter how arid the soil, no matter that no care or attention is given, the cactus survives, multiplies, flowers and bears fruit.
A fitting symbol!
Membership & Meetings
MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN to
All black women 16 years and over
CHAPTER MEETINGS are held on the first Saturday of every month at 7pm at:
Iroquois Sports Complex
500 Victoria St West, Whitby, ON
Upcoming Events
Monthly Meeting - January 25, 2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR
PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR FIRST MEMBERS MEETING FOR 2020.
Our JANUARY Members Meeting was rescheduled and will now take place on
Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Iroquois Sports Complex (500 Victoria St. W, Whitby)
from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE
Our Special Guest at this meeting will be Judy Douglas, our Treasurer who who be hosting a Financial Seminar at 8 p.m. called on the topic of Credit 101.
Reading nook
Suggested Reading
"Sometimes My Mother Gets Angry" by Bebe Moore Campbell
Suggested Reading
"Becoming" by Michelle Obama.
Suggested Reading
"The Path Made Clear" by Oprah Winfrey