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Nobody tells us what to read!
There are many different kinds of book clubs out there, but for our group, we are eclectic in our tastes and we generally each bring more than one book to talk about. We begin with lunch, then each participant gets about 7 minutes to talk about either one book or several. If there’s enough time at the end, those who still have more to talk about can continue.
We read a LOT of books this past month, but these were our favourites: Sophie Kinsella: What Does it Feel Like; Janelle Brown: Watch Me Disappear; Joyce Carol Oates: Fox; Alice Feeny: Beautiful Ugly; Scott Young: Gordon Sinclair, A Life and then Some; Marcus Rediker: Freedom Ship; Janelle Brown: What Kind of Paradise; SJ Bennet: Windsor Knot; Emma Knight: The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus.
May Banquet
On May 28, CFUW Brantford celebrated its 80th anniversary with a bang. Our speaker for the evening, journalist Liz Renzetti, stirred the feminist roots of the organization with her talk about the current situation of women in society, reminding us that the fight for women’s equality must be ongoing. Liz talked about the backlash that women’s success in the workplace, in leadership roles and in other male-dominated fields has brought about. Led by authoritarian governments, including the Trump administration, women’s rights are being reversed and misogyny has increased especially in younger men. Violence against women and girls continues to increase. Women in the audience asked many thoughtful questions which Liz answered skillfully. Thanks go to Liz Renzetti for a thoughtful and rousing talk which we will long remember.
Colette W, for the Program Committee
May 2025 Newsletter
We love our lunch and book meets!
Walking in the green
On our walk!
Thursday night book club discusses Kristen Hannah’s The Women
Spring walking!
Many Thanks to Bruno Bove!
When illness forced Brian Wood to cancel his talk the day before the April General Meeting, Bruno Bove came to our rescue, and did a fantastic presentation on the current range of services which pharmacists can provide. Bruno is the owner of, and chief pharmacist at, the Shoppers Drug Mart in the Sobey’s plaza in West Brant. Our gratitude goes to Bruno for saving the day with grace and humour!
Colette W for the Program Committee