• January 12, 2009 - A monument honouring Canadian civilian workers killed in Afghanistan is unveiled.
  
  
• March 27, 2009 - A campaign for Afghan Women and Girls is launched by the Feminist Majority Foundation. Here is the press conference held by Sima Samar and Eleanor Smeal.
  
  
• April 13, 2009 - CJ's Café in Bronte. Celebration of CJ's 3rd Anniversary in business and fundraiser for new school outside Jalalabad, Afghanistan. From 12 - 2pm, Suburban Folk entertaining. Selling CD's for $5 each and donating all proceeds to the school. KUDOS to CJ for organizing and running this event!
  The event raised $900 for supplies and furniture for the school in Afghanistan
  
  
• April 15, 2009 - Celebration - Ontario Volunteer Awards for years of Service by our CSAW members at Liuna Station, in Hamilton
  Congrats to Liz, Barb, Lorraine, and Bev for their hard work
  
  
• April 15, 2009 - Afghan women protest new law. Today, 300 Afghan women marched two miles through Kabul to deliver a petition to Parliament calling for the repeal of a law that effectively legalizes marital rape. See story from CBC television. More information from the New York Times.
  
  
• April 23, 2009 - Abbey Park H.S. - Young Women in Leadership event.
  
  
• April 25, 2009 - The Calgary Herald publishes this article written by Lauryn Oates titled "Afghan women worth the fight"
  
  
• May 1st, 2009 - KUDOS to Vivian Leung, founder of the Abbey Park Young Women in Leadership (YWIL) Club. The group has raised over $400 for CSAW. Details from the Oakville Beaver. Here is more news about Vivian who is "Making a Mark on the World".
  
  
• May 2nd, 2009 - Alaina Podmorrow is part of a documentary on young social activists produced by CBC. It was part of the recent young people's film festival held in Toronto last week and will air Saturday on CBC from 11:15 - 11:30 a.m.
  
  
• May 5th, 2009 - a.m. Alaina speaks at Khalsa School in Malton[Mississauga], then in the afternoon at Sam Sherratt School in Milton
  
  
• May 6th, 2009 - Alaina to speak at Humewood Community School in Toronto grade 4 and 5. Helping Little Women in Afghanistan
  
  
• May 7th, 2009 - Celebration for CSAW Reaching Milestone - $500,000 mark reached in fundraising for the women and girls of Afghanistan
  
  
• May 11th, 2009 - Afghan school girls attacked with poison gas. Stories from CBS News and The National Post.
  
  
• May 13, 2009 - Hopedale Mall - Sale of AWRC [Handmade Afghan Women's] goods
  
  
• May 30, 2009 - Oakvillegreen Community Garage and Plant Sale at Oakville Town Hall - CSAW will be selling Afghan made goods to raise funds. Details
  
  
• May 31, 2009 - RBG Royal Botanical Gardens - "Tea for Two" Canadian Women's Foundation International Market
  
  
• June 16, 2009 - BPW Brampton - Breaking Bread Potluck Dinner Fundraiser
  
  
• June 20, 2009 - BPW Toronto - Breaking Bread Potluck Dinner Fundraiser. Here's a summary of the event. Pictures of the event can be seen here. (photos)
  
  
• July 7, 2009 - Grand Opening of our Dare-to Dream School. See photos here.
  
  
• July 12, 2009 - Sale of Goods handmade by Afghan women in refugee camps - at CJ's Cafe in Bronte...Lakeshore Road west Oakville just east of Bronte Road on Lakeshore Road...outside on the patio from 11:30 a m to 2:00 p m
  
  
• July 17, 2009 - Midnight Madness 6 p.m.-midnight - downtown Oakville
  CSAW will have a sale of goods handmade by Afghan women living in the refugee camps
  
  
• July 28, 2009 - The London Independent reports on "Malalai Joya: The woman who will not be silenced"
  
  
• Sept. 9, 2009 - Unveiling the Breath: Book Launch!
  
  
• Sept. 10, 2009 - CSAW Business meeting at the ETFO office (Steering Committee)
  
  
• Sept. 12, 2009 - The Hamilton Spectator reports "If the fight was for women, the danger continues"
  
  
• Sept. 17, 2009 - SUPPER FOR SCHOOLS - 6:30 p.m. (Details to follow)
  
  
• Sept. 17, 2009 - Susan Ormiston of CBC News interviews Canada's former ambassador to Afghanistan, Chris Alexander.
  
  
• Sept. 19, 2009 - BIKE RALLY [Tentative Activity] (Details to follow)
  
  
• Sept. 20, 2009 - Eden Mills Writers' Festival
  Sale of goods handmade by Afghan women living in the refugee camps
  
  
• Sept. 24, 2009 - Halton Multicultural Council's Grand Office Opening - CSAW represented.
  
  
• Sept. 24, 2009 - CNN reports "Afghan Women Hiding for Their Lives". More about this story here at CNN.com
  
  
• Sept. 26, 2009 - Display Table at the Harbourside Organic Market.
  
  
• Sept. 30, 2009 - Bev LeFrancois receives the Governor General's Award for her contributions to promoting equality for women within Canada and throughout the world. (Ceremony Photos)
  
  
• October 2009 - "The most incredible part of my whole Afghan experience was witnessing the enthusiasm for education displayed by the young girls in the village school near Jalalabad."
  - Read more as Ash Khan reflects on his Afghanistan Experience.
  
  
• Oct. 1 - Oct. 3, 2009 - CW4WAfghan AGM Vancouver, B.C. - 10 CSAW members are attending. Here are some pictures from the event.
  - Here is a PDF file of the address by Keynote Speaker Lauryn Oates, co-founder of Canadian Women for Afghan Women.
  
  
• Oct. 2, 2009 - The 11th Annual International Women's and Children's Health Conference at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington. Keynote speaker Sally Armstrong. (details)
  
  
• Oct. 3, 2009 - Courage to Learn - Education for Afghan Women and Girls workshops.
  
  
• Oct. 8, 2009 - CSAW Steering Committee mtg ETFO office 9:15 for 9:30 start.
  
  
• Oct. 11, 2009 - United Nations special representative to Afghanistan says the level of fraud in Afghanistan's presidential election was "significant". (story here)
  
  
• Oct. 12, 2009 - CJ's Cafe in Bronte [Oakville] will again be giving away free coffee for the whole day, to all who donate to our school.
  
  
• Oct. 14, 2009 - Speak at ZONTA Halton regarding CSAW and SAVIS. ZONTA will support these organizations at our IWD Celebrations in 2010.
  
  
• Oct. 15, 2009 - (Speak and Sale) for BPW at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church in Picton.
  
  
• Oct 18, 2009 - (Speak and Sale) for Hanover/Neustadt communities
  
  
• Oct 19, 2009 - Executive Committee -Ad Hoc committee meeting
  
  
• Oct 27, 2009 - Education Committee meeting at ETFO office.
  
  
• Oct 29, 2009 - Executive Committee meeting.
  
  
• Nov 4, 2009 - Sale of Afghan made goods at the Fair Trade Fest at McMaster University, Hamilton
  
  
• Nov 4, 2009 - University of Calgary Afghan Students' Federation presents One Man's Experience. Keynote speaker Ash Khan.(details)
  
  
• Nov 8, 2009 - Milton Book Fair
  
  
• Nov 12, 2009 - CSAW Steering Committee meeting at ETFO office.
  
  
• Nov 21, 2009 - Unitarian Church Mississauga, ON. Sales of Afghan Goods at the Fair Trade Just Christmas Festival.
  - Forestviewview Church Without Walls on Dundas Street just west of Bronte Road, Oakville, ON
  
  
• Nov 22, 2009 - Lauryn Oates, an activist since age 14, is profiled in this article by the Vancouver Province.
  
  
• Nov 23, 2009 - Sally Armstrong speaks at St. John's Church, Oakville, ON. (more info)
  
  
• Nov 24, 2009 - Kawartha Pineridge ETFO Local and School - Human Rights Kit.
  - two workshops: one for teachers and one for KPR-ETFO local teachers.
  
  
• Dec 1 - 11, 2009 - Barefoot Venus will donate 10% of all purchases made during this time period using the code "Little Women" to Little Women for Little Women in Afghanistan. Just enter the code "Little Women" at check out. More (details here).
  
  
• Dec 5, 2009 - Breaking Bread Potluck Lunch at Peterborough Public Library. Guest speaker Liz Watson of CSAW. (details)
  
  
• Dec 10, 2009 - Steering Committee meeting
  
  
• Dec 30, 2009 - Michelle Lang, award winning reporter for the Calgary Herald was killed by a massive roadside bomb. (details)

May 14, 2008 - Hopedale Mall Sale - Janet & Daniela - $45.00