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Annual Report
2000-2001 On behalf of CAEFS, the President thanked the staff and volunteers of Elizabeth Fry Society of Ottawa for hosting this year's Annual General Meeting and for their assistance with the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies' and Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centre's conference, Women's Resistance: From Victimization to Criminalization. Dawn reported that the focus of 2000-2001 were important social justice issues. She reported that the women of the Board of Directors assisted in this aspect. The President also recognized and thanked the Executive Director for her invaluable contribution, describing Kim as instrumental in bringing social justice issues to the forefront for the network, other women's and justice groups, and the public. She also thanked Kim for her tireless energy and commitment to the enhancement of CAEFS. Dawn also highlighted Kim's role in co-coordinating as well as participating in the Colloquium on Mandatory Minimum Sentences, co-sponsored by CAEFS and Osgoode Hall Law School at York University on March 9, 2001. In her capacity as the President of the National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ), Kim also chaired an NAACJ Annual Forum and Conference on Implementation of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, March 26-27, 2001. Similarly, along with representatives for the Minister of Justice and the Solicitor General, Kim co-chaired a forum designed to examine the implications of mandatory minimum sentences. The forum was co-sponsored by the NAACJ, the Department of Justice and the Department of the Solicitor General on May 7, 2001. Dawn also reported that her interests this past year have focussed on regional and national advocacy issues, as well as preparation for the CAEFS/CASAC conference. She also applauded the efforts of the membership to strengthen regional cooperation and communication in ways that are supportive of new and developing, as well as struggling sister societies. |
