The Women’s Campaign School was a great success this year.  Thirty women benefited by hearing the voices of experience from our instructors who volunteer to teach at the school.

The overwhelming highlight for the participants was the Sunday session with Chief Lisa Shaver of the Penelakut Tribe on Kuper Island.  A sample comment from the feedback forms:  “Moving.  Awe-inspiring.  Genuine.”

What a gift to be there for her stories of courage and demonstration of leadership.

Yesterday, I attended an event at City Hall to celebrate International Women’s Day.  Seeing this door makes me believe that we are making progress – past president of the Canadian Women Voters Congress, Andrea Reimer, Vancouver City Councillor.

The Canadian Women Voters Congress hosts the Women’s Campaign School . This year’s school is March 27-29 at SFU at Harbour Centre.

I’ve been working with a student from UBC who is in Women’s Studies to interview graduates of the school and to use new media to help promote the school.

I caught up with two graduates yesterday, Sarah Blyth and Constance Barnes.  Both of them were elected to the Vancouver Park Board in November, 2008.  I don’t think I can make a better pitch for the school than Constance Barnes does here.

I love spending time in bookstores.  In the last few years, I’ve found some amazing treasures in discount stores.  When I found this book by the brilliant Globe and Mail foreign correspondent, Stephanie Nolen, I had to buy it.

Who knew that there were women aspiring to be astronauts in the late 50s?